Any one ever shave a balloon like they always say the barbers do when in training to learn how to shave someone??? Been wondering about this one for a while. I never have. Lynn
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Any one ever shave a balloon like they always say the barbers do when in training to learn how to shave someone??? Been wondering about this one for a while. I never have. Lynn
I shaved a kiwi.
Shaving a balloon is for the wimps! As soon as I had this great blade
in my hand I shaved my face and my head. I lost a lot of blood but I
also learned a lot more than I would have if I had punctured a balloon.
My apology for the ones who shaved a balloon, I don't really think you
are wimps but my intro had more impact that way. ;)
I've heard the same thing from the daughter of a man who was a military prison warden in Indonesia or some such place. This guy got a daily shave from an inmate barber who was in for life for killing his wife and her lover with a straight razor! Occupational Therapy, Lunacy or Death Wish you be the judge. :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by adjustme69
I think it's a lark designed to pop the ballon and spray the unbeknownst noobie with shaving foam. Did they have balloons to practice on 200 years ago? :nono: Never tried it therefore.
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Good thing. Those little guys get pretty fuzzy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dick Danger
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Yeah, I spoke to a barber and he suggested the balloon thing. I just went straight for my face! Sure, I shed a little blood, but it was probably less of an aggravation than cleaning shaving cream off of the ceiling and walls would have been.
I've heard that same thing, as well. No balloons here. However, my face is somewhat round, so I guess somewhere there's a bit of an analogy. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by adjustme69
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Originally Posted by xman
I used one so I could practice with my left hand.
You were SERIOUS !!! :eek: :eek: :eek: lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dick Danger
good work but real skill would be shaving a peach!Quote:
I shaved a kiwi.
:)
Wasn't that "Eat a peach"
(Dating myself):D
Didn't they have a commercial in the 1970s or 80s for some brand of electric razor showing it shaving the fuzz off a peach?
RichZ,
I'm right there with you...good ole southern rock!
Randy
Well this one's a blast from the past. I seemed to remember a few threads on the subject and did a search before starting a new thread of my own.
I shaved a balloon. Had it all lathered up for this SOTD pic I posted last Saturday and thought, WTF, let's see what happens. ... Easy as pie. Used a couple of different grips. I even went over the same spot a few times here and there. It ain't hard at all. Who knew. :D
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I tend to jump when a ballon pops right in front of my face (probably why I wasn't too good at shooting). If I tried to shave one I would probably jump and slice off a chunk of flesh. Shaving my face is a lot less scary.
I had a very dear friend (who passed away last November of cancer.) He used to be a gentlemen's barber in Tennesse. His name was Donald "Beau" Glover. He would tell me stories of when he went to barber school and that was one of their tests; to completely shave a ballon without puncturing it. He said he didn't give straight shave though as they were not in high demand. Great guy.
Serg
P.S. Sorry if this is kind of a downer.
Throwing a birthday party for your razor eh? Obsession proved! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by xman
Next time I see balloons in a shop I'll have to buy some. :tu
Not done it myself but have seen it done.
One of my old school friends back in the late 60s went on to be a barber and he used proper straights as they weren't dangerous then!
He lathered up a balloon and shaved it for us one quiet Saturday afternoon. After that I let him give me a shave!
Gareth
And X-man did you remove all the whiskers of the balloon:thinking:
Maarten
:roflmao edit: was thinking what would happen to the lather on the baloon if the baloon explodes
I saw it done on TV quite recently. A celebrity was visiting parts of London, UK, and treated himself to a hot towel shave in one of the gentlemens parlours there - forget which one. They had him line up with the trainees and they shaved balloons. Great stuff.
Regards,
Neil
If I try to shave my bay window of a belly, would that count as a surrogate balloon shave? :D
Depends on how far south you intend to go with your blade.. :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by miketo
Yeah, after a certain point the body contours stop looking like a balloon and start looking more like balloon animals. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by dward
That sir is funny right there.:rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by miketo
I puff my cheeks out.... does that count?