15 thoughts on “Ritual.

  • 9/18/2007 at 10:12 pm
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    I am impressed! I didn’t think your hands would ever get clean!

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  • 9/19/2007 at 7:26 am
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    Now I have a few questions…
    Why did one hand look like it was plunged into the LaBrea Tar Pits, and the other was only moderately dirty?
    Do you bring an extra toothbrush with you all the time just in casem, or is it a hotel store purchase?
    Which toothbrush works best?
    And finally…What was with the gratuitous Bicep Flex at around 1:45 in the video?

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  • 9/19/2007 at 10:50 am
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    No bicep flexes are ever gratuitous.

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  • 9/19/2007 at 3:51 pm
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    Two things:

    1) That video was ENTIRELY too long, which leads me to believe you are wasting A LOT of your time scrubbing.

    2) http://www.permatex.com/brand_fast_orange.htm
    I’m sure they have a travel size… you know, just for such occasions. I bet the cost for a small bottle is less than the value of your time, and work would probably cover it anyway.

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  • 9/19/2007 at 3:59 pm
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    Mike, have you tried using surgical gloves? One of our mechanic friends (m.c.) uses them, keeping his hands nice and clean while he works on the greasy engines, etc.

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  • 9/19/2007 at 5:36 pm
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    My dad always said the best way to get grease out from under your fingernails was to knead bread dough.

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  • 9/19/2007 at 9:23 pm
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    Wow. A couple interesting things here.

    1) it seems a lot of people watched the whole clip. I really expected most of you to shut it off after about fifteen seconds.

    2) Normally, if I remember to wash my hands at the factory they have fast orange equivalents which are about twice as good as the gritty citrus goo. Sadly… yesterday I forgot to wash at the shop.

    3) Hotels will give you free toothbrushes if you ask. This poor toothbrush was one of those.

    4) It took about 7 minutes per hand. My left hand is clean because I did that one first… and while cleaning it I thought it might make a sweet video. Is it a waste of time? Nah. Many times while on the road it’s hard to FIND ways to waste your time.

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  • 9/19/2007 at 9:48 pm
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    okay, well that was mesmerizing. i couldn’t stop watching.

    your skin must be buttery smooth after that. or raw and the opposite of buttery smooth.

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  • 9/20/2007 at 7:46 am
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    What IS the opposite of butter?

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  • 10/1/2007 at 9:14 pm
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    Didn’t you learn your lesson from the foot flexing video!? you’re going to get some pervert who loves to watch people clean their dirty dirty hands sending you messages like “hey sailor, how about fish guts next time?” or “mmmm how about making some mud pies and letting me watch…”

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  • 10/11/2007 at 3:14 pm
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    Oh my god, did you leave the water running the WHOLE TIME?!?!

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