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Posted: 02.07.2003
Well I think that's a given...

[less sex - more strokes]

Yet another great headline courtesy of Yahoo! News. Shave and a haircut, two bits...



Hey boy take a look at me...let me dirty up your mind...



Damn! Goodbye goatee...

¤ ¤ credit: Solonor | 02.07.03 at 05:23 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Uh ... does anybody have a razor I can borrow?

¤ ¤ credit: Texas T-bone | 02.07.03 at 05:25 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Sounds like junk science and a big stretch to that conclusion. That study implies that shaving can affect a person's health. How could cutting off external dead hair directly affect a person's insides? Am I healthier because I shave my pits and legs? Yeah, right. Perfect example of how you can design a "scientific" study to prove anything you want. I love guys with beards. They aren't the blue collar + unhealthy-lifestyle guys these people apparently studied so they don't have their health problems that are caused by their LIFESTYLE, not shaving frequency.

P.S. For some reason I can't keep a cookie from your site and another MT site. A different MT site works fine for me. My cookies are on. Can't figure it out!

¤ ¤ credit: Lauri | 02.07.03 at 05:28 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Eeep, I haven't shaved since Monday. Better start writing that will...

¤ ¤ credit: Neil T. | 02.07.03 at 05:56 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Lauri - the idea behind the article is that if men can't be bothered to shave every day, they probably also cannot be bothered to exercise, cook proper food etc., therefore putting their health at risk.

¤ ¤ credit: Neil T. | 02.07.03 at 05:58 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Just figures. I have a guy who shaves his head, and face...and I can verify that if the extra shaving makes him extra-neurotic in the cleaning/laundry folding arenas...he totally proves that point.

(Not going to comment about if the shaved head gets him more sex! ;-) )

¤ ¤ credit: Tracy | 02.07.03 at 07:21 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Paging Mr. Palmer, Mr. Harry Palmer.

¤ ¤ credit: Jody | 02.07.03 at 07:26 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

shave what?

¤ ¤ credit: jay | 02.07.03 at 07:38 PM | link--this ¤ ¤


Reason enough to shave everyday...WOOO HOOO Bring on the sex!!

¤ ¤ credit: Darren | 02.07.03 at 07:45 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

If you are losing hair on your head does that make up for a lack of shaving?

I can help to prove Neil's theory though, I don't shave mostly because I'm too damn lazy too and I don't get out in public much anyway. I'm also too lazy to exercise regularly, etc. but I draw the line at being too lazy to shower and brush my teeth. And I can cook my ass off, but it tends to involve artery clogging pasta or colon clogging beef...go figure.

¤ ¤ credit: a different Bill | 02.07.03 at 08:33 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

what if your like me and suffer from Homer Simpson syndrome... you know shave and 5 minutes later have a 5 o'clock shadow again?

¤ ¤ credit: jay | 02.07.03 at 09:29 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Neil- There are many men who don't shave on purpose. That doesn't make them lazy. The study is hopelessly flawed. All the men were from Wales. Maybe in that culture, it isn't a fashion thing to wear beards so the majority of bearded men there are lower class, unlike in America where many upscale, athletic men choose beards as a fashion statement. Also, the conclusion was men that shave less often have problems. Maybe they don't have to shave as often because of low hormones. So it's really their low testosterone that causes BOTH stroke risks, low libido and low shaving rates. The shaving thing is just another side effect, not a cause. I used to be a chemical engineer and design/analyze large-scale consumer research studies so I know how tests should be performed and how they can be misinterpreted.

¤ ¤ credit: Lauri | 02.07.03 at 10:00 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Well, I am going to have to disagree with this. I know I had more sex, less strokes when I had a beard and mustache then now when I shave every day.

¤ ¤ credit: Scott | 02.08.03 at 03:17 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Of course, when I had a beard, I could also read...

¤ ¤ credit: Scott | 02.08.03 at 03:17 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Of course, counter to what Iposted earlier, maybe the reason some men don't shave is because that wasted 5 to 10 minutes could be used having sex? Huh? Save it up all week and it could be one extra hour of hot monkey love!

I'm just sayin'

¤ ¤ credit: a different Bill | 02.08.03 at 04:29 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

But my beard keeps me warm in the winter! :(

¤ ¤ credit: ste | 02.08.03 at 10:23 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Just exactly what kind of strokes are we talking about? I suppose if it takes more strokes there is less sex?

¤ ¤ credit: BillH | 02.08.03 at 11:55 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

That's an odd study, but I have to say I love facial hair on guys...to me even an ugly guy gets a glance if he's got any facial hair on him at all. (With the exception of mustaches that stand alone...don't really care for those on most people..some can pull it off, but very few)

¤ ¤ credit: Stacy | 02.10.03 at 12:44 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Hey! This article scares me. But I'm afraid to shave me beard off even more...

http://www.whistlersworld.com/archives/2003_02.html#000022

¤ ¤ credit: whistler | 02.10.03 at 09:16 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Lauri:
You misunderstand the conclusion of the study. It demonstrates Correlation not Causation. It is always a grave mistake to conflate the two.The article clearly states that the association remains unexplained. The study is only flawed if the authors are claiming that their sample is representative beyond their area or that it does demonstrate causation. Most research is not that ambitious.
I think the folks here are just having a bit of fun, and aren't seriously going to shave out of fear for their health. No one is casting aspersions on your bearded beloveds.

¤ ¤ credit: Rachel | 02.11.03 at 03:14 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

my husband shaves his arm pits.

¤ ¤ credit: Stacey | 02.14.03 at 08:27 PM | link--this ¤ ¤




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