I've been splashing one brand of aftershave on my face for almost 25 years now, without ever knowing what's actually in it. Basile always makes fun of me for basically putting alcohol on open wounds, but somehow the bracing shock of the alcohol feels reassuring. The funny part is that for years the only place I could find the stuff was at Sears - I got lots of "Craftsman Cologne" jokes over time. With the advent of the internet and ecommerce, I can now find it lots of places, and today while ordering I came across a description of what's actually in it. The description sounds vaguely like how they describe wine ("This merlot is pouty with a hint of insouciance"), and I feel somewhat less masculine today, but it here it is:
Royal Copenhagen cologne is a refined oriental cologne for men. Royal Copenhagen by Royal Copenhagen opens with the clean freshness of Citrus scents of Lime and Lemon with lingering scents of cardamom; over a bed of Rose, Jasmine Orris and Patchouli and Vetiver; the base is a mix of French Ambery, Tonka Bean, Moss and Musk
with Honey.
Someone who's more "wordly" than I needs to tell me if this is a real thing or not....
Minty Ass appears to be a real product. Most of the site seems legit except the "Asstimonials". Dare I say this whole site is meant to be "tongue in cheek"? (Sorry)
This is not funny, but...As China Battles Swelling Lake, Millions at Risk I thought that guys like Jack would be pleased that, at least in this case, "an area the size of Rhode island" was not involved. To wit:
The crisis point is expected Sunday, when a flood crest
surging down the Yangtze River sweeps into Dongting Lake, a
body of water the size of Luxembourg which is already more than
8 feet above its flood warning level.
Then I checked the CIA World Factbook entry on Luxembourg, which provided this little nugget of info:
Area: total: 2,586 sq km; land: 2,586 sq km; water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Forget what Entertainment Weekly says about you... here's how you know if you are hot...
I hate, hate, hate Clear Channel... but a little surfing around their site led me to this interesting page.
I was quite interested that it would cost a hundred grand to get Drew Carey to slobber everywhere, when you could get the Baja Men to Let Their Dogs Out ten times for that amount of change.
It's sites like this that make me love the Internet!
Since things have been quiet in 'fuzzland, I thought I would goad any Prog Rockers out there by asking if anyone actually went to see Yes at the Backyard the other night. I heard that they played for FOUR HOURS. (And that was like, six songs, right?)
I'd prefer a sharp stick in the eye, myself... three chords are all we need, folks.
