First-World Problems...

Sigh...what to use?

I have ricocheted from electric to safety razor to cartridge to a brief foray into straight razor insanity.

And because I have a rare skill at drawing blood, I can cut myself with all four!

Seriously. I can draw blood with an electric shaver.

Recently I have settled on a cartridge system that seems to work reasonably well, but not the five-blade silliness. No, I am a purist, and go with the four-blade system!

Finding the sweet spot is a pain in the ass though...the first, and sometimes the second shave is sub-optimal, then there are a few good shaves, then it descends into abattoir-levels of bloodiness.

And because I am a cheap bastard, I will always push the hematological envelope!

The struggle is real!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 My FWP is Downton Abbey, and the seemingly endless soap opera craze it has caused. I was briefly pleased that the finale is over, but now they're talking "prequel". I hate that series and its catty, mean girl, bullshit.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:03 PM (/YboP)

2 Grow a beard.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2025 02:03 PM (u73oe)

3 Second

Posted by: DaveA at October 05, 2025 02:03 PM (FhXTo)

4 The old Gillette Sensor Excel
2 blade

Posted by: Tom Fernow at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (20EiC)

5 The females in my family and neighborhood are obsessed with it. and I'm sick of hearing about those Creepy Crawleys.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (/YboP)

6 Finding the sweet spot is a pain in the ass though...the

Going out on a limb here, but you may be doing it wrong.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (jgmnb)

7 I tried a few times, it's itchy and give up

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (+qU29)

8 nope

2nd world shaving problem
Wherever the bargain jewel store brand 2 blade disposables are coming from they're missing a final sharpening. Literally dragging from the 1st shave.

Posted by: DaveA at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (FhXTo)

9 I bought a Chinese head shaver when my PitBull seemed like it was dying.

Seven rotating heads and it's held together by magnets!! Pry it apart, tap everything out and good to go.

I love that thing.

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at October 05, 2025 02:06 PM (Sco7b)

10
In olden times I frequently cut myself shaving. Then I started shaving while taking my shower just using the bar soap I washed myself with. No cuts since then.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:07 PM (tgvbd)

11 I went back to a beard quite a while ago, but before that I went back to the old safety razor like my Dad used back in the day. I used hot water,shaving soap and a boar bristle brush for a good warm lather (cheaper than shaving cream and more effective). Safety razor Blades are cheap and I even reharpened them. I found alternating the direction I shaved (which alternates the direction the edge is exposed to) keeps them sharp alot longer. I stocked up on 2000 blades a few years ago at about 1 cent per blade so I am good up to Armegeddon and maybe beyond with respect to razor blades. Yeah, I'm cheap.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at October 05, 2025 02:08 PM (Qg3Wd)

12 I seldom shave. Every three months or so I'll do a beard-trim and will shave my neck, and then let it go again. I will do a quick shave of my cheeks to get the whiskers cleaned off.

I do fine with the el-cheapo Bic single blades.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at October 05, 2025 02:08 PM (0aYVJ)

13
They can have my mustache when they pry it from my cold, dead lip.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:09 PM (tgvbd)

14 10
In olden times I frequently cut myself shaving. Then I started shaving while taking my shower just using the bar soap I washed myself with. No cuts since then.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:07 PM (tgvbd)
I thought you would have used the gladius.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:09 PM (jgmnb)

15 Part of the reason I trim my facial hair instead of shaving is because shaving usually results in the bathroom looking like the scene of an axe murder.

Posted by: rosignol at October 05, 2025 02:10 PM (mZYrr)

16 Seriously. I can draw blood with an electric shaver.

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My old man used to have this Braun with a hole in the metal guard where a blade would frequently poke through and gash his face. He didn't care. He just used it anyway until it finished breaking completely. Every now and again you'd here him shout "Aaaah! Fuck!" from his bathroom, and you knew it bit him again.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 05, 2025 02:10 PM (UlHkG)

17 "I have a rare skill at drawing blood"

Not as rare as you think

"I can draw blood with an electric shaver."

Welcome to the party, pal!

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 02:11 PM (tZIYc)

18 And then there's manscaping.

If you thought a few face cuts were problematic....

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at October 05, 2025 02:11 PM (Sco7b)

19
The disposable razor TV ads were getting so out of control, even the unfunny SNL mocked them in the late 90's.

The pre-shave prep blade, the quadruple sextuplet blades, the pre-lube strip, the post-lube strip, the post-shave blade, and then, finally, the massage nubs that align the follicles for straight growth.

Posted by: Soothsayer at October 05, 2025 02:11 PM (P9BPD)

20 I stocked up on 2000 blades a few years ago at about 1 cent per blade so I am good up to Armegeddon and maybe beyond with respect to razor blades. Yeah, I'm cheap.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at October 05, 2025 02:08 PM (Qg3Wd)

Yes! I use an old safety razor, too. Learned with it, kept it.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:12 PM (/YboP)

21 I gave up on Gilette after their marketing fiasco. I purchased a 70 years old Eversharp Hydromagic razor that uses Schick Injector blades, and haven't looked back.

Posted by: mrp at October 05, 2025 02:13 PM (rj6Yv)

22 Yep,
0) If your wife likes it, man up and grow a beard. If she hates it,
1) shave in the shower (or heat a wet towel in the microwave and lay it on your face for 5 minutes),
2) use soap, body wash, or shampoo, you don't need fancy shaving gels unless you love the scent, in which case why aren't you using that scent for your shampoo?,
3) I would not like to support them by buying one now, but I have a beatiful gillette travel razor with 4-5 blades that still works great, and a spare cartridge if this one ever actually dulls. I used to have (may be in a drawer somewhere), one that used a AAA battery to vibrate as you shaved but was shower-safe. That one always got me smooth as glass.

Posted by: RandomDave at October 05, 2025 02:14 PM (aJQbY)

23 Been boycotting Gillette too since their Woke experience

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 02:14 PM (+qU29)

24
I thought you would have used the gladius.
Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:09 PM (jgmnb)

_________

I see I didn't say what I meant to say. I stopped using shaving cream, which is full of garbage ingredients anyway. My quite ordinary three-blade Bic razor works fine with less damage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:14 PM (tgvbd)

25 20 I stocked up on 2000 blades a few years ago at about 1 cent per blade so I am good up to Armegeddon and maybe beyond with respect to razor blades. Yeah, I'm cheap.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at October 05, 2025 02:08 PM (Qg3Wd)

Yes! I use an old safety razor, too. Learned with it, kept it.
Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:12 PM (/YboP)
Miniature facial slingblade. The bootcamp slasher.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:15 PM (jgmnb)

26 I have settled on just buzzing close most of the time with a beard trimmer. When I need/want to shave shave, a safety razor with a good blade works fine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:16 PM (wvH0Q)

27 I'm cheap, so I use the 2 blade Gillette disposable razors that come in bulk at Sam's Club. Years ago I used to get at least a week of good shaves from each one, but the quality has gradually degraded, probably intentionally to push people into more expensive options. Now some of them give me a few good shaves, others are uselessly dull from the get go. But I still buy them, because.I'm cheap.

