Join along if you want, guys. :-p
Top Reasons Why You Should Shave Your Legs Even Though It’s Winter
1. Your kids won’t make snarky remarks like “Nice fur coat, Mom,” when your pant leg rides up.
2. You’ll generate less static electricity when you walk around the house in nylon pants. The cat will be appreciative.
3. You’ll be less of a fire hazard at the gas station on those bone-dry days.
4. You’ll be prepared for shorts-wearing weather for January Thaw.
5. Realize you’re helping the economy immensely by constantly spending your hard-earned money on razors and shaving cream. :-p
6. You won’t wonder, in the middle of the night, if you’re wearing your sweat pants or not.
7. You can spontaneously wear a skirt, any time, any day!
8. Your socks will fit better, no longer cutting off your circulation from all that extra fluff.
9. You never know– you might do something absolutely crazy and go work out at the gym or something!
10. Should you ever need to be admitted into the hospital, the nurses will not have to ask you your gender. :-p
Women shaving their legs is a new concept in history. It was started at the beginning of the 20th century, due to shorter hemlines and more exposed flesh. (Not a good reason, in my opinion). Worse still, the cultural mandate for shaving legs has an entire micro-economy supporting it; namely, Gillette, Schick, and Barbasol. :-p Only in Western cultures do women shave their legs, and the only reason behind it, besides bankrolling the razor company CEOs, is to look more appealing to men. For a lot of women, those are good enough reasons, but I think they’re all rather shallow reasons. Hence, my top ten list; it makes me feel better and makes me feel that I’m not doing it *just* because the culture says we must. Because I love my kitty and I’m tired of getting zapped when I cuddle her.
If I’m going to be a conformist, it had BETTER be for some good practical reasons!
December 27th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
So funny! I read these to my daughter who just arrived today!!!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Hey, I agree 100%! (I’m trying to make sure I don’t seem shallow either). For the benefit of our furry friend.. :P
December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 am
My best friend’s grandmother (a revolutionary) told us that the hair on her legs was softer than the 5-o’clock shadow on ours, and that her husband appreciated the fact that she didn’t shave. Hm. I’d say she was very wise. ;)
December 28th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
If I shave my legs, my knee socks fall down! Can’t have that when I’m out doing ranch chores – so I only shave in the summer and on rare occasions in the winter. Nice Top 10 list though!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
HAH! I might even consider it, myself. I guess shaving the cat instead would be wrong, huh?
December 28th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Hmm all the comments are verrry interesting here.
MtnGrl: I didn’t think of that! Go ahead; I won’t breathe a word to PETA! :D
December 29th, 2009 at 1:33 am
I was debating the other day whether or not to shave them…I went ahead and did it b/c I was starting to look like Sasquatch.