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    Opto Ergo Sum bassguy's Avatar
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    Post Helpful Aphorisms For Straight Shavers

    I figured you guys are pretty creative, and possibly the most helpful community I've ever been a part of, so let's start a helpful one-liner aphorism thread. Only rules worth mentioning are your post should be a single statement that in some way is helpful to those on the path to straight shave heaven. Extra points for haiku. I'll start, I'm sure you'll get the idea.

    The fastest way to dull a shave ready blade is to test how sharp it is.

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    Buy for function first, then looks

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    It rubs the lather on its skin or it gets the razorburn again
    Find me on SRP's official chat in ##srp on Freenode. Link is at top of SRP's homepage

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    Quote Originally Posted by bassguy View Post
    Extra points for haiku.
    Breathe. Now breathe again.
    All Creation waits for you.
    In time, shaves of joy.

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    Cutting starts the moment the edge touches your face

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    Invent a painless Styptic pencil, and the straight razor world will beat a path to your door.

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    Your ears will tell you if you have the blade at the correct angle to you face.

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    in the spirit of aphorisms:

    "Don't F*** up."

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    A duller razor gives worse cuts than a well honed razor.

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    A haiku:

    Beard preparation
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    total BBS.

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