Posted by: Bigsmith at October 05, 2025 02:17 PM (1Au9i)

28 My 1WP is should go out and start cleaning out compost bin.

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 02:17 PM (+qU29)

29 #22

Amazon actually sells shaving towel heaters. I also use the old-fashioned soap bowls and brushes and buy my shaving soap from Stirling Soap Company.

Posted by: mrp at October 05, 2025 02:18 PM (rj6Yv)

30 Miniature facial slingblade. The bootcamp slasher.
Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:15 PM (jgmnb)

What can I say, I'm very happy with it. The razor itself was made in the US and inherited and came with blades from the Transvaal.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:19 PM (/YboP)

31 My first world problem: one or two handfuls of leaves per downspout and the gutters are clogged and overflowing. Heavy rains and two window wells start filling up with water and empty out into the basement.

How can I go on living like this?

Posted by: Fritzy at October 05, 2025 02:19 PM (2GIh1)

32 I just shave as soon as I get out of the shower. When I used a more modern razor, I shaved in the shower and it worked great. With the safety razor… that is more risky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:20 PM (wvH0Q)

33
I've had one (1) barber shop shave. It was quite remarkable. So close my face stung when I went out into the cold air.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:21 PM (tgvbd)

34 32 I just shave as soon as I get out of the shower. When I used a more modern razor, I shaved in the shower and it worked great. With the safety razor… that is more risky.
Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:20 PM (wvH0Q)

I wouldn't care to try it.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:21 PM (/YboP)

35 use soap, body wash, or shampoo, you don't need fancy shaving gels unless you love the scent, in which case why aren't you using that scent for your shampoo?,

Despite being a cheapskate, I'll argue with on this point. Points 0 and 1, spot on. Point 2, there are lightyears different between soap and shaving gel. That foamy crap is for chicks doing their legs, Real Men use Taylor of Bond Street.

Get the face ready in the shower, properly apply, I prefer Peppermint, it has a tingle; wash things, then after a minute of the gel doing things, get the best shave you can, even with two week old razors.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 05, 2025 02:22 PM (a4flb)

36 All forms of shaving equipment have succumbed to my beard.
[cue gallows laughter w deep echo chamber]

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:22 PM (0y0xW)

37
War Chancellor Pete Hesgeth does push-ups:

https://is.gd/zEc4Pz

Posted by: Soothsayer at October 05, 2025 02:23 PM (P9BPD)

38 I wouldn't care to try it.
Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:21 PM (/YboP

If you’re using a body wash or soap that is pretty oily/slick, it might be better. I almost always cut my chin or corners of my mouth if I am not careful.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:23 PM (wvH0Q)

39 Before next rain, Wednesday I think, will need to take leaf blower up on roof and gutters

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 02:23 PM (+qU29)

40 BJ’s had a twin I liked. Discontinued. Went with the single Bic from Wally. Now use the Bezos 4 blade.
My daily shaver is a Braun S5.
I rinse everything in 90% IPA to keep the rust away.
Shaving after showering is best shaving advice.
My latest FWP is finding uses for 30% vinegar. My little drip coffee maker no matter what never rinsed clear. Turned out, I had flakes of scale that needed 30% to remove.

Posted by: Accomack at October 05, 2025 02:24 PM (6HDsc)

41 My 1FWP is I have wound up with three different systems for my cordless power tools. Having three different charging stations is a pain to keep up with, but what is really embarrassing is forgetting how the battery locking mechanism for a tool works, and feeling like an idiot while you try to figure out where to push and pull on the battery to get it loose from the tool.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 05, 2025 02:24 PM (TVOOe)

42 Our house was almost fully renovated before Mom passed.

There's a brand new sink with a drain catcher thing. Sorry if I'm being too technical.

All of my shaving just clogged the damn thing up. I don't rinse the shaver anymore except the kitchen sink once in a while. It's working well just tapping it out.

Almost fully renovated. My bedroom still has blue carpets. There's a nice purple rug in the guest bedroom. And two of the bedrooms have mirrored closets. But they look good.

There's 2 big bedrooms with large beds. I'm almost done fully cleaning the place and making the house mine. I'm still sleeping in my childhood room in a twin bed. The tv is there.

We'll see later on...

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (Sco7b)

43 I just shave as soon as I get out of the shower.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:20 PM (wvH0Q)

This is the way.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (n9ltV)

44 Foamy: rck, rck,...Edge: Shh, shh.

Posted by: Sports Illustrated PR team at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (s9EN2)

45 I gave up on Gillette years ago when they went woke. Although they had a good product, it didn't help that they were spendier than anything else.

A few years ago I started using Equate (Walmart) 5 blade cartridges - 12 cartridges for about $12. Enough to last the entire year. Close to gillette in quality, and about as cheap as I can find.

But I have a really light beard, so...

Posted by: CrustyNewFart at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (OkDwS)

46 This phones autocorrect is far more aggressive than the other. Might be safari vs brave.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (wvH0Q)

47 They’re really nice, but pricey. My shaving routine is not shaving. Since March. My hair grows slow. Thinking about rubbing a raw onion on my head.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (jgmnb)

48 31 My first world problem: one or two handfuls of leaves per downspout and the gutters are clogged and overflowing. Heavy rains and two window wells start filling up with water and empty out into the basement.

How can I go on living like this?
Posted by: Fritzy
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You can go to Amazon and buy a snorkel for your leaf blower.
Hold it upright & the snorkel blows out the gutter.
Wear safety glasses and a hat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:26 PM (0y0xW)

49 Turned out, I had flakes of scale that needed 30% to remove.

Posted by: Accomack at October 05, 2025 02:24 PM (6HDsc)

I have a big bag of powdered citric acid. I can make whatever concentration I want!

It's cheap too!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 05, 2025 02:27 PM (n9ltV)

50 The hematological envelope please.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 05, 2025 02:27 PM (63Dwl)

51 Not shaving is number one benefit of not working.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (m6HS6)

52 You can go to Amazon and buy a snorkel for your leaf blower.
Hold it upright & the snorkel blows out the gutter.
Wear safety glasses and a hat.

... and clothes that are a half step above shop rags and gun barrel swabs

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (a4flb)

53 Not shaving is the best shaving. I put one of those jigs on my hair clippers - keeps from getting shaggy and keeps the length uniform.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (0y0xW)

54 38. I need a mirror and minimal steam.

Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (/YboP)

55 They’re really nice, but pricey. My shaving routine is not shaving. Since March. My hair grows slow. Thinking about rubbing a raw onion on my head.
Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:25 PM (jgmnb)

Guy I know retired a few months ago. He stopped shaving and has a nice hippie beard thing going. He is also growing a ponytail which he calls his "freak flag". I told him the only things left for him now is to stop washing and wiping his ass and he will be all set.

Posted by: Old Fart Who Knows The Mystery at October 05, 2025 02:30 PM (R/m4+)

56 Not shaving is number one benefit of not working.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

After pissing yourself, you should fit right in with the natives.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 05, 2025 02:30 PM (a4flb)

57 Clogged gutters are no longer a problem at my place. The ice & snow knocked them off a few years ago. Surprisingly, haven't had a flooded slab (yet?)
*knocks on wood*

Posted by: JQ at October 05, 2025 02:31 PM (rdVOm)

58 Citric acid is a food preservative too!
I make a laundry mix of 4 parts OxiClean, 1 part each of borax and TSP.
I have one battery system, Ryobi.
My pneumatic fittings are Milton M.

Posted by: Accomack at October 05, 2025 02:31 PM (6HDsc)

59 53 Not shaving is the best shaving. I put one of those jigs on my hair clippers - keeps from getting shaggy and keeps the length uniform.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (0y0xW)

This. Plus you can do your head too. I have a week and a half off coming up, so I am thinking of taking everything down to 1mm. My hair is getting Italian shaggy/annoying.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:32 PM (wvH0Q)

60
They’re really nice, but pricey. My shaving routine is not shaving. Since March. My hair grows slow. Thinking about rubbing a raw onion on my head.
Posted by: Eromero

Onionhead!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 05, 2025 02:32 PM (63Dwl)

61 Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 05, 2025 02:24 PM (TVOOe),

I see, you're pushing 29.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:32 PM (0y0xW)

62
... and clothes that are a half step above shop rags and gun barrel swabs
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 05, 2025 02:29 PM (a4flb)

_________

When we lived in Ohio, our kennel was in an old carriage barn. Birds would roost in the rafters in the winter. Come springtime, we would power wash the place. Talk about nasty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:34 PM (tgvbd)

63 I've had a full beard for over fifty years (and I only assume I still have a chin underneath it). Every few days I us an ancient Gillette safety razor on my cheeks and neck. A blade lasts about six months. Once a month I use an electric trimmer to keep the beard the length I like, about the length you see in photos of General Lee from 1865. Inexpensive and no blood involved.

An added bonus is since my beard went completely white I have been mistaken for Santa by little kids. The kids are so sincere and adorable but their young parents are horrified that their child might have insulted this huge, white haired old fat guy. Both reactions made me laugh. Especially when Mrs. JTB introduced herself as Mrs. Santa.

Posted by: JTB at October 05, 2025 02:34 PM (yTvNw)

64 I have the leaf filter things. Well, Mom and Dad had them installed.

That's probably best. My yard has a forest like quality. There are so many trees and bushes.

And now...monkey statues...

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at October 05, 2025 02:34 PM (Sco7b)

65 Not shaving is number one benefit of not working.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Retirement may not be not working but it's definitely a different task.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:36 PM (0y0xW)

66 Years ago, after learning that the best twin-blade razor was discontinued, I bought all I could find at a steep discount. I'm still using my stash.

It helps that the older I get, the fewer events in my life call for shaved legs.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at October 05, 2025 02:37 PM (FMtrg)

67
If I actually had a full head of hair, I'd try a beard but since I'm follicularly challenged it would look bad.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:37 PM (tgvbd)

68 Onionhead!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 05, 2025 02:32 PM (63Dwl)
You’re not 29, are you?

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:38 PM (jgmnb)

69 Def a double blade guy. Triple blade razors get clogged too fast.
I was considering estrogen hormone shots but my insurance wanted me to get boob implants so I changed my mind. I would have spent too much time playing with them..

Posted by: Captain Fantastic at October 05, 2025 02:38 PM (VPPG8)

70 If I actually had a full head of hair, I'd try a beard but since I'm follicularly challenged it would look bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:37 PM (tgvbd)
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It's a pretty good look for Graham McTavish.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 05, 2025 02:40 PM (WvZaB)

71 If I actually had a full head of hair, I'd try a beard but since I'm follicularly challenged it would look bad.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 02:37 PM (tgvbd)

Some can do the shaved/bald head-goatee thing. I think it can look good. Plus, were dudes, other than not pissing off the distaff too much, what do we care?

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 02:41 PM (wvH0Q)

72 I have Reverse Mullet Baldness, so will eventually will try the chinee pigtail, maybe some opium.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:44 PM (jgmnb)

73
Beards + short hair are popular again. I don't much care for the look because of the way it elongates a guy's head.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 05, 2025 02:45 PM (LSXps)

74 Out moving compost. Might be a half ton to move, won't be all today

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 02:45 PM (+qU29)

75 I will do a quick shave of my cheeks to get the whiskers cleaned off.

I do fine with the el-cheapo Bic single blades.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame
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Bic also makes a smaller width razor that works well squaring off close spots. Bought Schick lady's eyebrow shaver, which are the right size, but they aren't that sharp. Don't know how the ladies stand them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:45 PM (0y0xW)

76 FWP? bitches who run stop signs and stoplights.
Rojo means gogo! Also bastiges who park in driveways blocking the sidewalk.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 05, 2025 02:45 PM (Cfpp3)

77
An added bonus is since my beard went completely white I have been mistaken for Santa by little kids. The kids are so sincere and adorable but their young parents are horrified that their child might have insulted this huge, white haired old fat guy. Both reactions made me laugh. Especially when Mrs. JTB introduced herself as Mrs. Santa.
Posted by: JTB

My brother in law had a similar experience. He even had another Santa-looking guy come up to him and asked if he wanted to join a Santa club with some other dudes. He declined.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 05, 2025 02:46 PM (63Dwl)

78 It helps that the older I get, the fewer events in my life call for shaved legs.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!

Yes that is a blessing. One of the advantages of being over 29.

Posted by: Tuna at October 05, 2025 02:46 PM (lJ0H4)

79 Remembered from before I needed to shave
Bill Cosby - Little Tiny Hairs
https://youtu.be/15a_-ctI4io

Don't like the neck beard, but hate shaving my neck, moreso as it has grown wattled. Haven't shaved the chin since the car wreck in '78 left a lumpy scar there, and have mustache because the chin beard looks weird alone.

