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		<title>By: samuel lwarence</title>
		<link>http://artofmanliness.com/2008/05/04/the-virtuous-life-cleanliness/comment-page-1/#comment-20842</link>
		<dc:creator>samuel lwarence</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i&#039;m just having a tough time trying to maintain cleanliness.Actually there are cirtain people who are psycholoigically trying to break down my efforts to keep clean,and therefore i remain in lousy circumstances. I&#039;m literally at a loss as i have used up all my creative options of fighting them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#8217;m just having a tough time trying to maintain cleanliness.Actually there are cirtain people who are psycholoigically trying to break down my efforts to keep clean,and therefore i remain in lousy circumstances. I&#8217;m literally at a loss as i have used up all my creative options of fighting them.</p>
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		<title>By: Xyzzy Elzix</title>
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		<dc:creator>Xyzzy Elzix</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&#039;#comment-2670&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;@Joe Ossenmacher-Bedford&lt;/a&gt; - The idea is to *not* &quot;cram&quot; the q-tip in your ear. 

Its purpose is to use it more as a &quot;swab&quot;, no less as you would around an open sore. 

If you&#039;re worried about cramming more wax into your head, use a kleenex or tissue, twisted up into a point. That way, it&#039;s a a softer &amp; more gentle way of keeping your hearing crystal. 


Cheers! =) 


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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='#comment-2670' rel="nofollow">@Joe Ossenmacher-Bedford</a> &#8211; The idea is to *not* &#8220;cram&#8221; the q-tip in your ear. </p>
<p>Its purpose is to use it more as a &#8220;swab&#8221;, no less as you would around an open sore. </p>
<p>If you&#8217;re worried about cramming more wax into your head, use a kleenex or tissue, twisted up into a point. That way, it&#8217;s a a softer &amp; more gentle way of keeping your hearing crystal. </p>
<p>Cheers! =) </p>
<p>-=*+[z']+*=-</p>
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		<title>By: summeraine</title>
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		<dc:creator>summeraine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>personally, i think a good rule of thumb is to shower every day.  if you miss a day when you&#039;re camping or something, well, ok.  as a woman, i do like a natural man scent and dislike anything perfumy or artificial, but you really have to be clean.  every morning, men.  again before bed if you were sweaty during the day.  please.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>personally, i think a good rule of thumb is to shower every day.  if you miss a day when you&#8217;re camping or something, well, ok.  as a woman, i do like a natural man scent and dislike anything perfumy or artificial, but you really have to be clean.  every morning, men.  again before bed if you were sweaty during the day.  please.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: The Virtuous Life: Wrap Up &#124; The Art of Manliness</title>
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		<title>By: William Shears</title>
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		<dc:creator>William Shears</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 06:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree in principle but must differ in part.

I pluck my eyebrows.  Not to a finely contoured line like women, but I remove the ridiculous strays.  For you see, a solid line of brow hair diverts the sweat from my forehead far better than a sparse forest covering my forehead.

Consider also that it was custom for a Samurai of feudal Japan to shave his forehead every morning.  A custom of the time, but I think it is a reasonable thing to take from.  Besides, theres no reason to have super bushy eyebrows unless you have been hunting bears or terrorists for months on end, in either case it is required.

Shaving between eyebrows is imprecise and a bad idea.  Pluck that trash, it will look far manlier.  Well groomed hair makes you look like a stud.  Overgroomed hair makes you look more androgynous than is attractive.

As said, Q-tipping the ear is a medically unsound practice.  If you have a lot of problems, drop some mineral oil in to soften it and irrigate with a water syringe or a morning swim.  By the same token, trim, don&#039;t pluck, nose and ear hair.  You have hair there for good reasons.

