Well that was embarrassing....

**jamesbeat** · 01-23-2009, 04:08 PM

I have been trying to hone and strop one of my vintage razors, and having run out of hair on my left arm and both thighs, and believing I was close to getting it right, I tried it out on the right side of my face last night.

Turns out the razor still wasn't quite sharp enough to shave with, but it still took a decent chunk of hair off my cheek.

I looked at the clock and realised that I had been so engrossed with my honing attempt that I had lost track of time and it was 4am, so I went to bed.

Today I woke up, had a shower, didn't bother to shave, and since I had the day off, I just lounged around. At 5pm, I went to the pub to meet my friend because she was having a leaving do with her workmates.

It was only around 10pm that I ran my hand over my stubble and realised to my horror that I had a bald rectangle about 3" square on my right cheek!

Turns out everyone had noticed, but had been too polite to say anything....

**Bacchus** · 01-23-2009, 04:13 PM

I love it, always finish a shave in progress

**jamesbeat** · 01-23-2009, 05:08 PM

That's spooky, the bar we were in is called 'Bacchus Bar'!

**ssilcox** · 01-23-2009, 05:13 PM

Thats almost as bad as one of those nightmares where you go to school and then realize you are naked...

**Bacchus** · 01-23-2009, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by ssilcox

Thats almost as bad as one of those nightmares where you go to school and then realize you are naked...

And then you wake up in class and realize you have no pants on

Originally Posted by jamesbeat

That's spooky, the bar we were in is called 'Bacchus Bar'!

That is just awesome. You know Im haunting you, dont you?

**jamesbeat** · 01-23-2009, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Bacchus

That is just awesome. You know Im haunting you, dont you?

Well if you're going to haunt me, try and do something useful! The service is terrible, the drinks are horrifically overpriced and the food is mediocre at best

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/52271-Ba...Bar-Birmingham

And stop eating my shaving soap

**Bacchus** · 01-23-2009, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by jamesbeat

Well if you're going to haunt me, try and do something useful! The service is terrible, the drinks are horrifically overpriced and the food is mediocre at best

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/52271-Ba...Bar-Birmingham

And stop eating my shaving soap

MUHAHAHA Yes, yes, its all coming together now!

Actually a Bar with the excellent name of Bacchus should be good. They should all fire themselves or straighten up and fly right!

**jamesbeat** · 01-24-2009, 07:46 AM

Well it's not that bad, it's just a bit snobby.
It's actually very nicely done out, and they have a suit of medieval armour in there which would be ideal for you to hide in while haunting me.

The only real problem is that the staff are very snooty, especially to me because I'm pretty heavily tattooed.

**rabidpotatochip** · 01-24-2009, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Bacchus

And then you wake up in class and realize you have no pants on

That is just awesome. You know Im haunting you, dont you?

Whew, thought I was the only one that happened to!

Anyway, that's one of those things that will make for a great story for years to come. Trust me, people never forget stuff like that. Uh, I mean that in a good way...

**Bacchus** · 01-24-2009, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by jamesbeat

I'm pretty heavily tattooed.

Tattoos rock, I love mine.

**jamesbeat** · 01-24-2009, 03:45 PM

Well yes they do rock, until you have them on your hands and neck and find yourself in a bar full of office workers....

**huntmol** · 01-25-2009, 08:52 PM

haha that is a hilarious story, I hate when you go the whole day without realizing something, then look in the mirror and...

**jamesbeat** · 01-26-2009, 05:15 AM

See, my girlfriend doesn't understand how I didn't notice. I tried to explain that men don't generally check their faces in the mirror every 30 seconds like girls do, but she didn't get it.
I tend to have a cursory glance in the mirror before I leave the house, but only really to check my face still there and there's nothing glaringly unusual about it. The bald patch was subtle enough to escape unnoticed during this brief appraisal.