Also, my beard is not thick and mountain-manly and I have to let it really grow out to look good.

Mostly I use a trimmer to keep some shape to it all. Sometimes I go ahead and clean the rest of my face. Never really feel smooth. Bought a pack of cheap Bics a long time ago; as rarely as I use one, I've got enough to last me the rest of my days.

One thing I've never done is let another man give me a shave. Have this thing about not letting someone put a sharp object near my neck, y'know‽ Now being on blood thinners makes me more paranoid about cuts.

Fortunately, MiladyJo is pretty accepting of my face in any condition, and she's the only one looking at me that I care about. I yam a lucky man.

Posted by: mindful webworker - zip zop m'face is ripped t' shreds at October 05, 2025 02:47 PM (fevhA)

80

After Gillette told us to go f*** ourselves I told them the same and tried pretty much every cartridge based unit out there, including from israel and germany.

Settled on Bic five blade cartridge unit, change it out every two weeks and downgrade that to my wife's shaver for her legs.

Works great.

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at October 05, 2025 02:48 PM (WKIwd)

81 Slap hot iron to it.

Posted by: The canonical Moron fix at October 05, 2025 02:48 PM (PiwSw)

82 Grow a beard, and reduce your risk.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 05, 2025 02:50 PM (lqMe3)

83 I use Barbasol twin blade disposables from Dollar Tree. 12 = $1.25. Use 3 times, pitch. Easy peasy.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at October 05, 2025 02:51 PM (LjSYW)

84 This one's easy. The cheapest you can find, generally a bag of those BIC or store brand disposables.
I've been various states of bearded my entire life, the last twenty years or so the classic gotee.
I shave two, sometimes three times a week, or for an occasion. I try to get a month out of each razor. No problem.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 05, 2025 02:52 PM (n4GiU)

85 Here's an interesting shaving tip that may or may not have value.

Ever since I was old enough to shave, I have never used shaving cream. I have always used soap lather. Just a bar of soap lathered up in my hands and spread across the face.

Big deal....right? Well, acne is very prevalent in my siblings. They ALL got hammered by Tulsi Gabbard level acne, that left scars. I never even had a whisp of acne. We ate the same meals, had the same genes, pursued the same activities. And, yet, that's the only single difference I can point to that might explain it.

Plus, I think shaving cream is like Mother's day at Hallmark. It's a marketing gimmick.

Posted by: Orson at October 05, 2025 02:52 PM (dIske)

86 Oh, and Barbasol lather.
Again, I'm cheap. But it has to work and it does.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 05, 2025 02:53 PM (n4GiU)

87 Pinchers. One hair at a time.
- Ten Bears

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:54 PM (jgmnb)

88 Plus, I think shaving cream is like Mother's day at Hallmark. It's a marketing gimmick.
Posted by: Orson at October 05, 2025 02:52 PM (dIske)

Misinformation!

Posted by: Big Shaving Cream at October 05, 2025 02:55 PM (lqMe3)

89 Mama Eromero told me to put some milk on my ‘mustache’ and let the cat lick it off. I was 13.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 02:58 PM (jgmnb)

90 After pissing yourself, you should fit right in with the natives.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at October 05, 2025 02:30 PM (a4flb)
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I will never ever fit in with the natives. Ask my wife and kids.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 02:58 PM (m6HS6)

91 >>>. Bought a pack of cheap Bics a long time ago; as rarely as I use one, I've got enough to last me the rest of my days.
...
...
Posted by: mindful webworker - zip zop m'face is ripped t' shreds
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Frequented the Dollar Store before it closed. Pack a Bics, 5 for a dollar. Who could resist? Now, I have a cardboard box full of Bic 5 Paks. I'm set.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 02:59 PM (0y0xW)

92 I also have a FW shaving Probelm. My waterproof Norelco electric razor has always had a shitty battery and now it's just about dead and it's not replaceable. I've had Norelco razors in the past that were great. The new ChynaShave ones are crap. F*ck Norelco.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 02:59 PM (abIsI)

93 I've started using Harry's razors. I'm impressed.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at October 05, 2025 02:59 PM (fGQ3N)

94 lol! Here we all are, discussing our shaving preferences on the internet in front of NSA Bob and everybody!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at October 05, 2025 03:00 PM (FMtrg)

95 94 lol! Here we all are, discussing our shaving preferences on the internet in front of NSA Bob and everybody!
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at October 05, 2025 03:00 PM (FMtrg
Bob thought we said slaving.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 03:02 PM (jgmnb)

96 Katyn, a Polish film from 2007 is on YouTube with English subtitles

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:03 PM (+qU29)

97 93 I've started using Harry's razors. I'm impressed.
Posted by: Northernlurker ,
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That's either TMI or not enough.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (0y0xW)

98 Never!
Well, not right now, I am furloughed in Miami Beach.

Posted by: Bob@NSA.gov at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (RBD82)

99 I've been happy with Harry's too

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (m6HS6)

100 A question for the ladies.
Do you shave? And where??

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (abIsI)

101 4 The old Gillette Sensor Excel
2 blade
Posted by: Tom Fernow at October 05, 2025 02:05 PM (20EiC)

I stopped using Gillette when their commercials told me they hate men.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (opm4x)

102 Pretty sure Harry's razors are woke AF.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (abIsI)

103 92 I also have a FW shaving Probelm. My waterproof Norelco electric razor has always had a shitty battery and now it's just about dead and it's not replaceable. I've had Norelco razors in the past that were great. The new ChynaShave ones are crap. F*ck Norelco.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 02:59 PM (abIsI)

You should have got a Philishave instead. Heh Heh.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (k9869)

104 Ravens are getting an absolute paddling from Houston

Posted by: gKWVE at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (gKWVE)

105 When you encounter a retail worker who really cares about doing their job well (so rare these days,) please make it a point to thank them, tell them why, and tell them to ask their boss for a raise.

That will be probably the only thanks they hear all day, while doing a thankless job diligently.

YMMV.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (tZIYc)

106 I tried a straight razor, but it just takes too long. I keep to disposable three blade razors, just because they are actually cheaper than double blades. I learned during the global shutdown that razor blades will last a month or more, not the week that everyone thought. Shaving in the direction of hair growth makes for a quick, bloodless shave.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 05, 2025 03:07 PM (0U5gm)

107 Harry wears the ribbon???

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 03:09 PM (9ipOP)

108 Shaving in the direction of hair growth makes for a quick, bloodless shave.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 05, 2025 03:07 PM
Word.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2025 03:10 PM (jgmnb)

109 93 I've started using Harry's razors. I'm impressed.
Posted by: Northernlurker

99 I've been happy with Harry's too
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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youtu.be/o8ASnmOPmDo&t=6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:10 PM (0y0xW)

110 I'm actually working on creating stuff tomorrow so I can pay off the house.

Today, beers.

