Tom Lee, endorsing Gillette's new Mach Super-Fusion-Phantom-Hitler-Repelling-Ass-Kicker Razor, writes:
I can't help but note that both Ryan and certain other razor traditionalists can plausibly be described as Aryan Supermen. I'm sure it's very convenient to have the sort of blond, wispy facial hair that can be removed with gentle abrasion from, say, a disposable plastic dish scrubber. And I don't mean to disparage my own more problematic stubble — men like Kriston and myself find rough facial hair useful in a variety of situations, e.g. igniting a strike-anywhere match and using it, with cupped palms, to light a hand-rolled cigarette as we stare flintily at the loneliness of the great Western range. From horseback.
It's just that taming that sort of beard — some might call it the sort of beard that tamed America — requires more decisive, even violent measures. That's all.
He goes on to show a close-up picture of his beard. Scary stuff. And it's to the razor's credit that when I saw Tommy last night, the intimidating scruff was completely gone.
