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Should you be “committed” to the BOSC (Brotherhood of Shaving Crazies)?
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Doesnt that stand for the National Shaving Association or did they mix my meds up again?
Big Nurse smuggled a letter to me, concealed in her brassiere.
It was from my lawyer.
I now officially own all the mud in Thailand.
When it dries out I do not, but that is not the point.
I love Big Nurse.
It was from my lawyer.
I now officially own all the mud in Thailand.
When it dries out I do not, but that is not the point.
I love Big Nurse.
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Watch your back brother she's up to no good. You'll end up inthe rubber room bouncing off the wallsBig Nurse smuggled a letter to me, concealed in her brassiere.
It was from my lawyer.
I now officially own all the mud in Thailand.
When it dries out I do not, but that is not the point.
I love Big Nurse.
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The main qualification for Category 3 (from the OP) is:
"Those for whom the hobby has become an OBSESSION."
We have many minimalists in our ranks, y'know, the kind of guys who only posses one brush, one soap, and one razor (but usually enjoy doing crazy shaving experiments).
Only "normal" shavers are excluded from the BOSC.
Hydration levels, angles of holding the blade, stroke length, time between shaves, speed, shims, number of passes per shave, before-shaving preparations, temperature of the lather (there are cold water shavers amongst us), how many shaves per blade, post-shave care…
That’s the start of one soap, one razor, one blade experimentation and it rules out variables other gear might introduce.
That’s the start of one soap, one razor, one blade experimentation and it rules out variables other gear might introduce.
Since it’s you saying so, I’ll agree
Being obsessed doesn't necessarily mean that we indulge in the purchase as well.
Perusing is a way to
Take it from a guy who has to pay $24 for a $13.50 Stirling soap, it isn't cheap being obsessed.
So, I do as other inmates recommended - experiment with the various aspects of the shaving and there are boatloads of various combinations that we can try with a very limited rotation of items.
I'm still not halfway through the blade sample pack I received.
Also, some inmates have been observed saying that Big Nurse loves them etc, well, it doesn't count if they hear that from their inner voice, ha!
Big Nurse told me to clear that up, you see - She told me that I'm her favorite!
Ahh, spend some time here and you'll probably become well versed.
Mistake was on my part, I didn't specified that 1st half of the post was intended for you.
I too am obsessed with various shaving items, but due to international shipping and customs charges everything comes at an inflated price, and that makes me have a very limited rotation, and I use one or two soaps till it is over.
The rest of the post was result of being in the BOSC asylum and embracing it completely, no need to pay heed to it.
In more ways than one. haha
I admit, it can be a stretch for many lol.
Being in this topic can lead to a head injury...
Trying to wrap ones head around this can lead to a different sort of head injury which is why some of us, belong here.;
Should you be “committed” to the BOSC (Brotherhood of Shaving Crazies)? - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/should-you-be-committed-to-the-bosc-brotherhood-of-shaving-crazies.528278/post-9708536
I just didn't find a smiley face that is tied to a bed in a psychiatric hospital...
You looked in the wrong room.
Being in this topic can lead to a head injury...
It is very likely our personal definitions of commonly used terms and phrases are not identical in the context of “I love comfortably removing facial hair without removing too much facial skin.”
If we’re understanding each other correctly, the belief that one must have all sorts of material wealth (soaps, creams, gels, razors, blades, balms, salves, strops, scuttles, brushes, decanters, etcetera) to best express one’s obsession is running head-to-head with belief that curiosity on how to best use one’s existing shaving gear (however humble or ostentatious) is the key to expressing what’s likely a huckabucka blunted dopamine receptors.
If these are not the beliefs locked in Manichaean struggle, where is our disconnect?
I was just thinking about this while using the MMOC and a blade that is too old, for three passes.
In the movie Arrival, which is basically about linguistics, the professor, played by Amy Adams, explains to a Colonel, played by Forest Whitaker, who was as ignorant as I was haha, that, as one grows up and is raised with that inherent language, the language itself shapes how we think and perceive our surroundings, environment and the world at large, linguistic relativity.
That, made me curious if anyone else might work out seemingly complex ideas when they're shaving too?
How old is it (the blade), you ask? I dont know, but under my nose and on my upper lip it was like trying to pluck quills from a porcupine after 5 days growth.
Ahhh, BOSC. It's a lifestyle haha.
I might as well drop this link here too, for anyone that might be interested.
"Known as the “Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,” this theory states that language doesn’t just give people a way to express their thoughts—it influences or even determines those thoughts. On the flip side, the evolution of a language is shaped by the culture and environment its speakers live in."
Does the Linguistic Theory at the Center of the Film ‘Arrival’ Have Any Merit? - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/does-century-old-linguistic-hypothesis-center-film-arrival-have-any-merit-180961284/
"Known as the “Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,” this theory states that language doesn’t just give people a way to express their thoughts—it influences or even determines those thoughts. On the flip side, the evolution of a language is shaped by the culture and environment its speakers live in."
Does the Linguistic Theory at the Center of the Film ‘Arrival’ Have Any Merit? - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/does-century-old-linguistic-hypothesis-center-film-arrival-have-any-merit-180961284/
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Very interesting. Thanks Mike.
Well at this time of the evening, I always think of Ludwig Wittgenstein (I know, we all do)
I remember once he turned to me and said;
"Man feels the urge to run up against the limits of language. Think for example of the astonishment that anything at all exists. This astonishment cannot be expressed in the form of a question, and there is also no answer whatsoever. Anything we might say is a priori bound to be nonsense. Nevertheless we do run up against the limits of language. Kierkegaard too saw that there is this running up against something, and he referred to it in a fairly similar way (as running up against paradox). This running up against the limits of language is ethics."
I replied;
"It's your round son. I will have a pint of lager. And stop speaking underlined, I've told you about that before."
I remember once he turned to me and said;
"Man feels the urge to run up against the limits of language. Think for example of the astonishment that anything at all exists. This astonishment cannot be expressed in the form of a question, and there is also no answer whatsoever. Anything we might say is a priori bound to be nonsense. Nevertheless we do run up against the limits of language. Kierkegaard too saw that there is this running up against something, and he referred to it in a fairly similar way (as running up against paradox). This running up against the limits of language is ethics."
I replied;
"It's your round son. I will have a pint of lager. And stop speaking underlined, I've told you about that before."
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"This running up against the limits of language is ethics."
Well said.
Well said.
How embarrassing! The bank has proactively taken over my R.A.D. and is even allotting me my razor blades.
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