And last but not least, smelling like a man.  It&#039;s true that most women find the smell of a a man who has just finished building a footbridge over the creek for the neighborhood children incredibly sexy, but that&#039;s not the same as wearing soiled shirts.  An honest sweat combined with the lingering smell of soap/deodorant (that you should be wearing) should be the norm after any exertion, unless of course you have been hunting terrorists or wrangling cattle.  Trim your armpit hair to a reasonable length and it will cut down on the stench too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree in principle but must differ in part.</p>
<p>I pluck my eyebrows.  Not to a finely contoured line like women, but I remove the ridiculous strays.  For you see, a solid line of brow hair diverts the sweat from my forehead far better than a sparse forest covering my forehead.</p>
<p>Consider also that it was custom for a Samurai of feudal Japan to shave his forehead every morning.  A custom of the time, but I think it is a reasonable thing to take from.  Besides, theres no reason to have super bushy eyebrows unless you have been hunting bears or terrorists for months on end, in either case it is required.</p>
<p>Shaving between eyebrows is imprecise and a bad idea.  Pluck that trash, it will look far manlier.  Well groomed hair makes you look like a stud.  Overgroomed hair makes you look more androgynous than is attractive.</p>
<p>As said, Q-tipping the ear is a medically unsound practice.  If you have a lot of problems, drop some mineral oil in to soften it and irrigate with a water syringe or a morning swim.  By the same token, trim, don&#8217;t pluck, nose and ear hair.  You have hair there for good reasons.</p>
<p>And last but not least, smelling like a man.  It&#8217;s true that most women find the smell of a a man who has just finished building a footbridge over the creek for the neighborhood children incredibly sexy, but that&#8217;s not the same as wearing soiled shirts.  An honest sweat combined with the lingering smell of soap/deodorant (that you should be wearing) should be the norm after any exertion, unless of course you have been hunting terrorists or wrangling cattle.  Trim your armpit hair to a reasonable length and it will cut down on the stench too.</p>
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		<title>By: Quote: Your Tongue is Like a Lush Carpet &#124; Awesome Mustache</title>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 20:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#  Sean on May 5th, 2008 9:25 am

I have a bold unibrow and been told to shave it. I am feeling fine and try to ignore some of smiles I get from some people. I do not see any reason behind having seperated eye brows.

Ironically, my name is also Sean and I use the same logic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#  Sean on May 5th, 2008 9:25 am</p>
<p>I have a bold unibrow and been told to shave it. I am feeling fine and try to ignore some of smiles I get from some people. I do not see any reason behind having seperated eye brows.</p>
<p>Ironically, my name is also Sean and I use the same logic.</p>
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		<title>By: Brett</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Wrathbone-There&#039;s definitely exceptions to every rule. I was just thinking of guys who wax their brows to look super defined and arched. It makes them look feminine. But exterminating caterpillars is a worthy reason.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Wrathbone-There&#8217;s definitely exceptions to every rule. I was just thinking of guys who wax their brows to look super defined and arched. It makes them look feminine. But exterminating caterpillars is a worthy reason.</p>
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		<title>By: Wrathbone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wrathbone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Trim your unibrow. While men should NOT pluck or wax their eyebrows, there should be a clear separation between each one.&quot;

I HAVE to wax in between and underneath my eyebrows...seriously, they look like two giant caterpillars squaring off above my eyes.  Sometimes cleanliness means going that extra cosmetic mile if it&#039;s really needed...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Trim your unibrow. While men should NOT pluck or wax their eyebrows, there should be a clear separation between each one.&#8221;</p>
<p>I HAVE to wax in between and underneath my eyebrows&#8230;seriously, they look like two giant caterpillars squaring off above my eyes.  Sometimes cleanliness means going that extra cosmetic mile if it&#8217;s really needed&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Badger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joshua Badger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I discovered the Art of Manliness a few days ago, and it has had a profound effect on me.  I&#039;m currently nineteen years old and a university student in England, and am aware that I do a lot of the things critisised in these pages, I drink and go to bars/pubs and parties too much, I spend far too long watching television and playing video games and am often apathetic when it comes to the news and the world around me (which is even worse considering I&#039;m a Geography student!).  While I believe I do carry some of the qualities you champion, this site, and in particular these articles about Franklin&#039;s virtues, have forced me to stand up and take a serious look at my life, and what i can do to better myself.  Thank you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I discovered the Art of Manliness a few days ago, and it has had a profound effect on me.  I&#8217;m currently nineteen years old and a university student in England, and am aware that I do a lot of the things critisised in these pages, I drink and go to bars/pubs and parties too much, I spend far too long watching television and playing video games and am often apathetic when it comes to the news and the world around me (which is even worse considering I&#8217;m a Geography student!).  While I believe I do carry some of the qualities you champion, this site, and in particular these articles about Franklin&#8217;s virtues, have forced me to stand up and take a serious look at my life, and what i can do to better myself.  Thank you!</p>
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		<title>By: Achilles</title>
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		<dc:creator>Achilles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 21:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Brett, I see what you/Ben are saying. I think that if a Man can be clean, he should, but there are plenty of Manly situations where cleanliness is really not possible (ie eating ribs). The rest of the list is excellent though.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Brett, I see what you/Ben are saying. I think that if a Man can be clean, he should, but there are plenty of Manly situations where cleanliness is really not possible (ie eating ribs). The rest of the list is excellent though.</p>
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