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Upton

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22. I've taken advantage of my "male privilege" by deciding not to shave at all..

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 07:13 AM

Mar 2013

I've had the beard going for the last couple years in what started out as one of those winter only things. I like the way it looks, have had compliments on it, but in truth it's just as difficult to trim than it is to shave...

Oh, woe is me...

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Apparently, this is where we "Complain How Hard It Is To Be A Man" [View all] Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 OP

I know....holy shit ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #1

Nah, they put them behind the counter because they cost an arm and a leg and people steal them. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #2

That's still my gig Major Nikon Mar 2013 #4

I agree about Fusion blades! Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #7

Blades actually dull more from corrosion Major Nikon Mar 2013 #9

Has anyone ever found a good shaving cream warmer? Major Nikon Mar 2013 #3

Don't you have a buddy? Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #5

Not that good of a buddy Major Nikon Mar 2013 #6

Yeah, there has to be LOTS of trust! Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #8

which is odd, since my wife steals my man-razor blades all the time. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #16

Oh good grief! Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #17

yeah. I only use em once, so I don't care if she wants to use them after me. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #18

I use coupons. Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #19

get back here, you! Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #13

The problem is, Warren..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #10

I shave only on Monday mornings. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #11

I go months over the recommended usage... ElboRuum Mar 2013 #12

Razor blades? Real men use a Bowie knife... TreasonousBastard Mar 2013 #14

problems?...get that Bowie knife caught in the zipper, and then I tell you what. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #15

He's a Brit, right, so... TreasonousBastard Mar 2013 #20

I'll try... sigmasix Mar 2013 #21

What you describe is not cool. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Catherina Mar 2013 #40

That has been attempted and tried NRA_SUCKS Mar 2013 #38

I've taken advantage of my "male privilege" by deciding not to shave at all.. Upton Mar 2013 #22

I hear tell it's the clothes that make the man, anyway Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #24

Should I shave it off for the summer? Denninmi Mar 2013 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Upton Mar 2013 #33

A beard can be a good look for any season.. Upton Mar 2013 #34

Walk into a Bar and order a Cosmo One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #25

Pfaff kicks ass lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #26

But you are a Lumberjack One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #35

I would love a sewing machine ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2013 #27

Get an old Pfaff model 130. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #28

Ironically I think it's women who beat us down faster NRA_SUCKS Mar 2013 #39

Dollar Shave Club Prism Mar 2013 #29

"Face Zamboni" Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #30

+1 Shrek May 2013 #54

I'm glad I'm a guy. Denninmi Mar 2013 #31

I know I'm hard. n/t Gore1FL Mar 2013 #36

Women are always oppressing me. klook Mar 2013 #37

At least we do not look for material to attack the female gender. Bonobo Apr 2013 #41

I hate pretending to be oppressed. LanternWaste May 2013 #42

Then maybe you should stop pretending to be things you aren't. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #43

Who's asking you to pretend anything? (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #44

I find your post so mondo bizarro. RiffRandell May 2013 #45

...It's essentially the DU posting equivalent of playing "ding dong ditch" Warren DeMontague May 2013 #47

Chalk it up to another Men's Group drive-by Major Nikon May 2013 #48

Well, we were going to be "problematic" if it continued ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #49

Brilliant! Major Nikon May 2013 #51

tee hee tee hee Warren DeMontague May 2013 #53

*** Warren DeMontague May 2013 #50

Best sales pitch I've ever seen Major Nikon May 2013 #52

In what ways do you, personally, feel the comfort of "the drivers seat"? lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #46