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    Why men are like Razors, New York Press, 1903. Barbers shows he knows something of human nature.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    Why men are like Razors, New York Press, 1903. Barbers shows he knows something of human nature.

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    Hard to read but the message deserves the effort

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    Arrrrgh!
    Someone who know their English and got an good eye, please fill in the asterixes will you!

    WHY MEN ARE LIKE RAZORS.

    Barber Shows That He Knows Some-
    thing of Human Nature.

    'People,' said the barber as he lath-
    ered, 'are a good deal like razors. It
    isn't the ivory-handed ones that do the
    best work always. Yet that kind of
    razor sells more readily than say
    other. I've seen some expensive sil-
    ver-steel fellows, too, that cut like Da-
    mascus two or three times, bur wilted
    when I tested them on a good horse
    hide strop - all right on the outside,
    but no body to the steel; soft inside.
    'When you select a razor, don't look
    at the handle at all. It's the blade, not
    the handle that talks. The best razor
    in my shop has an old gutta-percha
    handle, and I keep it in a case that is
    red in spots and is getting frayed, but
    I'd let you have all the rest of the
    cutters if I could keep this one. The
    man that made if knew his business.
    It's finely tempered, works well all the
    time, and it sings when I lay it on the
    leather pretty hard.
    'Same with people. Some of them
    do three days' work in one day, and
    three hours' work the rest of the week.
    When they're tested, they go soft, and
    the silver-steel can't save them, be-
    cause there's too much silver and not
    enough steel, A half hour on the
    stone makes a good razor better, but
    it kills a poor one. I'm always sus-
    picious of a new razor that makes too
    much noice when I try it. I find peo-
    ple just about the same as razors, and
    I've *** ** now I'm a pretty good judge
    of both.
    'Not too close! All right, sir!' -
    New York Press

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    "I've got so now I'm a pretty good judge of both."
    Similar to "I've reached the point where...".

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    Nice article. Another study in human character.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kenrup View Post
    Nice article. Another study in human character.
    Thanks for doing that Lemur.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mackie View Post
    Thanks for doing that Lemur.
    Yes thanks Lemur, thats the second one he did! http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...-use-hone.html

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    My favorite part " When they're tested, they go soft, and the silver-steel cant save them because theres too much silver and not enough steel".
    Very Cool And Very True.

    Thanks Martin

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tierdaen View Post
    "I've got so now I'm a pretty good judge of both."
    Similar to "I've reached the point where...".
    Thanks!
    I thought it was like so but in my mind that sounded wrong but I guess it's right!

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    "the silver-steel can't save them, be-
    cause there's too much silver and not
    enough steel"

    Does he actually believe there's silver in silver-steel?
    Well if he did, he's not the first and surely not the last!

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