I'm debating. Older DisneyChannel shows or the most brutal horror flicks. Terrifier has Art the Clown sawing a woman in half vertically. And I've had a brutal few years. And no medium switch.

"Sydney to the Max" has an amazing episode "Can't Hardly Date." I stiill laugh out loud 20 times. Bizzardvark...."Pretty-Con"

Or people sawed in half....
Choices...

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at October 05, 2025 03:10 PM (Sco7b)

111 All the women I've known shave in the shower.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 05, 2025 03:11 PM (n4GiU)

112 youtu.be/o8ASnmOPmDo&t=6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:10 PM (0y0xW)
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Heh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 03:12 PM (9ipOP)

113 The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is happening in the park and my neighborhood smells of weed, patchouli, and hippie.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 03:13 PM (9ipOP)

114 I've started using Harry's razors. I'm impressed.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at October 05, 2025 02:59 PM (fGQ3N)

Excellent quality, but they went all in on tranny/gay crap, so I switched.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 05, 2025 03:14 PM (+eDZL)

115 I got some Gillette ladies' razors when I was on vacation. They are absolute junk.

My FWP is frugality. I don't want to buy new razors, new work clothes, or anything not absolutely necessary. I have washed a mustard-stained T-short three times and the stain is still there. It will be turned into cleaning rags.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 05, 2025 03:16 PM (O86Jm)

116 When you encounter a retail worker who really cares about doing their job well (so rare these days,) please make it a point to thank them, tell them why, and tell them to ask their boss for a raise.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (tZIYc)

I do that whenever I encounter excellent service.

Sadly, when I ask to speak with a manager, I will often see a deer-in-the-headlights look of fear. I have to reassure them that it is a good thing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at October 05, 2025 03:17 PM (+eDZL)

117 This reminded me that I need to shave.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 05, 2025 03:19 PM (bPFPB)

118 My FWP is frugality.

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That's a problem us cheap bastards don't seem to have.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 05, 2025 03:20 PM (n4GiU)

119 I used to use tinyurl to shrink links for AoSHQ, but it has become intolerably slow. Today I used bitly twice, then learned I get only 5 links a month out of it.

What do you morons recommend?

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:20 PM (tZIYc)

120 Surprised nobody has mentioned Dorco razors and blades. They're Korean, and make everything from 3 to 7 blade systems in addition to the ST301 safety razor blades I've used for years. They were the private label for one of the early shave subscription companies in the early 2010s, and they're all I've used since.

Posted by: Lemmy at October 05, 2025 03:21 PM (12DAl)

121 I used Gillette for a long time, moving up as the number of blades increased. But I would get one or two “good” shaves and then nothing. I’d try to drag it out for two weeks. Then I switched to Schick cartridges, and they last 2 months, especially post-Covid since I shave every other day.

Posted by: QED Texan at October 05, 2025 03:21 PM (fveCG)

122 100 A question for the ladies.
Do you shave? And where??
Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (abIsI)

______________________________

Ask that question outside the the ICE Compound in Portland, and they'll take you to Home Depot to point out their preferred Weed Whacker™

Posted by: Orson at October 05, 2025 03:22 PM (dIske)

123 That will be probably the only thanks they hear all day, while doing a thankless job diligently.

YMMV.
Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (tZIYc)

True. When I see jobs out there indicating a requirement is "excellent customer service skills" I just translate that as "get screamed at all day and otherwise be a punching bag for the general public".

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 05, 2025 03:22 PM (bPFPB)

124 Sydney Sweeney to the Max sounds like a good watch

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:22 PM (+qU29)

125
What do you morons recommend?
Posted by: gp a
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tinyurl, but I don't have a problem with it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:22 PM (0y0xW)

126 I once shared a razor with the founder of the National Lesbian Law Center.

The sacrifices I made for you people.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2025 03:23 PM (9ipOP)

127 100 A question for the ladies.
Do you shave? And where??
Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (abIsI)

Many moons ago as a very young lad I learned women actually shaved their legs. It was a sad day.

All the magic was gone.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 05, 2025 03:23 PM (bPFPB)

128 I use a single blade safety razor, but find it's best to get to it within a few days, too long it's harder

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:24 PM (+qU29)

129 God is in His heaven and the Jets are the Jets.

Posted by: Accomack at October 05, 2025 03:24 PM (T1QkV)

130 I wonder how many "bad" brand names can be blamed on counterfeit junk, especially from Amazon.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 05, 2025 03:24 PM (TVOOe)

131 The real secret to shaving is to do it on a daily basis and discard the cartridge after no more than two weeks.

The trouble typically happens when you've let it grow for a week and you try to shave with a cartridge that was installed sometime at the turn of the century.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 05, 2025 03:24 PM (XV/Pl)

132 I have the same problem with a safety razor.
Every time I donate blood no matter how much pre shave oil and shaving cream....

I have finally settled on the 5 blade Plastic razor system cause less irritated skin and no blood donation...

Posted by: Jackson at October 05, 2025 03:25 PM (38587)

133 0 A question for the ladies.
Do you shave? And where??
Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:04 PM (abIsI)

In the library with Colonel Mustard.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 05, 2025 03:25 PM (O86Jm)

134 Not sure who put up Don't Trust the Rabbit, but been watching her a lot. She did bring up arm pits at least, she does shave there.

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:25 PM (+qU29)

135 The Las Vegas Laters are terrible...........

Posted by: Jackson at October 05, 2025 03:26 PM (38587)

136
A question for the ladies.
Do you shave? And where??
Posted by: Maj. Healey

==============

Not anymore. Waxed for a few years in my 20s. Hair got discouraged and stayed away. I can't imagine shaving my body and being stubbly in the morning.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 05, 2025 03:26 PM (LSXps)

137

I pull my beard hairs out one at a time with a hemostat because i'm a real man, bitches!

Posted by: Pendulating Richard at October 05, 2025 03:26 PM (WKIwd)

138 then, finally, the massage nubs that align the follicles for straight growth."

Kinky.

Posted by: man at October 05, 2025 03:27 PM (tubbA)

139 Some say tornado, some say cow lick, but no matter how I cut it
I look like a hick.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:27 PM (0y0xW)

140 I once saw a “sold by Omozon” on Amazon.

Posted by: Accomack at October 05, 2025 03:27 PM (T1QkV)

141 I still buy Gillette and Harry's razors, but only from Costco, when they are on sale. They may be making money off of me, but it sure isn't much.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 05, 2025 03:28 PM (TVOOe)

142 For as long as I can remember, I always shaved down my cheeks, relathered and shaved up. Same sequence with my jaw and neck. Recently I started just shaving up. What a difference!

