July 2016 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

The popsicle crew is either:
a) incredibly brave
b) effing nuts
c) is it April?

I tend to think b is the correct answer.

 

The correct answer is A

 

Long ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Fade in..... a typical mid-60s kitchen, pre-teen male rushes in, housewife (complete with apron and a rolling pin shaking in one arm) surprises him as she’s already in the kitchen and gestures,

“VINCENT what did you do now!??”

Pre-teen sheepishly, “Nothing.”

“What do you mean NOTHING look at your…”

“It’s nothing Mom, all the guys decided to…” (fill in one of dozens of lame-brain ideas boys have at the age when they think they’re indestructible.)

“Vincent, how MANY TIMES have I told you, Would you jump off a cliff if ALL your friends did it too?!! Or worse, what if they were to staple two popsicle sticks and a razor blade…”

Fade to black, film at 11.

 

Looking forward to your report!

 

Actually, I will go with B.

 

In the Good Old Shavertime!!

July 5

Razor - Fudge/Banana Bomb Pop
Blade - (1)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum - and another bomb pop to celebrate.

It's CINCO DE JULIO!!!!!

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Welcome to the newest holiday on the calendar and one that we hope will grow in scope and participation!! Ok, so maybe not so much that but hey, I worked on the 4th, so this is as good as it gets for me. You gotta go with what you get, y'know?

So, one of our newer members, @BearCWY posted a video of some dude called the "StuntShaver" or something like that performing a shave with a blade and two popsicle sticks. He then claimed he didn't think anyone here would take it seriously. He's been around here a couple of months.......has he not been paying attention?!?! @Drygulch (otherwise known as "I dare you") then throws out the gauntlet....who's in? Well, you know this crew. So here comes my entry. Nice to see three others who have survived, and to read things like Adam posted about 9 weepers, a couple of nicks and all of that....and still call it a "decent DFS" or something like that. You have to wonder about our standards.

So, head shave first today, then shower then it's time to face off with the Bomb Pop Razor. I chose Arko because I know I can get it uber-slick. And I did. Keep it wet, face lather it like it's your worst enemy (then clean up the lather from the walls, ceiling, etc.) and shave.

First pass with this thing was a bit tricky to start. Couldn't see the blade at all past my hand. Hmmmmm. Have a similar problem with any straight/pain stick but not this bad. Stick is too short to angle up or down. So, went with a diagonal pass to start. Treated it like a pain stick and went parallel then gradually added angle until it started cutting. I picked up on the visual of the lather just going over the edge of the blade and that seemed to be where I got the best performance. It took a long time to get that first pass, and was able to go N/S after the diagonal start. Left hand worked well and, as Adam has said, the lack of weight on the blade did add a bit of difficulty. Had to add just enough pressure to get it to work right. The blade didn't flex like I thought it might, though.

Hit the Arko again and went XTG but didn't get crazy with it. I was getting a good reduction and after the XTG I could have stopped with a CCS. Neck was still a problem so I decided an ATG neck cleanup was in order. Now, that gets trickly. Hard to set the angle without just cutting your throat! Kept stretching skin and adusting angle until I got it, with only one small nick to pay for it. Managed to go ATG on the neck and had a truly, truly crazy thought. Gillette Slide? Hmmmmmmm. I had a near DFS. So.....yeah, even I'm not that crazy. One slight change in angle on a slide and you're reading an entirely different report here. Most likely written by medical personnel or just my wife telling you how I'm an idiot.

So, success!!! Technique is the key to shaving boys, girls, and all the ships at sea. Perfect your technique and you should be able to adapt almost anything to shave with. And, for those who keep asking if we're just nuts or something? Why, we're the Steely Eyed Razor Men....all courage and no brains. I mean, all courage and really, really smart too. Trust me! I'm in sales. Have a great Tuesday and grab a Taco for Cinco de Julio!!
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I must say this is the most disappointing Cinco de Julio I've ever seen. Let's hope the night shavers step up the action or I'll have a lot of leftover popcorn. Maybe next month y'all can try the Xacto Knife shaving challenge.

 

Hmmmmm...........

 

Yes it does! Best bunch of guys to hang with online anywhere! And no, we're not crazy. All our mothers had us tested.

 

Still haven't heard from @Mr. Freeze93 . I wonder if his wife let him buy a Popsicle.

 

I think his only option was to shave in the baby blue dress.

 

Your answer for B would be "frozen nuts"

 

Nice job on the ATG. I had a nice enough shave after WTG and XTG to justify passing on the ATG. At least that's what the voices in my head said.

 

You first!

 

Yeah. I'm doing it too. Later...

 

Didn't make it to the store for popsicles so I am eating some corn dogs and going to use those sticks. Shave and funeral....uh.... report later.

 

Mail Call!! I ordered some Sharp Star blades on Ebay on the 24th of June, and were mailed on the 25th from Russia. They arrived TODAY, and might have arrived Monday if it wasn't a holiday. I think this was the fastest delivery from there I have heard of! 12 days from order to delivery, now that's fast with such a distance and customs to go through!

 

I'm a single dad whose kids are under 16. There's nobody to drive me to the emergency room, and I live so far out in the country I could bleed out before the ambulance got here. So I must take the Eddie Haskell role and instigate, then disappear when the angry wives show up.