On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, jon louis mann wrote:
> This reminds me of two multi-bladed-razor bits of comedy: > The first is a commercial by Philips for their Coolskin 2005 electric, > which begins with a fake ad for "Quintippio" with 15 blades. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV42I26tx2s > > The second is an Onion piece, "F*** Everything, We're Doing Five > Blades", from the era when the idea of a razor with five blades was, in > itself, comic: > http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930 > > Dave > > I gave up on razors 17 years ago -- the last time I used one, I cut a > lovely little gash in my ankle the night before a job interview. :P > > Julia > > i use a rotary norelco when in a hurry, and when its power pack gives > up the ghost, i buy the newest latest model. cheaper than repair and i > get new rotating heads. > for a close shave i use the five blade gillette fusion because it > vibrates, just like an electric. > jon ~ waxing my ear hair, maru!~} I like micro-screen shavers better than rotary ones (my first shaver was, in fact, a rotary Norelco!), and I have a neat Panasonic that works in the shower very nicely. (The only problem is being only partway done and having to open it up to rinse out a buildup of shaving cream mid-shave, and that's not that big a deal.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l