Carlin's whole bit about the fear of germs in this country is excellent. Unfortunately, I can't find a transcript, so I'll have to paraphrase:
Originally posted by: UberNeuman
You could always go the George Carlin route of bathing: Cover The Big Three - Asshole, Teeth and Crotch - and to save time, use the same brush on all three...:laugh:
Where did the fear of germs in this country come from? You don't need to shower every day. It's overkill. Unless you work outside, or come into contact with lots of filth, you're not that dirty... You just need to focus on the four main areas: armpits, asshole, crotch and teeth. And to save time, you can you the same brush on all four.
When I was a little boy in New York City in the nineteen-forties, we swam in the Hudson River. And it was filled with raw sewage! Okay? We swam in raw sewage, you know, to cool off. And at that time the big fear was polio. Thousands of kids died from polio every year. But you know something? In my neighborhood no one ever got polio. No one! EVER! You know why? Cause we swam in raw sewage! It strengthened our immune system, the polio never had a prayer. We were tempered in raw shit.
My immune system is equipped with the biological equivalent of fully automatic, millitary assault rifles with night vision and laser scopes. And we recently acquired phosphorous grenades, cluster bombs, and anti-personnel fragmentation mines. So, when my white blood cells are on patrol, reconnoitering my blood stream, seeking out any strangers and other undesirables, if they see any-any-suspicious-looking germs of any kind, they don't fuck around. They whip out the weapons, wax the motherfucker, and deposit the unlucky fellow directly into my colon! Directly into my colon! There's no nonsense. There's no miranda warning, there's none of that three-strikes-and-you're-out shit. First offense, BAM, into the colon you go.
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: UberNeuman
You could always go the George Carlin route of bathing: Cover The Big Three - Asshole, Teeth and Crotch - and to save time, use the same brush on all three...:laugh:
Carlin's whole bit about the fear of germs in this country is excellent. Unfortunately, I can't find a transcript, so I'll have to paraphrase:
Where did the fear of germs in this country come from? You don't need to shower every day. It's overkill. Unless you work outside, or come into contact with lots of filth, you're not that dirty... You just need to focus on the four main areas: armpits, asshole, crotch and teeth. And to save time, you can you the same brush on all four.
When I was a little boy in New York City in the nineteen-forties, we swam in the Hudson River. And it was filled with raw sewage! Okay? We swam in raw sewage, you know, to cool off. And at that time the big fear was polio. Thousands of kids died from polio every year. But you know something? In my neighborhood no one ever got polio. No one! EVER! You know why? Cause we swam in raw sewage! It strengthened our immune system, the polio never had a prayer. We were tempered in raw shit.
My immune system is equipped with the biological equivalent of fully automatic, millitary assault rifles with night vision and laser scopes. And we recently acquired phosphorous grenades, cluster bombs, and anti-personnel fragmentation mines. So, when my white blood cells are on patrol, reconnoitering my blood stream, seeking out any strangers and other undesirables, if they see any-any-suspicious-looking germs of any kind, they don't fuck around. They whip out the weapons, wax the motherfucker, and deposit the unlucky fellow directly into my colon! Directly into my colon! There's no nonsense. There's no miranda warning, there's none of that three-strikes-and-you're-out shit. First offense, BAM, into the colon you go.
Originally posted by: dbk
Sometimes I just lump around on the weekends and don't bother showering.
Originally posted by: GiggleGirl
ok, so i have this friend....
she doesnt shower every night or every morning...
i think its totally kinda gross to only shower once every 2 days. she sometimes will even go 3 days without showering and on a rare occasion will skip 4 entire days without a shower!!!!
she claims the reason for not showering every day is because she isnt "dirty". She claims that she very rarely sweats and showering daily isnt necessary... and she (lamely) claims that she doesnt want to "dry out her skin" by showering every day.
DO YOU THINK THIS AND HER EXPLANATION IS ACCEPTABLE???
if she were a guy, do you think your opinion would be any different?
i dont care what she says, at the end of a day, having worked especially, youre not CLEAN... you may not be dirty in the sense you didnt roll around in shit, but you certainly are not clean. ill tell you one thing, i sure wouldnt want this person climbing into MY bed at the end of the day......
In an investigation of the effect on skin of repeated use of two washing agents, all skin function tests (stratum corneum capacitative resistance, lipids, transepidermal water loss, pH, laser Doppler flow, and skin reddening) were markedly changed after a single wash, and after 1 week further damage was noted (52). In a study of irritant skin reactions induced by three surfactants, damage lasted for several days; complete skin repair was not achieved for 17 days (53).
Soaps and detergents have been described as the most damaging of all substances routinely applied to skin (43). Anionic and cationic detergents are more harmful than nonionic detergents (54), and increased concentrations of surfactant result in more rapid, severe damage (55). Each time the skin is washed, it undergoes profound changes, most of them transient. However, among persons in occupations such as health care in which frequent handwashing is required, long-term changes in the skin can result in chronic damage, irritant contact dermatitis and eczema, and concomitant changes in flora.
Originally posted by: GiggleGirl
i dont care what she says, at the end of a day, having worked especially, youre not CLEAN... you may not be dirty in the sense you didnt roll around in shit, but you certainly are not clean. ill tell you one thing, i sure wouldnt want this person climbing into MY bed at the end of the day......
My showers are <5 min long. Full flow head though, none of that economy flow bullshit, I hate those.Originally posted by: boatillo
You people are crazy, all these showers are probably the reason why so much of the US is experiencing water shortages! Hah
werd, dog - ftwOriginally posted by: boatillo
Hair isn't a problem, I don't have much Keep it buzzed.
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Normally I shower at least once a day, twice if I had a strenuous workout. The funny thing is though the girl I am currently seeing says I shower too often and she asks me to not shower for a couple of days sometimes. It's really strange and I feel very dirty when I do it, but it floats her boat for whatever reason (she says it's manlier).
KT
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Normally I shower at least once a day, twice if I had a strenuous workout. The funny thing is though the girl I am currently seeing says I shower too often and she asks me to not shower for a couple of days sometimes. It's really strange and I feel very dirty when I do it, but it floats her boat for whatever reason (she says it's manlier).
KT
I think it's Robin Williams who does a bit about that; basically, it's about how French men don't bathe very often. However, because the body secretes natural pheromones, French men get laid all the time. You go over to France, everyone smells like they spent their day rolling in dog shit, but that scent they reek of also contains pheromones which work subconciously to drive women wild. When you take a shower, you're washing all those natural pheromones off. Consequently, the less you bathe, the more attractive you appear to the opposite sex.
Go figure.