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[Ivanhoe]

[DB]

On 4/20/2024 at 4:51 PM, Ivanhoe said:

I went back to a cheap proper safety razor, for the very rare occasion when I use more than a beard trimmer.

I've had fewer razor rash problems and I'm not throwing away a £5 over-complicated piece of unrecyclable plastic and steel every time I shave, too.

To think that there are devices for resharpening safety razor blades and idiots think times are hard now.

Also, why do American (youtubers) seem to call boxcutter blades "razor" blades. I've never seen anyone trying to shave with one. (Over here they've been traditionally called "Stanley Knife blades" for decades.)

[Soren Ras]

2 minutes ago, DB said:

Also, why do American (youtubers) seem to call boxcutter blades "razor" blades. I've never seen anyone trying to shave with one. (Over here they've been traditionally called "Stanley Knife blades" for decades.)

Dunno. Maybe because those blades are  known to be "razor sharp."  Apply basic laziness and hey presto, "razors." 

Rigor (or rigour) and precision in expression is, after all, demonstrated mostly by its absence these days.

 

Soren

[sunday]

I have read the term "utility knife" to refer to knives using those replaceable trapezoidal blades.

I've found that coconut oil, of the cooking kind, applied some minutes before shaving, prior to application of shaving foam pretty much eliminates razor rash, even using a disposable razor for the the tenth or twentieth time.

Edited May 1, 2024 by sunday

[Tim Sielbeck]

Box cutter is the term I hear most but I have seen box cutters that either used a safety razor or a modification of a safety razor that had only one edge on it.

[bojan]

5 hours ago, DB said:

...Also, why do American (youtubers) seem to call boxcutter blades "razor" blades. I've never seen anyone trying to shave with one. (Over here they've been traditionally called "Stanley Knife blades" for decades.)

You can not shave with those, they are too dull. OTOH, since I have picked leatherworking as (another...) hobby I have started to sharpen boxcutter blades, since sharp blade makes all the difference when cutting some kinds of leather. You could definitely shave with those.

 

[bojan]

4 hours ago, sunday said:

...I've found that coconut oil, of the cooking kind, applied some minutes before shaving, prior to application of shaving foam pretty much eliminates razor rash...

Works with any kind of oil, back when I had to shave daily I have used medical grade paraffin oil (aka hypoallergenic baby oil). No odor, no irritation.

[Rick]

Speaking of oil,used motor oil is good for brushing on wood to prohibit rot and carpenter bees. Let it soak for at least a week under cover and I apply two coats. 

[sunday]

BLM, etc.

[Ivanhoe]

6 hours ago, sunday said:

BLM, etc.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/guns-confiscated-anti-israel-protesters-ut-austin-university-south-florida
 

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Firearms were confiscated at student protests at both the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) over the last two days, authorities say.

Anti-Israel protester Atah Othman, 39, was one of 10 demonstrators arrested on the USF campus on Tuesday — and he was busted carrying a gun in his waistband, Fox 13 Tampa reports.

 

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Meanwhile, a UT Austin spokesperson says that guns were found on its campus hidden in a breezeway on Monday, Fox 7 Austin reports. Buckets of large rocks, bricks, steel-reinforced wood planks, mallets and chains were all found on campus belonging to protesters.

 

 

[Ivanhoe]

[sunday]

Yep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting

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[Pavel Novak]

Another Tucker Carlson interview:

 

 

[Ivanhoe]

lol

Need to followup with a video of Tucker extolling the virtues of Roman public transport and advanced supermarkets.

 

[Murph]

 

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[bojan]

On 5/7/2024 at 4:49 AM, Ivanhoe said:

If people are anything like pork as it is often alleged they would have to be cooked more, hence could not be done in rare or medium-rare. So those that order steaks medium + are more suspect.

6 hours ago, Ivanhoe said:

Unfair to Spain, Italy is overrated as usual. Must have been made by Italian

[sunday]

26 minutes ago, bojan said:

Unfair to Spain, Italy is overrated as usual. Must have been made by Italian

Obvious thing is obvious.

There was some historical research on the origins of the Black Legend, that blight on Spain reputation, that traces them to Italy.

[sunday]

Any comments from our Louisiana chapter?

[Ivanhoe]