There is a problem in our value system

[SlowwHand]

Bacon-scented shaving cream hits the market

Just when you think every bit of bacon innovation has been cooked up, another seemingly unbelievable creation is unveiled for the world to enjoy.

But today's new bacon offering is not to be eaten. Rather, it's to be used as part of the distinguished gentleman's grooming routine: bacon shaving cream.

For $14.99, you can purchase a limited-edition can of what creator J&D's Foods suggests "is best used after a hot shower or before an important date with someone you may want to spend the rest of your life with."

And in a video report from KIRO TV, at least one local Seattle barbershop swears the lather is top-notch, in addition to, well, smelling like bacon.

"You're going to feel good, you're going to smell good and you're probably going to taste good," J&D's Dave Lefkow tells KIRO. "This is something that every bacon-loving American male needs."

However, the bacon shaving cream is being produced in a limited run of 2,500. Let's hope that has nothing to do with the rumored bacon shortage threatening our collective futures.

Still, covering your face in bacon-scented shaving cream does pose its share of risks. The self-described "Bacontrepreneurs" at J&D's offer a fair warning to anyone using their new shaving cream: "Prepare to be loved, admired and possibly be eaten by bears."

We're ****ed up.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/bacon-flavored-shaving-cream-hits-market-213053081.html

[giblets]

Because the somewhat unrealistic ideals of so-called "beauty" and "fitness" leads to problems for some other people, such as anorexia, use of steroids, and so on.

Or maybe not:

It has also been noted that anorexia nervosa is more likely to occur in populations in which obesity is more prevalent. It has been suggested that anorexia nervosa results from a sexually selected evolutionary drive to appear youthful in populations in which size becomes the primary indicator of age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa

I don't find the argument that encouraging healthy diet and exercise supposedly causes anorexia nervosa to be very convincing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

You seemed to skip over the whole "media effects" part of the wiki article.

[giblets]

You seemed to skip over the whole "media effects" part of the wiki article.

The idea that magazine pictures can make someone mentally ill is, IMO, dubious.

[dannubis]

As an adult: yes, you should be able to form your own view.

As a teenager: less so.

[Hauldren Collider]

The idea that magazine pictures can make someone mentally ill is, IMO, dubious.

It's like blaming South Park for your children's moral bankruptcy.

[-Jrabbit]

I blame gangster rap and death metal.

[Hauldren Collider]

Everyone knows rock and roll is what causes teen pregnancies and gang violence. You're not getting away with that one, you filthy baby boomer.



Disgusting. Makes me sick.

[-Jrabbit]

Bryan Adams? That's your best shot?

Certainly not a hippie, and barely rock and roll. Although he has had a child out of wedlock.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Relevant how?

Taking a penis up the ass is the toughest thing a man can do.

I've heard getting into the U.S. Marines is quite tough too. For some people...

And there are some who consider them about one and the same. Hooah!

[The Mad Monk]

You've been away awhile, Mike, you need to catch up.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Since there was a reference to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, I couldn't pass up to opportunity to express my love and support.

Actually, I need to get my ass back to work, lest I go from self-employed to unemployed.

[b etor]

I like a woman with a flat stomach.

especially with just a hint of definition.

I think nice calves are the sexiest muscles on women, and the whole upper arm area on men. Mmmm.

[molly bloom]

And there are some who consider them about one and the same. Hooah!

Snicker, chortle.

Good to have you back.