B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for November 16, 2021

“And I like the quick tan.”

Most people seem to think I’m the kind of guy who shaves with a blowtorch. Actually I’m bookish and worrisome.

Burt Lancaster

Well, if you don’t care about your eyebrows and nose hairs, why not?

That’s great: No razor = No razor burns.

Amazing: Face in the Fire – No Campfire burns? Not even a singe?

True dat. Razors are not only dangerous but also cause razor burn… ouchie!

And not to mention lather needs water, anathema to Wiley…..

Time to invent the electric razor. Of course they’ll have to discover electricity first.

Back in college. I worked in construction to pay the tuition. My job as the rookie was mostly gofer and included going into the shanty in the morning to light a small propane heater while the rest of the crew got coffee.

One day I had some difficulty lighting it. When it did ignite, it did so with a “foof” and a flash. As I was walking back to get my coffee, I noticed some gray ash on my forearm where the hair used to be. I did not get burned (in fact, I did not feel the heat at all) and the hair grew back.

and the fire isn’t?

You know he had to be careful not only to not burn himself but also to make sure that that wooden leg doesn’t catch on fire!

Nothing smells worse than burning whiskers…

Seems to make you a blonde too! (Willie’s hair is now yellow)

Its safe as long as he keeps his right leg WAY back!

Use a hammer, pound the whiskers in, chew them off and spit them out. No fire needed.

In boot camp we were shown a way to light a cotton ball on fire then blow it out and use the embers to remove facial hair without a razor. I got the feeling the demonstration was more for hair located in other places that could contain crabs or lice. I never had occasion to try it myself.

See today’s Hagar the Horrible!

This guy could bob for French fries.

I shave in the shower. I wash my face and then use conditioner and it works just fine. Having kept a beard going for about 35 years most of my work is done trimming with the razor work around the edges and the trimmer around the rest of it.

Put your right foot in, take your right foot out….then you turn it all about. You do the hokey pokey…that’s what its all about.

There are times when I think about finding a better way to shave. I use a good Remington electric shaver, but it takes time. I could go back to using my double edged blades, but I remember that after the shave I’d have to shower to wash away the blood. I’ll stay with the Remington.

History records that there were kings who insisted on having their beards trimmed by a barber who used only hot coals, rather than razors. Better an occasional burn on the face, than having your throat slit by a razor-wielding barber who had been lavishly bribed by your political enemies.

He forgot to light his cigar.

I want to see how he brushes his teeth.

Is this Wiley’s claim to “flame”?

my whiskers are so sparse and fine that I can go several days without shaving. When I worked I would shave daily just so I wouldn’t forget or look scruffy. Now that I’m on disability I shave 3 times a week, and could probably get by with once a week if I had to. One time when I was in the hospital for an extended stay I went 2 weeks without shaving before anyone seemed to notice anything.

A close shave, if you ask me.

He’d never make it as an actor. 3 days growth of beard is hip.

Looks like Wiley tried cutting his toe nails the same way.

’Gets rid of pin feathers from the ducks and geese we shoot.

No thanks. Burnt stubble on my face isn’t what I need

Carp’s element is water; Now we see that Wiley’s is fire. Do we have air and earth?

I wonder if that’s how he lost his leg.

What a great satire on modern anti-vaxxers

Kinda hard on the eyes.

Burn scars are okay.

hhhmmm….ripoff from an older strip. Back from the 60’s. But in that one he burned off ALL his hair.

Lighting a gas heater can accomplish the same thing.

He’s obviously speaking from experience. Using a razor is how he lost his leg.

I hate to shave, and I like how I look with a beard much better than without. I’ve had one for about 40 years, and only shaved it off once, in 2017, for a short-term seasonal job with UPS (they have an appearance requirement). I was so happy when the job ended and I could go back to not shaving. I took several pictures of myself as a reminder never to do that again, and fortunately I haven’t had to.

Why is Willies hair all of a sudden yellow and not on fire

Oh wow, and being a person with Hemophilia I thought it was tough for me to shave.

how is he not burnt to death.

Drive ’em in with a hammer & bite ’em off inside. (The Frozen Logger)

The fire also restored his hair color somehow.