Posted by: QED Texan at October 05, 2025 03:28 PM (fveCG)

143 I would have boycotted Gillette after their insulting ad campaign. Sadly, I didn't get the chance. The Gillette safety razor I use was issued to my FIL in basic training about when I was born and it stayed in a drawer after his enlistment was up. Some 70 years later it still works great and I don't even buy Gillette blades for it. The company screwed itself with those ads.

Posted by: JTB at October 05, 2025 03:30 PM (yTvNw)

144

Harry's razor handles make snap-fab prostate massagers!

Posted by: Peter Bootygig at October 05, 2025 03:31 PM (WKIwd)

145 130 I wonder how many "bad" brand names can be blamed on counterfeit junk, especially from Amazon.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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I think that happens.
Now, do ordering medicine from Amazon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:31 PM (0y0xW)

146 I'm old enough to remember when the three blade shaver was a Saturday Night Live parody commercial.

Now they have five? In real life? Jayzus.

Of course, that was back when the show was actually funny, so it's been...quite a while.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:33 PM (qpyNK)

147 I've been using a single razor in an old handle for... a long time. You either unscrew the head to open it up, or keep it closed... depending on how confident you are in your ability not to cut yourself.

Or whatever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 05, 2025 03:33 PM (Q4IgG)

148 I am making steady progress on recovering from my Tuesday massive hack (first one in 55 years of computer use.)

I spent many hours this week making sure my installation media for # is verified and uninfected, because there was no place for me to burn the ISO USB, except on one of my own infected machine. (The public library Windows is crippled such that you can't even delete one of your own files, let alone download and burn ISOs.)

I used # pgp-signed verification tools to make sure. Then I thought, why don't I cmp compare the known verified USB ISO with the one I used in my FIRST attempt to recover, which appeared also to be infected, even though it too passed # verification tools test.

LO and Behold! cmp said the media differed on the first byte, and was of wildly larger size. Talk about a frightful sweaty shock!

Then I found this when I asked Bing: Identical ISO burn binaries may differ depending on:
1) Driver compatibility.
2) Partitioning.
3) Boot options.
4) File system differences.

I accept that explanation. Hope that helps any of you who happen to fall into this dreadful calamity.

I have definitely learned that hubris goeth before the fall. It could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:34 PM (tZIYc)

149 Re: ‘Katyn’

Huh. I wonder what that’s about?*

*Thats sarcasm.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 03:34 PM (wvH0Q)

150 When they cut a wrap at a diagonal, one half has barely any meat in it.

Posted by: pawn at October 05, 2025 03:34 PM (PmITa)

151 > Now, do ordering medicine from Amazon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:31 PM (0y0xW)

What's the difference? It comes out of the same Chinese factory anyway.

I predict that a big part of RFK Jr.'s long-term legacy is his efforts to bring pharmaceutical manucfacturing back on-shore.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:35 PM (qpyNK)

152 I switched away from Gillette before their insulting ads. Wish I could drop them again.

Posted by: QED Texan at October 05, 2025 03:35 PM (fveCG)

153
An added bonus is since my beard went completely white I have been mistaken for Santa by little kids. The kids are so sincere and adorable but their young parents are horrified that their child might have insulted this huge, white haired old fat guy. Both reactions made me laugh. Especially when Mrs. JTB introduced herself as Mrs. Santa.
Posted by: JTB

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That's cute.

I saw something go really bad at a student-faculty-family wingding when I was in grad school. One of the teachers I couldn't stand because she was such a hard lefty was this tall, silver-haired natural-aesthetic woman with a fondness for tribal garb. She showed up in this embroidered floor-length smock-like black cotton Afro-Hispano-Arabo-whatevero with sharks teeth and metal trinkets and her hair polished to its shiniest silver. A daughter of one of the students pointed at her and asked, "MOMMY, is she a WITCH?"

The teacher looked less confident for the remainder of the evening.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 05, 2025 03:38 PM (LSXps)

154 Someone needs to invent a laser shaver. No blades or irritation just pure light.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:40 PM (abIsI)

155 Shaving?

Posted by: Lena Dunham at October 05, 2025 03:40 PM (Bo9Yf)

156
Hope that helps any of you who happen to fall into this dreadful calamity.

I have definitely learned that hubris goeth before the fall. It could happen to you too.
Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:34 PM (tZIYc)

=================

What was your OS and all that?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 05, 2025 03:41 PM (LSXps)

157 I have a lifetime supply of Gillette 3 cartridges that were given to me by a friend. I get about six months out of each. I've used everything from bar soap to high-end shave gel from Italy. Pretty much get the same decent result regardless.

My beard is not that aggressive, so I can skip a day or two. Reckon if you have to shave every day, a consistently sharp blade and good skin prep are worthy pursuits..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 05, 2025 03:41 PM (nbLIj)

158 I "shave" with the same buzz-cut clippers I use for my hair. Works reasonably well, as long as the blades are sharp (they do need to be replaced regularly -- I suppose there's a way to sharpen them, but it seems like more trouble than it's worth -- too many tiny little blades on there).

Once in a while if I'm going to something fancy like a wedding, I'll break out a disposable, which I use just for that one shave and then discard. I would probably do the same if I were to go on a date, but that's been a long, long, time.

The disposables I have on hand right now are Schick Exacta2s, with a mere two blades.

Yes, I am a barbarian.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:41 PM (qpyNK)

159 Not anymore. Waxed for a few years in my 20s. Hair got discouraged and stayed away. I can't imagine shaving my body and being stubbly in the morning.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Can't imagine applying hot wax to my body, especially in sensitive areas.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at October 05, 2025 03:42 PM (abIsI)

160 I have made slow progress on getting off Google, which I suspect was the means of propagating this insidious diabolical self-reinstalling malware gateway to other malware. It is browser-hosted so it kills on ALL OSs that run Chromium-derived browsers. A mere Google login is all it takes, to the best of my ability to analyze it.

When you do a Google login, it automatically enables Drive (which AFAIK you get even if you didn't ask for it.) Like any cloud-based shared file store, it immediately begins looking for updated files to upload, updated files to download, and resolves conflicts when it finds them.

In this case it appears that one of the infected files downloaded somehow managed to autoexec immediately! This is intolerable risk, and Google AI agrees with me, BTW.

