demagogue on 22/11/2005 at 23:31
When I think about those things, I think about (
http://campus.fortunecity.com/media/92/images/civilwar/burnside.jpg) this guy trimming his 'stache.
You have to admit it has style, though...
My favorite steak house in NYC (Keens) used to be an old pipe club (this is going to make sense, don't worry), and there are all these pipes on display from guys like Mark Twain, William H. Taft, Hemingway, etc... and I can't help but think every time I go that it must have been pretty sweet to live in an age of honour and gentlemanship like that, and things like this are a way to tap into that oldschool style... And there's something to be said for choosing a little style over being worried about the fine print on every bloody single little thing you want to affect your body. Shadowcat's point aside, if most societies can use straight razors for like the last 1000 years and if you are a notch above this year's Darwin award winners, I'm sure you can get used to them without any real problem.
doctorfrog on 22/11/2005 at 23:44
Believe it or not, there are forums and stores dedicated to straight razor shaving. You may receive less mockery there. Here, though...
Nethawk on 23/11/2005 at 00:38
I was actually thinking about it at some time - getting one that is. However, I need to ask you this...have you ever stropped a blade before? There's some maintenance involved.
Agent Monkeysee on 23/11/2005 at 00:58
I got a straight-razor shave once. I was part of a wedding party and we all went the morning of. The lady that did it apparently didn't know what she was doing because we all walked around for the next week hating life. My face was on FIRE.
Like literally.
"OH HOLY SHIT YOUR FACE IS ON FIRE"
"I know :rolleyes:"
Throughout the course of the day we went through 4 or 5 different aftershave lotions and our faces were an angry beet red in all the pictures.
Apparently if you do it right then it's actually better than a cartridge razor shave but if it's done wrong you'll never want to touch your face again.
oudeis on 23/11/2005 at 01:34
sounds like me when l got a remington microshitscreen electric razor for christmas, back in high school. l used it once and never touched the fucker after that.
Printer's Devil on 23/11/2005 at 02:07
Trying to climb Mount Macho, eh Brian? I've used both a straight razor and an antique Gillette safety razor. The straight razor is a demanding master; wield it with a deft hand, and it rewards you with the smoothest finish (you are essentially exfoliating the topmost layer of skin along with the stubble). "Practice makes perfect", as the saying goes, but keep in mind that your face will be on the receiving end of some very sharp mistakes. Give it a go, but keep the thing well honed at all times!
metal dawn on 23/11/2005 at 02:23
Ah yes...Lord Carnarvon's razor.
So many good memories.
aguywhoplaysthief on 23/11/2005 at 03:07
I think our good buddy Brian should try to shave his balls with the razor.
My barber uses the old fashioned razor, but that is just on the hair on the back of the neck. I don't think I'd want one near my jugular.
Of course the best solution is simply not shave at all. Men need to free themselves from such bondage. Also, if all men stopped shaving, the women would just have to give up on this current "clean-cut" attraction.
oudeis on 23/11/2005 at 03:26
but then they'd stop shaving, too. :erm:
aguywhoplaysthief on 23/11/2005 at 03:59
No, see, that's where good old-fashioned male domination comes in.
