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Pic by an FB friend of mine. That top unit is a filter originally meant for testing equipment. Replaced its BNC connectors with 1/4" ones and turned it into an effects processor.

This does not soften my stance on autotune or electro house.

HMS Sabre escorting Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth

Overly Attached Boxxy.

#1 Killing Floor reference. #2 Which part is confusing you, Dusty?

Ladies and gentlemen, the Uncanny Valley (NSFW): http://vimeo.com/73422331 http://vimeo.com/73417624

My main question is it the inclusion of two barrels in a 6-shot revolver. It fires two rounds at once, thrice over, and then needs to be reloaded?

Photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan (emerged before Samurai) U.S. Air Force bombs create a curtain of flying shrapnel and debris barely 200 feet beyond the perimeter of South Vietnamese ranger positions defending Khe Sanh during the siege of the U.S. Marine base, March 1968. The photographer, a South Vietnamese officer, was badly injured when bombs fell even closer on a subsequent pass by U.S. planes. (AP Photo/ARVN, Maj. Nguyen Ngoc Hanh) lol, 80s.

I've been meaning to make a thread about this for over a year at this point. Last July I bought a Lord dual edge razor. It was like $12 and worth about as much as I paid for it. I also bought a 100 pack of Astra Platinum blades. Astras are made by Gillette in Russia. They offer a decent, but not amazing shave. The quality control is about as good as one might expect. After a few tentative weeks, I stopped using spray shaving cream and bought a Van Der Hagen brush, soap and bowl set. Unsurprisingly, shaving soap offers a much better experience than canned foam. I also invested in some pre-shave glycerine soap as well as some post-shave products (an alum block and bottle of witch hazel). A couple months after my initial purpose, I bought a pair of vintage Gillette razors off eBay. One is a 3-piece and the other is a 1-piece. 1 piece DEs are almost universally "too clever by half." Mechanically they're amusing, but the shave they offer is usually inferior to a 3-piece. The head on the Gillette 1 piece I bought was quite nice, but the handle was too small and my carpal tunnel howled every time I used it. In short order, I determined that I could mount the Gillette head on the (substantially larger) Lord handle. I used that combo until quite recently. About a month after I bought the two Gillettes, I ordered a blade and soap sampler set. I tried out the Sharks (good for like 3 shaves, then they turn to crap in short order) and Feathers (just about the best) first. Full disclosure: I still haven't bothered to try any of the others. Unsurprisingly, I bought a box of 100 Feathers a month after the sampler pack arrived. Blade-wise, I haven't looked back since. Feathers are comparatively expensive per blade ($25-ish for a 100 pack vs $10 for Astras), but they are so much better the point is moot. I get 5 good shaves out of each blade, and the quality control is exceptional. My right wrist has continued to ache, and even the Lord handle has become a challenge. I've toyed with the idea of getting a Merkur "Blue Barrel" ...but it's maybe TOO big. I've heard reports that it's only good for certain angles. I ended up buying the Merk pictured in the photo at the top. It's a heavy piece of German steel. The grip has thusfar been pretty comfortable. The head is significantly more aggressive than the vintage Gillette I had been using and I have had to re-learn shaving with a dual edge. I've nicked myself with it a number of times, but it is clearly capable of offering a very close shave. I've had to shave since I was about 14. I've hated it for nearly a quarter century. I'd put it off as long as possible. I had to use 2 electrics and a disposable razor to go from 3 day's growth to clean shaven. By investing in WWII-era technology, shaving has gone from being a hated chore to a nice hour-long ritual I do in the evening. I've likened shaving with soap and a DE to driving a manual transmission. It's not for everyone, but for some of us it's the only acceptable option.

$9 on AMZN.

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