Time to shave?

[Memories]

Originally Posted by HHP

Well, I'm also seeing ads on TV for a product I didn't understand at first. It's a shaver designed for men's chest and body hair. Would not occur to me to shave my chest but enough do it to justify a special tool for the job.

I just heard about this, too. Maybe swimmers? I know a few women who shave their arms as well as their legs and pits. I had never heard of this until recently.

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Memories

I just heard about this, too. Maybe swimmers? I know a few women who shave their arms as well as their legs and pits. I had never heard of this until recently.

It appears to be fashion versus sports performance enhancement. I was thinking of having mine shaved in the shape of a guitar.

[Memories]

Originally Posted by HHP

It appears to be fashion versus sports performance enhancement. I was thinking of having mine shaved in the shape of a guitar.

Be sure to share a photo of that!

[jersey]

I love shaving. I use a badger brush and DE razor. It's an enjoyable ritual. Much better than using canned cream and a plastic multi-blade razor.

[zabdart]

Listen up... growing a beard, by itself, does not mean you'll make the Boston Red Sox!

[Acousticado]

Imo, the stubble look is a fashion statement of 20-30 somethings.

I used to shave every day during the work week, and on weekend days if going out with people. Although I prefer the clean shaven feel and look, since retiring two years ago, I generally shave every second day, unless I have a special outing.

[catdaddy]

C'mon Acousticado! No mention of a hockey playoff beard??!! I'm disappointed

Got mine underway right now (the wife insists!!). I think it looks like road kill but all the 20 something girls are bumping into me with their carts now at the grocery store. They're either flirting or trying to check me into the boards. Either way....

[JLed79]

http://youtu.be/1XlH7as17tc

Just the first 30 seconds apply here I think. After that it's definitely risqué. View with caution, or just turn it off after the beard part. The whole thing is pretty funny though.
*No offense intended to anyone*

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by catdaddy

C'mon Acousticado! No mention of a hockey playoff beard??!! I'm disappointed

Got mine underway right now (the wife insists!!). I think it looks like road kill but all the 20 something girls are bumping into me with their carts now at the grocery store. They're either flirting or trying to check me into the boards. Either way....

Ha-ha…note I did say 20-30 somethings...even hockey players are that age.

[SongwriterFan]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

Isn't keeping that look just as much work as shaving everyday?

Not the way I do it.

I just use a beard trimmer about once a week. Don't mess with trying to "sculpt" anything or shave off parts of it.

That's FAR easier than shaving every day.

[SongwriterFan]

Originally Posted by Memories

If you were in the hospital would you like someone who looks like Dr. House walking into the room to tell you what treatment you need?

Absolutely. Especially if he had House's reputation.

We used to have a CEO who believed (literally) that "casual dress leads to casual work" . . . that's just crazy talk. I can get a LOT more done when I'm dressed comfortably.

[SongwriterFan]

Originally Posted by Memories

I would much prefer a well-maintained beard/mush or a clean shaven face than all that stubble

So, would I get a date with you, or not? (Ignoring the fact that we're both married )

[Memories]

Originally Posted by SongwriterFan

So, would I get a date with you, or not? (Ignoring the fact that we're both married )

It looks like you have more than stubble there.

I must be old fashioned. Here is what I am talking about that is not the greatest look.



This one is fine. It's just a short beard.


I realize that in order to go from shaved to a beard there are in between stages, but it (in my humble opinion) should not be part of a look on purpose, especially in jobs where people traditionally need to be well-groomed.

But then I am also getting used to the residents at work answering their calls with "This is Joe" instead of "This is Dr. Smith." and they expect me to call them Joe. So maybe I am just out of date with the times.

[SongwriterFan]

Originally Posted by Memories

This one is fine. It's just a short beard.

I'll take that as a "yes", then.

The primary (possibly only?) reason I wouldn't go for the complete "stubble" look is that it would require just as much work as shaving daily. That sorta defeats my purpose.

But then I am also getting used to the residents at work answering their calls with "This is Joe" instead of "This is Dr. Smith." and they expect me to call them Joe. So maybe I am just out of date with the times.

Pretty sure I'm older than you (I'll be fifty in two weeks). I'm not sure what I'd prefer if I were a medical doctor, but I prefer being called by my first name at work. I'd say that's been the standard for at least 30 years (the length of time I've been working). It's pretty clear, though, that from reading well files, studies, etc. that people USED to be referred to as Mr. (insert last name here).

We sometimes refer to somebody just as (insert last name here) . . no Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, etc . . . primarily when there might be two people with the same first name that could be confused for each other were we to use the first name.

There's a consultant I work with who has a PhD, and we often call him Dr. Fred. That's become even more common now that his son (same last name) is my opthomologist.

[Memories]

As long as this never becomes too popular, I think we are okay


My ancestor William Harrison Stevens (1914), was a strong Democrat. He posed for a photo in 1905 that shows him in a very long beard. The story is that he refused to shave his whiskers until another Democratic president was elected. He died in 1908, still with a beard.