I have tried to avoid monitoring yet another forum… but I have a fondness for Burma Shave jingles. And to answer the OP – I have used a strop, straight razor, brush, and mug, all that had belonged to my dad and came to me after he died… nicked a few times, but got the hang pretty quick. I don’t use them today, though.
My cheek, she said
Feels smooth as satin!
Ha ha, said he
That’s mine you’re pattin’!
BURMA SHAVE
Don’t stick your elbows
Out too far
They might go home
In another car
BURMA SHAVE
Past school crossings
Take it slow
Let the little
Shavers grow
BURMA SHAVE
Proposed, but never posted (too risqué!):
The wife of bristly
Brushmug Zaymer
Bought twin beds
(Who can blame her?)
BURMA SHAVE
my girlfriend bought be a brush and soap set from Crabtree and Evelyn for Christmas '98. It took me a while to get used to the perfumy soap, but ever since then women have been telling me I smell good Plus it feels good, and I get a great shave (especially with my new Mach 3 razor–expensive as hell, but worth it).
Yeah, I think I’ve got it down pat now. Wet the brush, DON’T wet the soap, whisk whisk in the mug for ten seconds, brush it on, shave it off. Adds maybe thirty seconds to the morning ritual, and oh, so satisfying.
I bought an old Burma-Shave shaving mug on ebay from a guy in Texas…five bucks…works better than the coffee mug I was using in January. It’s more shallow and I don’t bruise my delicate knuckles when I whip up the lather.
STILL on my first cake of shaving soap, although the bottom of the mug is peeking through in the center. At this rate, the five cakes will last me almost a year and a half. That’s $4.95 for 18 months of shaves, compared to, let’s say, five cans of shaving gel at about three bucks a pop.
{running palm over shaven jowls} And, by golly, it DOES feel just like your butt!
I HIGHLY recommend mug and brush for all my Doper brothers.
Plus it feels good, and I get a great shave (especially with my new Mach 3 razor–expensive as hell, but worth it).