Loose Parts by Dave Blazek for January 11, 2024

Is he shaving or reaping?

They call him Rapid Death.

I think I use something similar when I shave!!!

Beware the Electric Reaper! Sharp as a razor; cuts like a blade!

Gillette, the official blade supplier for Death.

For when you have a close shave with death.

Did I Shave My Legs For This? Deana Carter

Welcome to the AtraLife.

Back at the beginning of Satrday Night Live, Gillette had just come out with the Trac II razor. SNL’s first fake ad (IIRC) revealed a three-blade version, ending with the immortal tag line: “Because you’ll believe anything!” Life imitating art…

Multiple blades create ingrown hairs. Though I doubt that is an issue with a scythe

You should see what that thing can do in a wheat field

Way to harvest Harvey there, Death!

Ouch! That’s going to hurt!

the scythe makes me sigh

About 50 years ago I saw a commercial for the Trac 4 razor, complete with weird sound effects. It wasn’t until the narrator said “The Trac 4 Razor because you’ll buy anything” did I realize I had just tuned into SNL.

The First blade pulls you out of denial …

First TV ad for new, improved Death Scythe 3000—now with five blades of fatality!

But I didn’t have the salmon mousse.

The scythe is for cutting the cord of Fate, not giving you a close shave.

Actor Mark Sheppard had six cascading heart attacks on December 1, 2023, but despite that devastating blow from his six-bladed scythe, the Grim Reaper was thwarted when the paramedics arrived in time.

He wants his soul saved, not shaved.

Kind of reminds me of aircraft carrier trap line. Did I get on line 1 or 3?