It could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:42 PM (tZIYc)

161 I just shattered mirrors and shave with large shards

Posted by: Truck Monkey at October 05, 2025 03:43 PM (Bo9Yf)

162 First shalt thou take up thy holy razor. After this, thy shalt behold thy blades. Then shalt thou count to four no more, no less. Four shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be four. Five shalt thou not count, neither count thou two or three, excepting that thou then proceed to four. Five is right out. Once the number four, being the forth number, be reached, then shavest thou thy beard from upon thy face. Smooth maketh the skin that thine ladies will swoon. Happiness will surely follow thee for all the days of thy life.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 05, 2025 03:44 PM (2WIwB)

163 An added bonus is since my beard went completely white I have been mistaken for Santa by little kids. The kids are so sincere and adorable but their young parents are horrified that their child might have insulted this huge, white haired old fat guy. Both reactions made me laugh. Especially when Mrs. JTB introduced herself as Mrs. Santa.
Posted by: JTB

The first time I read that I read satan, not santa. When I reread it it made sense.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 05, 2025 03:46 PM (0N4FZ)

164 I wonder how many "bad" brand names can be blamed on counterfeit junk, especially from Amazon.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

If you search for a specific brand name for a product, the majority of the results will be some chinese garbage item. Then, when you finally find one that is a brand name, there is no guarantee that the product delivered is new, because they are now shipping out returned items as new.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 05, 2025 03:46 PM (0U5gm)

165 2 Grow a beard.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2025 02:03 PM
.
Beards are for Obama.
Try Gillette Mach 5.

Posted by: OldManMike at October 05, 2025 03:47 PM (BDCbc)

166 American Indians supposedly used hot stones
Sounds fun

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:47 PM (+qU29)

167 Seven blade, minimum. Our forefathers and foremothers fought and died for no less.

Posted by: The Gay Blade at October 05, 2025 03:47 PM (oftw2)

168 156 See my 160. The name of the malware is PUA ManUnwan. It is ranked Low Severity by Windows Security (or Defender, the name seems to have changed.) I do NOT remember getting an overt alert when I downloaded ManUnwan from SourceForge in April. Examining the Event Log, I see that it indeed WAS detected, but maybe it was not overtly alerted because of the Low Severity rating.

Lessons learned: DO NOT USE SouceForge! They are just as careless with this shit as they've always been, despite 'turning over a new leaf' in 2016. READ YOUR Event Logs regularly.

This could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:48 PM (tZIYc)

169 The SNL three-blade parody:

https://is.gd/TYmWgu

50 years ago next week. Good Lord.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:48 PM (qpyNK)

170 No one actually tries using a razor on like a weeks growth, right? I pretty much always pre game with the beard trimmer with no guard and then shave with the razor. Makes a huge difference. I was once a cave man back in my 20s, but I like my blood on the inside.

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 03:48 PM (wvH0Q)

171 I guess I'm kinda surprised that SourceForge even still exists.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:49 PM (qpyNK)

172
Best of Breed and a Hound Group 1 for The Big Dummy at today's Cornhusker KC of Lincoln show. Waiting on Best in Show competition.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2025 03:49 PM (tgvbd)

173 "When you do a Google login, it automatically enables Drive (which AFAIK you get even if you didn't ask for it.) Like any cloud-based shared file store, it immediately begins looking for updated files to upload, updated files to download, and resolves conflicts when it finds them."

Your kidding!?!

That's terrible!

Posted by: pawn at October 05, 2025 03:49 PM (PmITa)

174
What's the difference? It comes out of the same Chinese factory anyway.

I predict that a big part of RFK Jr.'s long-term legacy is his efforts to bring pharmaceutical manucfacturing back on-shore.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
--------------

I use NEW SKIN instead of band aides. It is syrupy thick.
The bottle I bought from Amazon was as thin as water.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:49 PM (0y0xW)

175 Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:05 PM (tZIYc)

Well, a congregant took me out to lunch today -which was very nice. She tipped the waitress - obviously -but there was another smiling woman who was clearing away stuff and I told her that I appreciated her smiles and gave her a tip.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 05, 2025 03:49 PM (ZeH0U)

176 > 166 American Indians supposedly used hot stones
Sounds fun
Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:47 PM (+qU29)

I think some groups also used clam shells as improvised tweezers to yank 'em out.

Probably more practical if you have the sparse beard of typical Indian tribes.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:50 PM (qpyNK)

177 if you have the sparse beard of typical Indian tribes.

So they were openly gay?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 05, 2025 03:52 PM (NwKiA)

178 American Indians supposedly used hot stones
Sounds fun
Posted by: Skip

That's because they didn't have the sense to invent butane torches.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 05, 2025 03:52 PM (0U5gm)

179 Virtue signaling really is a FWP.

Posted by: pawn at October 05, 2025 03:53 PM (PmITa)

180 > So they were openly gay?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 05, 2025 03:52 PM (NwKiA)

"Two spirit".

You call it "gay".

Posted by: Alternate Cut of Mazola commercial at October 05, 2025 03:53 PM (qpyNK)

181 >>>Lessons learned: DO NOT USE SouceForge! ...
This could happen to you too.
Posted by: gp
----------------

Do you have to have Microsod?

Linux Mint is waiting for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:53 PM (0y0xW)

182 Legal Insurrection- Mamdani wants to end gifted and talented elementary school

Drag everyone down to the lowest denomination, a true Marxist

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:53 PM (+qU29)

183 Make shaving commercials great again..

https://youtu.be/EkpGM_MvZ2Y

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 05, 2025 03:54 PM (nbLIj)

184 It’s a rainy, dreary day here, I should be cleaning. But instead I am going down a weird history rabbit hole on the internet. My first world problem is I am wondering if the lights that are part of my Halloween display are drowning out there.

Posted by: Piper at October 05, 2025 03:54 PM (p4NUW)

185 I've also heard that some of the South American tribes used piranha jaws as hair clippers.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:54 PM (qpyNK)

186 American Indians supposedly used hot stones
Sounds fun
Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:47 PM (+qU29)

I thought Amerinds did not have much of a beard to speak of?

Posted by: Aetius451AD other work phone at October 05, 2025 03:54 PM (wvH0Q)

187 Best of Breed and a Hound Group 1 for The Big Dummy at today's Cornhusker KC of Lincoln show. Waiting on Best in Show competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Congrats! For a Big Dummy, he does alright. Gives me hope.

Posted by: Lamont Sanford at October 05, 2025 03:54 PM (oftw2)

188 My current FWP is weeks of frustration dealing with AOL ... I've used their email for decades but, recently, they began stating, "Let's make sure it's really you", then claims to send a confirmation code to my landline (the phone number originally associated with my account) but my landline phone never rings ... Calling the AOL help desk seemed somewhat helpful at first -- "The engineers are working on this, so please be patient and give it a few days" ... The latest conversations, however, involved the help desk requesting me to either: (a) scan and send them a copy of my driver license; or (b) provide credit card info so they can bill me for tech support [Arghhh] ... I do volunteer work for our church and other community non-profits -- none of which can engage with me until this email gets restored or replaced ... My thanks in advance fir any suggestions!

