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Old Feb 8th 2011, 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by scotdownunder
90 seconds?? That is a bit extreme.
But as a bloke i'm guessing you most probably have short hair and don't use hair conditioner, exfoliate etc etc. (unless you are the mullet/ metrosexual type that is. )
Trust me it's not so easy when you are a female and i really miss having guilt free long hot (or cold, depending on the weather) showers and deep bubbly baths.
2 minutes for a woman then!

I do have short hair and just use shower gel to wash it. If there is only shampoo in the shower then I will use that to wash body and hair.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
2 minutes for a woman then!

I do have short hair and just use shower gel to wash it. If there is only shampoo in the shower then I will use that to wash body and hair.
2 minutes, yeah right. it takes a bit longer than that to look this beautiful you know!

At least you use shower gel I suppose. I remember when I was younger my dad & brother used to use washing up liquid for everything cos it was cheaper! Hair like a brillo pad.
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Originally Posted by scotdownunder
2 minutes, yeah right. it takes a bit longer than that to look this beautiful you know!

At least you use shower gel I suppose. I remember when I was younger my dad & brother used to use washing up liquid for everything cos it was cheaper! Hair like a brillo pad.
...and people wonder why we say the Scots are tight fisted. !
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by scotdownunder
2 minutes, yeah right. it takes a bit longer than that to look this beautiful you know!

At least you use shower gel I suppose. I remember when I was younger my dad & brother used to use washing up liquid for everything cos it was cheaper! Hair like a brillo pad.
Washing up detergent in the shower? Did they take the plates and dishes in with them - 2 birds with one stone.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 12:46 pm
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...and people wonder why we say the Scots are tight fisted. !
Invented by the english - the truth hurts.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 12:48 pm
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A shower takes me about 10-15 minutes - hair, body wash & face wash. Used to take even longer when I would shave my oxters in the shower, now I just wax, tis easier.

A quick shower with no hair wash would probs take me bout 5 mins.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 12:53 pm
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
A shower takes me about 10-15 minutes - hair, body wash & face wash. Used to take even longer when I would shave my oxters in the shower, now I just wax, tis easier.

A quick shower with no hair wash would probs take me bout 5 mins.
How can you take so long? How much head hair do you have? I've got boob length hair and get a good scrub, wash, condition, body and face wash inside 4 minutes.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20
How can you take so long? How much head hair do you have? I've got boob length hair and get a good scrub, wash, condition, body and face wash inside 4 minutes.
I just can't do it, I've tried and failed miserably. I have thick curly hair and it takes ages to wash.
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
I have thick curly hair and it takes ages to wash.
Maybe you should wax there as well then...
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
...and people wonder why we say the Scots are tight fisted. !
Yup you could definitely say he is tight fisted - he doesnt even OWN a wallet as far as i know, never mind open it...but he is actually English born and bred..
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 6:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I can shower in 90 seconds - as per my military training. I'm not saying that I always do it this way, but 90 seconds is all that a male needs to get his body and hair clean. Easy peasy.
It might also be an indicator of how many gay men were in your army (big boy)?
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
A shower takes me about 10-15 minutes - hair, body wash & face wash. Used to take even longer when I would shave my oxters in the shower, now I just wax, tis easier.

A quick shower with no hair wash would probs take me bout 5 mins.
Yeah, but rubbing your finger furiously backwards and forwards, over the same part of your anatomy, does not count as wash-time?
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by DunRoaminTheUK
It might also be an indicator of how many gay men were in your army (big boy)?
Maybe, but it might also be an indicator of how a training NCO would give you punishment PT if you took too long in the shower - a good incentive to get it done quickly!
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Old Feb 8th 2011, 7:06 pm
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Yeah, but rubbing your finger furiously backwards and forwards, over the same part of your anatomy, does not count as wash-time?
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Old Feb 9th 2011, 12:43 am
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Originally Posted by scotdownunder
2 minutes, yeah right. it takes a bit longer than that to look this beautiful you know!

At least you use shower gel I suppose. I remember when I was younger my dad & brother used to use washing up liquid for everything cos it was cheaper! Hair like a brillo pad.
I can remember when my dad used to wash his hair with a bar of soap
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