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Why are Japanese shaving brushes banned from Ireland?

11-02-2005 03:33PM

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super_furry

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I was browing the Parcelforce website in the vain hope that I might find out where the hell my Nintendo DS is when I came across this in the Ireland information section;

"Apart from the general prohibitions, the following are also prohibited: Japanese shaving brushes; items falsely bearing the markings of a Government Department; items which infringe authors' rights; goods made in prison; unseasoned celluloid; stamps and stamp impressions. Euro 48 Prohibitions: all arms and weapons, alcohol in proportions which will result in excise fees; food; gold; human remains; live animals and plants; money; personal effects; precious metals and stones; silver; works of art."

The rest of it makes sense, but Japanese shaving brushes?

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#2 11-02-2005 03:36PM

Chalk

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you cant post stamps?
hahaahahahahaahah

are japanese shving brushes like combs with razors in them?
there probably dangerous.

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#3 11-02-2005 03:43PM

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Maybe the bristles are made from an endangered animal?

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#4 11-02-2005 03:53PM

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I looked into this peculiarity a while ago and discovered that you might get anthrax from the bristles, apparently!

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#5 11-02-2005 04:10PM

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Chalk wrote:

you cant post stamps?

bit of a contradiction in itself dont you think

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#6 11-02-2005 04:34PM

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Thats only with parcelforce. They don't want to assist an post.

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#7 11-02-2005 04:36PM

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Do many lads still use shaving brushes in these days of tinned foam or gel ?

Seven Worlds will Collide

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#8 11-02-2005 05:32PM

Adam

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do many people post human remains these days??!? :eek:

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#9 11-02-2005 06:19PM

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What the hell is wrong with personal effects? OK if someone owned a particularly large poo collection then I could understand...

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#10 11-02-2005 06:37PM

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Ei2JC wrote:

Do many lads still use shaving brushes in these days of tinned foam or gel ?

Right here buddy!
Thats the only way to shave.

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#11 11-02-2005 06:44PM

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tba wrote:

Right here buddy!
Thats the only way to shave.

...and can you still get shaving sticks (to make the lather)

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#12 11-02-2005 07:06PM

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nah the stuff comes in tubes now. Same principal though

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