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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Col. Quisp » Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:59 pm

Ah, splendid! Rope a dope pope! Thanks, Drew! :gringhost:
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby JackRiddler » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:36 pm

Col. Quisp wrote:Does anyone use bar soap these days?


Hell yeah. I've been stunned by the development over the last 20 years wherein no household seems to have soap anymore, just some gooey liquid that doesn't work as well and produces at least 10 times the non-biodegradable waste product in petroleum-based packaging (measured by mass). But anyway. Maybe it's better for some people's skin?
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby justdrew » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:11 am

I recommend using a Glycerin soap

https://www.google.com/search?q=glycerin+soap

IIRC a lot of those liquid soap things contain nanoparticles of unknown safety, then there's the whole "antibacterial" scam
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Hammer of Los » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:50 am

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I always use a bar of unscented uncoloured soap.

I like the pope on a rope.

Is that what nuns use in the bath?

Wears the soap etc.

I mean, even nuns do it fer chrissakes.

Er, moving swiftly on.

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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Nordic » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:31 am

I just bought my stepdaughter a $15 bottle of "facewash". I resisted as best I could until she gave me That Look, the look for which I have no defenses, and succumbed as she knew I would. But really, as I attempted to argue, what's wrong with a goddamn bar of soap? WTF is "facewash?"
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby justdrew » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:39 am

Nordic wrote:I just bought my stepdaughter a $15 bottle of "facewash". I resisted as best I could until she gave me That Look, the look for which I have no defenses, and succumbed as she knew I would. But really, as I attempted to argue, what's wrong with a goddamn bar of soap? WTF is "facewash?"


get her some glycerin soap, see link above. it's even pretty. :thumbsup
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Hammer of Los » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:26 am

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Sometimes I brush my teeth with soap.

And hot water.

Sometimes I use Fairy Liquid.

If it gets the food stains off my pots and pans, I figure, it will do the same for my teeth.

Of course, whenever I talk, bubbles come out.

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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Pele'sDaughter » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:44 am

I realize how low on the list this must be. Grits. Not instant, not quick. Just old-fashioned grits that take about 15 to 20 min to cook. The quick grits are not tasty at all.

We have switched to Dr. Bronner's soap. If you go that way, you'll need to invest in foaming soap dispensers. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed.
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby NeonLX » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:47 am

Good-looking new cars. With precious few exceptions, most cars look menacing and grotesque to me.

Front ends of Acuras look like guillotines to me:

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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby JackRiddler » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:21 pm

Yeah, the car faces have become more violent and more generic.
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby 82_28 » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:42 pm

Pele'sDaughter wrote:I realize how low on the list this must be. Grits. Not instant, not quick. Just old-fashioned grits that take about 15 to 20 min to cook. The quick grits are not tasty at all.

We have switched to Dr. Bronner's soap. If you go that way, you'll need to invest in foaming soap dispensers. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed.


That's funny you bring up Dr. Bronner's. It's all I use. But just last night, I decided to look up the history of Dr. Bronner's. Pretty fascinating story.
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby kafor » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:09 pm

I've been a Bronner's junkie, jeez, since 75, could that be, I distinctly remember the lovely lady who introduced me, and yeah, 75. I use the bar version now, as it seems to last longer. The label is an education in itself.
And then there's the OP. not to be to depressing, but
bats, bees, frogs, large moths (Luna, Cecropia, etc.) alot fewer songbirds, wild Dogwood trees (dying from Anthracnose (spl?) places without human noise, hell, places without humans. whoops, excuse me for preferring nature over society. oh, "And you kids get off my lawn!!"
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Project Willow » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:12 pm

Pele'sDaughter wrote:I realize how low on the list this must be. Grits. Not instant, not quick. Just old-fashioned grits that take about 15 to 20 min to cook. The quick grits are not tasty at all.


:bigsmile

Yes, and non-GMO grits.
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Elvis » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:49 am

kafor wrote:places without human noise, hell, places without humans. whoops, excuse me for preferring nature over society.Kafor


You're excused. A friend, presently traveling in India, recently wrote about a big sign he saw on a construction fence in Mumbai, which read (his translation from Hindi):

"To truly enjoy nature, be a part of nature."
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Re: Things you increasingly don't see anymore

Postby Hammer of Los » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:33 am

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Hammer of Los wrote:I like the pope on a rope.


Just for the record I wouldn't condone the hanging or indeed the harming in any way of Emperor Palpatine.

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