Posted on 04/11/2010 8:22:38 AM PDT by Saije
Before admiring the powerful muscularity of the latest pickup truck model, some men attending The Man Expo on Friday afternoon stopped off to get their nose hair waxed or uni-brow trimmed.
"I can breathe better," said Paul Garfield, 18, after taking his turn on the waxing table. "I won't have to deal with the pesky nose hair. It didn't hurt as bad."
Encouraged by Garfield, a handful of his friends lined up, one by one, for their own wax jobs.
The group of young men from Springville were among the thousands of men and women who ventured to the first-ever Utah event at Sandy's South Towne Expo Center. The two-day event, with its tag line of "All Things Man," showcased more than 150 exhibitors selling everything from outdoor grills to business suits.
After more than 20 years in the business of hosting events, mainly bridal shows, Todd Chiniquy partnered with other exposition veterans to create the Man Expo team.
"You've seen the women's expos and those type of events, but this right here is unique because it focuses all on men," said Chiniquy, as he pointed out four lines of people, mainly men, waiting to purchase tickets. "Our turnout has been strong."
Women, of course, are welcome to attend the event, but activities were organized to attract men. At one end of the massive convention hall, a younger crowd showed off their skateboarding tricks on ramps, while nearby basketball and arm wrestling competitions were also being staged...
The event's multiple competitions offered prizes in all shapes and sizes, from T-shirts for the guy who rides the mechanical bull the longest to $1,500 in hair-removal treatments for the guy with the hairiest back. The biggest prize of all? The sparkling new red Lamborghini parked near the entrance.
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Never heard of needle nosed pliers?
I use a propane torch.
Ever heard of scissors? Real men get NOTHING “waxed”. Trimmed, sure. Cut, yes. Waxed? Getdafugouttahere!
I thought a wax job was when the reaction was that wax shot out your ears. Did somebody write a new joke?
Give me my moustache/goatee wearing, slight beer belly guy over girly men any day.
I braid mine!
What, no Henry Waxman jokes yet?
Waxing the inside of your nostrils?
Screw. That. Nonsense.
On a more serious note...It is estimated 30% of hospital workers would test positive for MRSA in their nostrils, if they were tested. I had a case of MRSA develope which cost me a hip, a wrist, deftness on one ear, and a couple of years from time of infection to iv antibotic treatment till I was able to resume “normal” activity. Darn near died. DO NOT PLUCK NOSE HAIRS.
Available at a Walmart or Target near you.
You mean Ol’ Nostrildemis?
Hey, it's all the style in Finland.
Was it necessary to bring Henry Waxman into this?
We call these people "homosexuals, and they ain't admiring the pickup trucks...... they're after the real men that drive them.
We had a 90 year old woman complaining of dizzyness and weakness. My crew and the ambulance paramedics talked her into going to the hospital. While at the hospital she contracted MRSA in her lungs. She came home and gave it to her 90 year old husband. Within two months they were both dead.
works great on ears too its gives me something to do during cautions during Nascar races
I blend them in with my mustache...
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