the big question

[Randy J. Salamon]

snff...snff...snfff...i think i smelll some jealousy..

randy

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 aschmid at u.washington.edu wrote:

> Ok, I'm getting a bit too much information about Tye and Anton's fantasy life.  Satin sheets?!  Ten women 
plucking out your leg hair?!  You guys are crazy!
> Amy
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> On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Anton Jackson wrote:
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> > nothing beats that feeling of sliding into those jeans or lined wool slacks
> > with freshly shorn legs.  or my satin sheets, for that matter.
> > 
> > > From: Ania Mitros <ania at cs.washington.edu>
> > > Reply-To: ania at cs.washington.edu
> > > Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:21:19 -0700 (PDT)
> > > To: uwracing at u.washington.edu
> > > Subject: Re: the big question
> > > 
> > > You can also ride a bicycle with hairy legs.  I've seen it done.
> > > Somehow, the bike moves forward anyway.
> > > 
> > > The arguments I can think of for shaving are:
> > > * If you crash, the road burn isn't as bad.  Hair likes to grip the
> > > asphalt, so as you're sliding you rip off more skin if you're fuzzy.
> > > * After you crash, it's less painful to change bandages if you've
> > > shaved.
> > > * It's fashionable.  All the guys do it.  Plus shaved muscular legs
> > > ARE cuter than fuzzy ones.
> > > * Air resistance.  Swimmers will shave their entire bodes before
> > > races, too.  Talk to someone who does fluid mechanics about whether
> > > it really makes a difference.
> > > * Weight.  If you just spent $200 to shave half an ounce off your bike,
> > > you might as well shave half an ounce off yourself.
> > > * The economy isn't doing so well.  We should support BIC.
> > > 
> > > Do you guys have any others?
> > > 
> > > Ania
> > > 
> > > P.S.  If you do shave, consider using a woman's razor.  The main
> > > difference (other than the pastel color) is the angle of the blade.  Men's
> > > razors are meant to be held almost perpendicularily to the face, whereas
> > > women's razors are meant to be held almost parallel to the leg.  So for
> > > shaving legs, women's razors are more convenient.
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