The Hazards of Belief

Bannasidhe

bluewolf wrote: »

TOOTHPASTE
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Used to know a lot of Rastafarians who wouldn't use any mass produced chemical based products - toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant etc. Bi-carb soda to clean teeth, hand made unperfumed soaps made of ash/fat only, wash body then used natural oils, nearly impossible to wash dreadlocks so they would use natural oils on hair.

Took a while to get used to the way they smelt - which wasn't bad by any means just not perfumed. I liked it. I'd certainly prefer to be stuck in a lift with 5 Rastas than 1 person who is a kaleidoscope of conflicting 'perfumes'.
I refuse to sit near my sister when eating - deodorant, hair products, body lotion, hand cream, make-up, perfume and fabric softner = all I can 'taste' is her smell.

Not saying that is the case here - this lot could just be stinky.

I thought using a lot of bicarb was bad for your teeth

I like my smelly perfumes and lotions and things :cool:

Bannasidhe

bluewolf wrote: »

I like my smelly perfumes and lotions and things :cool:

Well I won't be getting in an elevator with you and inviting you to my hotel room for a coffee so!

:pac:

Sarky

Mint shower gel with a dash of Old Spice afterwards. :cool:

joseph brand

Pray for my 'devil child', says Katy Perry's father

Katy Perry's preacher dad has reportedly called her a “devil child” and asked people to pray for her.

He has been touring American churches with his wife Mary asking congregations to pray for his daughter, according to The Sun newspaper.

Speaking to believers in Santa Fe Springs, California, Keith Perry reportedly said: “They ask how can I preach if I produce a girl who sang about kissing another girl?

“I was at a concert of Katy’s where there were 20,000. I’m watching this generation and they were going at it.

“It almost looked like church.

“I stood there and wept and kept on weeping and weeping. They’re loving and worshipping the wrong thing.”

Telling a bunch of gun-toting fundamentalist nutbars that your daughter is the spawn of Satan can't be seen as good parenting. That crazy talk could get her killed.

Bannasidhe

Was once asked by a groups of 2nd year lads in a seminar what the best advice I could give them was - I replied 'Lynx - don't wear it. It's nasty.'

joseph brand

bluewolf wrote: »

I thought using a lot of bicarb was bad for your teeth

I like my smelly perfumes and lotions and things :cool:

http://youtu.be/IKiSPUc2Jck?t=31s

Sarky

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Was once asked by a groups of 2nd year lads in a seminar what the best advice I could give them was - I replied 'Lynx - don't wear it. It's nasty.'

Those kids will go far. Like, second base at least. Although I do know a few ladies who claim to love the smell of the Africa deodorant. Honestly I just buy Old Spice because there's a wolf on the label... >_>

Genghiz Cohen

Hugo Boss is boss.

FouxDaFaFa

My little brother put on Lynx one day in the bathroom.

The smell of it woke me up on the other side of the house.

Sulla Felix

Sarky wrote: »

Those kids will go far. Like, second base at least. Although I do know a few ladies who claim to love the smell of the Africa deodorant. Honestly I just buy Old Spice because there's a wolf on the label... >_>

Nah, Hawk or the mountain one is where it's at. The wolf one is nasty. :mad:

Obliq

FouxDaFaFa wrote: »

My little brother put on Lynx one day in the bathroom.

The smell of it woke me up on the other side of the house.

I have a rule for the last 12 years - no Lynx in the house. ie. my step-son was asked to spray himself outside, and my teenage son has been asked the same. My teen has thankfully gone off Lynx now, but I have all the car windows open on a Friday night when delivering himself and a car load of hormonal young fellas to youth club....jaysus, the mixture of smells would fell a horse. :eek:

kiffer

But but the ad says spray more get more... why would they lie? What could they possibly stand to gain?! I don't know what to believe anymore.

For the record I'm pretty sure lynx is some kind of tear gas... and I'm really not sure why people seem to apply it by spraying a cloud into the air and walking into it...

Hotblack Desiato

I'm over 40 and use Lynx :eek: they keep changing the names, but the one they currently call 'cool metal' is ok, and the mrs is even willing to buy it for me if I ask nicely so I take it she doesn't object too strongly

They do have several 'spicy' varieties like Africa which are particularly rank though.

I like Boss aftershave (and so does she) great for going out but too expensive to use every day.