Posted by: Kathy at October 05, 2025 03:56 PM (zuKcR)

189 First World Problem:

I'm slowly building a new TV stand. I have other plans for the old, solid, very useful stand currently being used. The new stand puts together like legos/lincoln logs. Not hard but kind of tedious. I will eventually replace (Oct-Nov?) this old, 15+ years, TV. The video is getting bad. Those don't fix itself. The new TV, when I get it, will be a Roku, 50in. I just don't know by what means; Amazon? local store (Walmart, Best Buy, etc.). Have it delivered directly to me or to store or Amazon facility and I'll just pick it up. I have time to ponder but I'd like to do this before the new year.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at October 05, 2025 03:57 PM (6jqR6)

190 168 Juiciest pullquote from my hours-long discussion with Google AI about this incident.

"The idea that a malware-infected device could poison your cloud backup and then automatically restore itself without explicit, clear permission is a significant flaw in the system. Your experience highlights a security scenario that Google needs to address directly."

I said, paraphrasing "You bet I will. But better yet, YOU tell them. YOU have more pull with them than I do."

Google AI reply paraphrased: "Nah, bro. YOU do it."

This could happen to you too.

My choice is to drop Google completely, which hurts bad! Note also: Google provides NO support phone number or email address that I can find.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 03:57 PM (tZIYc)

191 > Drag everyone down to the lowest denomination, a true Marxist
Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 03:53 PM (+qU29)

The only sure way to make sure that "no child is left behind" is to prevent any child from getting ahead.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 03:58 PM (qpyNK)

192 My thanks in advance fir any suggestions!
Posted by: Kathy
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Sounds like a Phishing Scam.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 03:58 PM (0y0xW)

193 Wasn't there a dispo razor of coiled blade? Dangerous to the user? Taken off market.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 05, 2025 03:59 PM (NwKiA)

194 Get cleaned up and upstairs
FOOD FIGHT

At least everyone has shaved

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2025 04:01 PM (+qU29)

195 "Linux Mint is waiting for you."

I've been using Linux since the early 1990s, when there weren't even distros yet. It is my number one choice in OS's.

Read *carefully* what I wrote above. This malware can kill ANY OS: Win, Linux, Android; hell, it even got my Raspberry Pi's!! It is *browser-hosted* so it is platform-agnostic!

This could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 04:01 PM (tZIYc)

196 > 193 Wasn't there a dispo razor of coiled blade? Dangerous to the user? Taken off market.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 05, 2025 03:59 PM (NwKiA)

There are trimmers that use metal coils to basically rip the hair out by the roots.

One brand name was "Epilady".

Heh... a friend of mine made the mistake of borrowing his wife's Epilady to prep himself for his vasectomy, thinking "Hey, if ladies use this on their sensitive regions, it must be gentle".

That experiment came to an abrupt halt.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 05, 2025 04:03 PM (qpyNK)

197 Sometime motto of cloud services:

"Death from Above!"

Posted by: pawn at October 05, 2025 04:03 PM (PmITa)

198 If my computer gets infected is it just the OS or are the files in my external HD also infected?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 05, 2025 04:03 PM (0y0xW)

199 nood

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 04:03 PM (tZIYc)

200 Old style safety razor, but modern nice (Edwin Jagger, $32 at the time) along with a 100-pack of double edge razors that cost around $.08 cents each. Good for years and years for me. Mess around with different shave soaps and lotions of various scents if you like and good gift suggestion for wifey. Short learning curve to not cut yourself then you are good to go until mortician or health aid shaves you

Posted by: SamIam at October 05, 2025 04:04 PM (cjT1m)

201 198 I have yet to find that out. So far as I know now, it is not a USB drive infector, but I still have ten computers left to disinfect (reinstall,) probably 100s of dismountable drives, and 389 account passwords I have to change. It will take awhile to know for sure.

I'm no noob. I'm a retired senior software engineer with two degrees. I've programmed every imaginable kind of computer, in two-dozen odd languages. I had a 35 year career in the soul-killing IT industry.

Now I do this for "fun."

This could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 04:07 PM (tZIYc)

202 Burn it all down and start from scratch.

Consider it your "real retirement"

Those machines hate you anyway.

Posted by: pawn at October 05, 2025 04:11 PM (PmITa)

203 Safety razor (a 1940s Gillette Super Speed) and Wilkinson Sword Classic blades for me. Much cheaper than the multi-blade cartridges, and a better shave.

Frankly, I've come to the conclusion that the multi-blade cartridge razors were invented to swindle the consumer. The handles are cheap garbage, and the cartridges are insanely expensive compared to a double-edged razor blade.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 05, 2025 04:11 PM (pJWtt)

204 201 Now people are afraid to even receive pure-text emails (without attachments) from me, for fear of infections.

You know what? Two weeks ago I would have said definitively: "No, you can't get infected that way, nohow."

Today I cannot make the same statement. Hubris goeth before the fall.

This could happen to you too.

Posted by: gp at October 05, 2025 04:12 PM (tZIYc)

205 I have been using the Schick Injector for over 40 years now, and see no reason to change. OK, I have to order replacement blades online, but it's not a problem to get them. Each blade lasts for weeks.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at October 05, 2025 04:18 PM (bufu1)

206 I have been using the Schick Injector for over 40 years now, and see no reason to change. OK, I have to order replacement blades online, but it's not a problem to get them. Each blade lasts for weeks.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz!
+++++

Injector here too.
Order blades on line.

For a while the only place I could find them was a lab supply company. Apparently there is a device that uses the same blade that is used to shave thin slices of specimens.

The Schick Injector does not do that to your face though.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at October 05, 2025 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

207 My 1st world problem is the new cardboard six-pack holders on soda bottles. The Pepsi brand ones are bad, but the Coke brand ones are an absolute nightmare.

Neither design makes it easier to carry them, and both make it a pita to release the bottles. At least with the plastic look holders you could carry two six-packs in each hand. Not anymore.

Posted by: IrishEi at October 05, 2025 04:32 PM (3ImbR)

208 My FWP is Downton Abbey, and the seemingly endless soap opera craze it has caused. I was briefly pleased that the finale is over, but now they're talking "prequel". I hate that series and its catty, mean girl, bullshit.
Posted by: night lifted at October 05, 2025 02:03 PM (/YboP)

TV set, desert, firearm of your choice. Some assembly required. Do clean up the mess.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 05, 2025 04:32 PM (Nzhwp)

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