On Shaving: Minor Musings of an Eternal Beginner

[Goblin]

I believe, though I'm no scholar of Latin, that pilum (the spear) is the the nominative case form and pila would be plural. Whereas pilus would be a hair, and pili would be plural.

Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if they shared a root, linguistically. Thinking here also of the word barb, as in a barbed hook, which undoubtedly comes from the latinate root word for beard...though in that case I think it's just referring to the visual shape of the structure, compare for instance the "bearded axe" designs from Scandinavia.

Pila would be singular and pilae plural...I think. I assume it's feminine.

No. You are right. Goes to show how much I have forgotten!

7 years of schoolboy latin, and to my shame I have basically forgotten all of it.

The only sentence I could make from scratch is: nauta agricolam amat.

The sailor loves the farmer. As you can imagine, it's of limited utility in everyday life.

 

[Alum Ladd]

As you can imagine, it's of limited utility in everyday life

As is sadly the most ambitious sentence that I can achieve in German.

Das is ein grossen bustenhalter.

An excellent icebreaker at parties in certain districts of Hamburg or as a general aid at Berlin specialist clubs I like to think however.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

No. You are right. Goes to show how much I have forgotten!

Well, to be fair I had to look it up.

 

[Flanders]

I believe, though I'm no scholar of Latin, that pilum (the spear) is the the nominative case form and pila would be plural. Whereas pilus would be a hair, and pili would be plural.

So in other words, the correct phrase is actually: pilus multigemini. I checked a couple sources, but wouldn't have made the connection. I knew there were a couple Latin speakers here and was frustrated by the lack of discussion around such a strange phrase so thank you for that.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

So in other words, the correct phrase is actually: pilus multigemini

Singular is pilus multigeminus, plural is pili multigemini.

Now write it out a hundred times.
And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.

 

[thombrogan]

Ever quote John Cleese and inadvertently threaten an aspiring pilot with castration? I hope that’s not my fate.

I wouldn't be surprised if they shared a root

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Ever quote John Cleese and inadvertently threaten an aspiring pilot with castration? I hope that’s not my fate.



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I didn't feel like I should only quote the first half of the line.

 

[thombrogan]

Despite the terrors unintentionally menaced at Aaron, I can’t help feeling reassured by your hesitation to make out of context references, Matt.

 

[Goblin]

Well, I had cleared the shaving runways (i.e. all razors cleaned and put away) in anticipation of some parcels arriving yesterday. And none of them arrived. I don't mind waiting for stuff, but it ticks me off when something is scheduled to turn up on a certain day and doesn't.

So, I needed to grab something for today's shave. Default solution: a Fatip.

It's also Palmolive Sunday and Decemboar, so that dictated my other gear. It's not too different from the basic set up I used for most of my wet shaving career, and it delivers. The Fatip groove is one I find easy to slide into, and this particular Fatip is one that seems to always end up with slightly uneven blade exposure, which I use to my advantage, switching sides for different strokes depending on how much aggression I want.

The result? Perfection. The aftershave did alert me to the presence of a couple of absolutely minute pin-***** weepers that I could only see in the magnifying mirror. Had I not applied AS I wouldn't have known they were there and they don't deserve a 1 on the blood pillar. I am also calling it a 0 on irritation and a 0 on closeness. It's a deep BBS that I am betting will last 12hrs and maybe even 14. That's a clean sweep: zeros across the board!

GSBs are a really excellent match for the Fatip. In the past I thought they were a quality but unremarkable blade. Recently I found a few tucks I had forgotten about (I think came free with Fatips from Connaught) and figured I would use them up. I have enjoyed them so much in this razor I decided I didn't want to run out and picked up 100. They are one of the few blades that I find really holds up over 2 or 3 shaves. I would get more, but they seem to be quite expensive at the moment. I am not sure why they would be double the price of Nacets and Permasharps, but they are.

I think I will stick with this combo for a few more shaves, even if my parcels do turn up next week!

 

[Goblin]

I am tickled that in the above post the forum software censored my use of the term "pin-*****" because sometimes "*****" can be used as a dirty word. Although in this case, it wasn't a dirty word.

I could have said "pin-hole". Now, of course, "hole" could be a very dirty word in certain contexts!

Still, I know that overall the powers that be do a good job on this sort of thing...

 

[MaineYooper]

DecemBoar 15, halfway through already.

 

[Goblin]

DecemBoar 15, halfway through already.

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I think you might be lost!

Although I never mind seeing a Semogue 1305!