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Bendak makes a sacrifice to the Hockey Gods

brokeu91

brokeu91

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Robb_K said:
No, Not even for The Blues. I couldn't risk a lethal heart attack, I might get, if I see what my face looks like.
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I haven't seen it once during all of the last 56 years!
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If we lose in the Finals because you refuse to shave your beard then I'm never liking another post of yours. I'm joking but I am willing to give up drinking beer and coffee for the finals if we make it. That's no easy task
 
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Robb_K

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brokeu91 said:
If we lose in the Finals because you refuse to shave your beard then I'm never liking another post of yours. I'm joking but I am willing to give up drinking beer and coffee for the finals if we make it. That's no easy task
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I respect you for your dedication and willingness to sacrifice. But I had a trauma related to a shaven face that has stuck with me all my life. During the summer of 1964, when I was 17, I was traveling around Europe (as I did for many summers after). I hooked up with some other university students. Among them was a Swiss guy named Franz, with whom I hit it off pretty well. Different students joined and left our traveling gang at various intervals to meet their itinerary they had planned earlier, or when they liked a place, and decided to stay there longer.

We traveled together for almost 3 months. like me, he had a full beard and moustache as was the fashion back then. One morning, on an overnight train ride, he left to go to the toilet. When he came back into our sleeping cabin, I was looking the other way, putting something back into by luggage. When I turned around, I saw this stranger in the room. I first thought, "What's this stranger doing in our cabin?". When he said, "Why are you looking at me like that?" I knew by his voice that he was Franz. But I couldn't deal with the fact that he looked so different. My friend that I knew and trusted was no longer the guy I knew and trusted.

I knew it was irrational to think that way. But I couldn't help feeling that way. If I look in the mirror and see someone I've never seen in my life, I don't know how I'll react. I'm sure I'd think: "Who the hell is THAT guy?" I really don't want to find out. I'm a logical person. A scientist. But basic instincts are hard to ignore and suppress. In any case, I may be irrational in isolated cases like this. But, I'm not superstitious. I'm not going to shave off my beard just so we can all feel proud that our sacrifices made The Blues win The Stanley Cup. Maybe They'e failed to win it all these years because I was a mass murderer in a previous life? :snide:
 
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Robb_K said:
I respect you for your dedication and willingness to sacrifice. But I had a trauma related to a shaven face that has stuck with me all my life. During the summer of 1964, when I was 17, I was traveling around Europe (as I did for many summers after). I hooked up with some other university students. Among them was a Swiss guy named Franz, with whom I hit it off pretty well. Different students joined and left our traveling gang at various intervals to meet their itinerary they had planned earlier, or when they liked a place, and decided to stay there longer.

We traveled together for almost 3 months. like me, he had a full beard and moustache as was the fashion back then. One morning, on an overnight train ride, he left to go to the toilet. When he came back into our sleeping cabin, I was looking the other way, putting something back into by luggage. When I turned around, I saw this stranger in the room. I first thought, "What's this stranger doing in our cabin?". When he said, "Why are you looking at me like that?" I knew by his voice that he was Franz. But I couldn't deal with the fact that he looked so different. My friend that I knew and trusted was no longer the guy I knew and trusted.

I knew it was irrational to think that way. But I couldn't help feeling that way. If I look in the mirror and see someone I've never seen in my life, I don't know how I'll react. I'm sure I'd think: "Who the hell is THAT guy?" I really don't want to find out. I'm a logical person. A scientist. But basic instincts are hard to ignore and suppress. In any case, I may be irrational in isolated cases like this. But, I'm not superstitious. I'm not going to shave off my beard just so we can all feel proud that our sacrifices made The Blues win The Stanley Cup. Maybe They'e failed to win it all these years because I was a mass murderer in a previous life? :snide:
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10/10 would read and cry again
 
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I understand that I shouldn't treat someone a different way because of how he or she looks. But, when you've known someone only being one way, and then they become different in a split second, it is difficult to adjust in a short time. During the entire 2 weeks after that that we traveled together, the shock reduced some. But, I still found it difficult to adjust. I guess Humans are very visually oriented.
 
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Bendak said:
Ok time to panic!!!
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My cat isn't enthusiastic about the prospect of being hairless to appease your sacrifice.
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