the big question

[Alexander J Wilson]

I have 30 messages in my inbox involing men discussing the best ways to shave their legs. I don't believe I signed up for a transvestite mailing list, could we please use the listproc for stuff that matters?

-alex
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Nicholas A. Weise wrote:

> hey, i cant blame them, wishfull thinking isnt a crime...
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> On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 aschmid at u.washington.edu wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > > > 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
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> > > > You can also ride a bicycle with hairy legs.  I've seen it done.
> > > > Somehow, the bike moves forward anyway.
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > Do you guys have any others?
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> > > > Ania
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> > > > 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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