Posted: 5/16/2004 6:02:04 PM EDT
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As I understand and practice: 1) Bath once daily with soap/shampoo. 2)Apply deodorant/antiperspirant to armpits. 3) Brush teeth at least in the morning and before going to bed. Floss every other day. So is this the norm? If it is, I meet a lot of people who don't follow it.  |
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I met some real backwoods types in Boot, they never saw a shower (or toothbrush) before and had washed up in the creek or in a large tub once a month or so. I was amazed in the modern day era that we live in that people lived like this. It took only a matter of one session with a floor scrub brush for the rest of them to get the message. |
Reminds me of a joke I heard once about an army from another country (I can't name the country as I think that would violate the CoC. Anyway, the troops had been out on the battlefield for months. They had little food, little replacement gear, and of course, no change of clothes. The General showed up one day, assembled the men and said "Men, I have good news and bad news, so I'll start with the good news. You all get a change of underware. As the cheering died down the General then said, "Now for the bad news. X, you change with Y." |
I so agree with this. When they say baths are for saturday..........they actually ment it. |
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I have never understood the American obsessive compulsion with all apects of personal hygiene. I shower/bathe/brush/etc when I NEED to. That means I brush my teeth after evey meal, shower with soap/shampoo when I am dirty, and apply deoderant if I am going to be doing something that will lead to my armpits smelling. Let me be clear - I find it both offensive and disgusting if I can smell another human being in public (and this includes annoying perfumes and colognes in addition to body odor), and I would NEVER want other people to be able to smell me. I HATE being and feeling dirty - but I don't definte "dirty" as having gone 24 hours without a bath or shower. Therefore, I do not necessarily shower or bathe every day. |
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I shower AT LEAST once a day. Sometimes Twice. Put on the same clothes twice? Are you nuts? If I put a pair of shorts for a half hour, then shower, they go into the hamper. Am I ridiculous? Yes. Do I care? No. I hate feeling greasy or my mouth feeling dirty, etc... I bet I wash my hands 10 times a day. Today, I woke up and showered before I went out to mow the lawn. (I hate sweating when you are already dirty). Came back in afterwards and showered again for the day and got into some clean clothes. |
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Showering at night as opposed to the morning is best for your skin. If you shower in the morning, it cleans away all the natural oils your skin needs to block UV rays....If you shower at night, it gives your body time to replenish the natural oils.... Just thought you might want to know..... (At least that's what Mom tells me and she's been in the cosmetics business for almost 50 years) |
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That israeli guy I knew, the one that pulled the "i ain't got no money" crap when the dinner bill came, thought it was really funny to not shower or brush his teeth. He would go around laughing and say "I haven't taken a shower or brushed my teeth in 3 days!" blah. |
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I bathe often, gussy myself up like a french hooker when it's required by signifigant other and generally take good care of myself. I don't, however, bathe prior to gun shows, as there isn't a smell that can come from my body that would overtake the stench of some of the gun show types so I feel pretty safe in just being a little bit stinky. That brings up a point tho, sometimes I swear to god I'd rather smell some people than look at their lack of care. Gross hair sticking out of ears, noses and snot dangling make me wanna hurl. Same with dirty fingernails. Work with a guy whose hands look like he's been digging for turds in a grease pit. I hate to go anywhere he has been or touch anything he has. Sickening. Some people, when you get right down to it, are really animals. It's not hard to believe in Darwin's theories when you are within 5 feet of the troglodites, stinking and grunting. |
Kinda sounds a little obssessive complusive. |
| I shower everyday. I, like Leisure_Shoot will wear clothes for a half hour and change them if they feel dirty. I don't like smelling like ass, having nasty breath/teeth/BO. I floss 2 times a day, I brush three times a day. A bit obsessibe? Yes, but like I said, I don't like being dirty, so I try to avoid it as much as possible. I wash my hands and face constantly. Remember, powder the stones, slap some deodorant on and wear some nice cologne. Can't forget to floss and brush. If any of you have bleeding gums, it's because you don't floss. |
I have used this as a Cub Scout skit with my Webelos. This is one of their favorite to watch them act it out. |
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Perfume (and eau de cologne) were origonally used to mask body oder, rather than compliment it. This is where I wish to knock the secular entity of the Church (not God, nor Christ, nor those who answered his call) for it's unhealthy abhorance to NUDITY, and the EVIL temptation of bathing, that allowed a significant portion of Western Europe to be killed off a few times. |
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I appreciate good hygiene. After two months in Egypt where it's not at all a priority, it's nice not to be able to smell a waiter as he approaches your table or to see black half-moons of who-knows-what under someone's fingernails. I spent six days a week in a classroom or other training setting with fifty guys who rarely showered and seemed to wear their uniforms several times before doing laundry. Not only that, but the entire concept of "personal space" is foreign to their culture, so conversations take place at grappling range. Tide, people! Lever 2000! Colgate tartar control! Know it; live it; love it! |
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Shower every AM and before bed every night unless I havent left the house that day. Brush teeth every AM and chew gum after most meals. PM brushing is a norm but maybe not every night. Floss twice aweek or more if ness.  Shave for meetings the next day or fancy dinner, if not once every couple of weeks. Hand washing AT LEAST 10 times a day. Never put on anything scented Haircut for meetings or every 3-4 months. |
Was this during his annual cross-country rental-van adventure? |
| I cannot stand more than 24 hours without a shower. Even while camping I will scrub off with a bucket of water if no shower is available. Brush teeth twice a day, shave when necessary, even wash my ass after taking a dump. I hate that greasy feeling, and cannot stand foul smelling humans. Some of the turds I smell out in public are unbelieveable, and the local school district has occassionally had a lice problem. Damn hillbillies don't understand soap and water. Ops |
This is not the norm for those that frequent gunshows. 
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| Shower once a day at night using soap, shampoo, conditioner. Brush teeth thoroughly for 10 mins with electric toothbrush when I wake up and before I sleep. Cleanser for my face after I brush my teeth at night. Wash face thoroughly using water in morning. Before I go out, I deodorise |
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