My late father was born in 1920. He used Old Spice. He used to have an Old Spice shaving mug and bristle brush. I liked the smell of that when I was a kid, but it's just not for me. I'll never get to smoke a pipe or wear a cap either...

endacl

Brut 33. Oh yeah....

Sarky

ninja900 wrote: »

I'll never get to smoke a pipe or wear a cap either...

Well I could do without the cap myself, but man you are missing out on the pipe smoking.

Hotblack Desiato

Wow, the riding position on those 70s GP bikes is positively laid-back compared to many road-going sportsbikes of today :eek:

'Oi splash it on all ovah' classic.

But who could forget... Hai Karate. Be careful how you use it.

Apologies for terrible sound. But the American Hai Karate ad was even worse, if that were possible...

(Maybe that was what Woody Allen was using?)

Those were a bit before my era but I clearly remember Denim. IIRC it lasted right through the 80s, well after Brut, and long after Hai Karate which was passed around as a joke gift in our family in the early 80s.

FouxDaFaFa

You call yourselves men?

Just douse yourselves in some moose urine and have done with it.

(Must be moose. Always read the label.)

endacl

Moose Piss or Hai Karate?

Ah well, in fairness, we lads have it easy...

legspin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwojmuF2zfE

All funny but relevant from 3.00 onwards.

Probably NSFW.

Obliq

legspin wrote: »

Probably NSFW.

But very funny. Can't wait to repeat it to the teen - Look on his face will be priceless!

Brian Shanahan

endacl wrote: »

While holygod's intentions are good, his aim has always been a bit iffy.

At least Offler admits that he's just trigger happy (even if his High Priest doesn't). Remember kiddies, Crocodile headed gods are more truthful than beardie ones.

Nodin

Muslims in a province of Burma have been ordered not to have more than two
children in an attempt by the government to stop Buddhist attacks on
Muslims.


State officials said the two-child limit in the state of Rakhine would ease
tensions between Buddhists and their Muslim Rohingya neighbours.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/25/burma-muslims-two-child-limit

Between this and the attitude to other tribes within Burmese borders, you have to say it seems a bit early to have removed sanctions.

PopePalpatine

Guess who wants us to regress to being a nation of emotional retards? This auld bint.

Obliq

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Guess who wants us to regress to being a nation of emotional retards? This auld bint.

Actually, she's doing it wrong. She has done exactly what (from the article) Barry Singleton said "I came across a piece on the Irish Catholic on depression and suicide. Mary Kenny calls for lesson in stoicism in young people, which she describes as: “the Greek philosophy of enduring suffering bravely and without complaint.” – needless to say, this flies in the face of all the campaigning and work done to encourage young people to talk, reach out and get the help they need." and has alienated people from a philosophy that encourages looking at your emotions and improving your well-being, leading to feeling more in tune with your own nature, not shutting away your feelings so you don't look at them.

What does she think counselors do exactly? They constantly employ the tools of reason and logic to help people come to a greater awareness that all is not lost, hopeless, etc. - not a million miles away from some of the central philosophies in Stocism. She, however, IS a million miles away from helping people who need a listening ear to help them gain a different perspective with her "pull yourself together" crap. In practice, good counselors are all about helping you come to proportional reactions to events and never, but never, telling people they are wrong to feel a certain way. It's profoundly stupid of Mary Kenny to go wading in telling people how they should be doing better.

Galvasean

Obliq wrote: »

Actually, she's doing it wrong.

The 'doing it wrong' title is from Broadsheet.ie, criticising Kenny.

Obliq

Galvasean wrote: »

The 'doing it wrong' title is from Broadsheet.ie, criticising Kenny.

Yeah, I'd spotted that It was a bit open ended - I took it to mean that she was saying to young men "You're doing it wrong" where she says an absolutely disproportionate, and indeed wrong, response to a bad event.”

Hotblack Desiato

To think that forty-odd years ago she was regarded as a radical feminist, now she's writing conservative authoritarian guff in The Irish Catholic :rolleyes:

It's a long long way from 'Ugandan Discussions' :eek:

MrPudding

FouxDaFaFa wrote: »

You call yourselves men?

Just douse yourselves in some moose urine and have done with it.

(Must be moose. Always read the label.)

Sex Panther ftw.

http://www.firebox.com/product/2291/Sex-Panther

MrP

Obliq

Panther piss. Yup, you win Mr.P as far as I'm concerned