Lol now how would have to make me feel that if I have mds coming to request my alternative medicine voodoo because the specialist did not help and somehow I did? Ok and I helped ther kids first...
Still feeling human I guess ;-)
5 Over-Rated Wet Shaving Products – With Better Alternatives
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Still feeling human I guess ;-)
If it's just something to get the job done on a Friday night, you can't beat a tin of Super brew, 9% and just over £2 for 500ml
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Those strong beers sure sneak up on me. I was at a Thanksgiving gathering and was enjoying some Elesian Space Dust at just over 8.2% alcohol and after 3, with some bud lights mixed in to slow things down, I was feeling very good. Thankfully I didn't embarrass myself too bad lol.
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Yes, but it’s hilarious at that.
Wow. Shotgun a few of those quickly and you’ll know it.If it's just something to get the job done on a Friday night, you can't beat a tin of Super brew, 9% and just over £2 for 500ml
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Okay, let's put this train back on the track: I posit that Arko shave soap can safely replace ALL other soaps.
And if you rinse your face well enough it will not clash with any aftershave lotion.
And if you rinse your face well enough it will not clash with any aftershave lotion.
I would counter that Arco is actually Lemon Pledge furniture polish in stick/puck form.
It does work well with many scents though... mahogany, oak, pine...
Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
Sometimes opinions change on how we rate something. What I may think is overrated may be perfect for another person. The things are so subjective.
I use to think all shaving creams were overrated compared to soaps. I was wrong! Go figure.
I use to think all shaving creams were overrated compared to soaps. I was wrong! Go figure.
Very true.
And we are all completely nuts here with this shaving stuff anyways.
Very few folks are arguing online right now about which deodorant lasts longer or which shampoo smells better and makes their hair silkier.
No way, José! Some people have a negative reaction to some of the ingredients; some people don’t want to use animals products where avoidable; and I don‘t want other people buying up the 12-packs before I order mine at the next Black Friday special.
I find all of the adjustables to be relatively poor shavers in comparison to my preferred razors.
This is the primary reason I think these are a waste of good money.
If we are heading down that road, I posit that the bar of Ivory in the shower can replace the Arko. Of course, that only works if that the pleasant fragrance of your favorite shaving soap or the phenomenal qualities of its lather are of no value or importance to you.
The cathedral or the futbol team? Well, it's like they're always playing soccer anyway....
For most any product there will be some aspect of it that attracts or repels. For example, soaps.
Arko. Attracted by the low cost or the cult following. Repelled by the scent. TOBS sandalwood. Attracted by the longevity, history, and tradition of the house of Taylor and by the traditional place of sandalwood in the shaving world order. Repelled by the actual scent and, to a lesser degree, that a soap costing this much takes effort to make fine lather. MdC. Attracted by the scents, the lather, and the giant, long lasting pucks. Repelled by the price. Each of these very different examples has supporters and detractors, each with valid and generally different biases. Likewise for all the other aspects of wet shaving. I, for example, will never try any pre-shave product because I like hot water and see no reason to change. I probably shall never try a large, silvertip badger brush because I am both very happy with my smaller brushes, and despite some recent purchases, I have a basic bias towards being penurious. Likewise, I doubt I'll ever get a boar or horse hair brush. I am happy with badger and synthetic. However, for someone else the things boar or horse brushes offer are attractive. So, yeah, the thread is off the rails because it sort of assumes away personal preferences and biases and proceeds as if there were a uniform and empirical methodology to be employed by anyone when choosing between Arko and MdC, and that anyone following that methodology would arrive at the same conclusion.
Arko. Attracted by the low cost or the cult following. Repelled by the scent. TOBS sandalwood. Attracted by the longevity, history, and tradition of the house of Taylor and by the traditional place of sandalwood in the shaving world order. Repelled by the actual scent and, to a lesser degree, that a soap costing this much takes effort to make fine lather. MdC. Attracted by the scents, the lather, and the giant, long lasting pucks. Repelled by the price. Each of these very different examples has supporters and detractors, each with valid and generally different biases. Likewise for all the other aspects of wet shaving. I, for example, will never try any pre-shave product because I like hot water and see no reason to change. I probably shall never try a large, silvertip badger brush because I am both very happy with my smaller brushes, and despite some recent purchases, I have a basic bias towards being penurious. Likewise, I doubt I'll ever get a boar or horse hair brush. I am happy with badger and synthetic. However, for someone else the things boar or horse brushes offer are attractive. So, yeah, the thread is off the rails because it sort of assumes away personal preferences and biases and proceeds as if there were a uniform and empirical methodology to be employed by anyone when choosing between Arko and MdC, and that anyone following that methodology would arrive at the same conclusion.
Okay, be honest y'all: how many of youse guys had to get down the dictionary and look up "penurious?"
After I did that, I can give Brother Tirvine a hearty, "two thumbs up!"
Yes, Niagra Falls does count, even if you was on the US side instead of da gooder side, eh? Because the water gets all mixed up in da Falls anyway, eh?
I won't be going back. New York needs to secede from NYC, and the last time I went to Kanadia from Port Huron I got a full body massage and cavity search.
I didn't mind it so much, except their hands were kold!
Yes! Beers should be chewable, in my proud opinion.
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