Mr. Pillsbury should be getting a discount with that nearly bald head of his. But it is generally not a good idea to tick off someone holding razors or scissors.
TIL that USA barbers have blue on their poles.
…or I can offer you an enema AND a bloodletting, free of charge. Do we have a deal Mr Pillsbury?
“I demand a discount!”
‘I have already discounted your rantings.’
Never insult the people you’re trusting your appearance to.
I know Gene is old, but “clip joint” is pretty dated slang.
I think there’s about to be some blood letting
“Let me get my pliers and scalpel and we’ll pull a few teeth and take a pint”.
He should get a discount anyway since he only has three hairs.
“You may feel a slight sting”……….
The barber on “Dr. Quinn” resented that the town didn’t consider his abilities to be sufficient.
Until 1163,
The task of drawing blood would go
To monks, but then a pope’s decree
Forbade them to continue so.
The academic surgeons thought
That drawing blood was too mundane
For them, and thus the barbers got
Another source of fiscal gain.
These barber-surgeons had the skills
And tools to cut the patients’ skin,
Extract their teeth (no dental drills),
And tend their wounds through thick and thin.
The patients gripped a staff to make
Their veins stand out for blood to flow.
The barber-surgeons came to take
The symbol of a staff to show
Their business to the public eye.
Used bandages were wrapped around
The staff to hang them out to dry,
So stripes of red and white were bound.
It’s possible the twining meant
To bring to mind Asclepius,
The healing god whose serpent went
Around a rod—a medic’s plus.
The barber poles no longer use
Real bandages but keep the look
Of helices of certain hues.
Some rotate for an extra hook.
Americans have added blue,
To match the nation’s flag, I’d think.
Some claim it’s an allusion to
The blood in veins; I doubt the link.
—me
Give him an enema instead.
Au contraire, Mr. Pillsbury, that makes him a specialist, so he should charge more.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member 5 months ago
Mr. Pillsbury should be getting a discount with that nearly bald head of his. But it is generally not a good idea to tick off someone holding razors or scissors.
mobeydick 5 months ago
TIL that USA barbers have blue on their poles.
Kwen 5 months ago
…or I can offer you an enema AND a bloodletting, free of charge. Do we have a deal Mr Pillsbury?
gammaguy 5 months ago
“I demand a discount!”
‘I have already discounted your rantings.’
T Smith 5 months ago
Never insult the people you’re trusting your appearance to.
buschap 5 months ago
I know Gene is old, but “clip joint” is pretty dated slang.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member 5 months ago
I think there’s about to be some blood letting
Mark DeMist Premium Member 5 months ago
“Let me get my pliers and scalpel and we’ll pull a few teeth and take a pint”.
davidlwashburn 5 months ago
He should get a discount anyway since he only has three hairs.
gary.eddings4157 Premium Member 5 months ago
“You may feel a slight sting”……….
MT Wallet 5 months ago
The barber on “Dr. Quinn” resented that the town didn’t consider his abilities to be sufficient.
Stephen Gilberg 5 months ago
Until 1163,
The task of drawing blood would go
To monks, but then a pope’s decree
Forbade them to continue so.
The academic surgeons thought
That drawing blood was too mundane
For them, and thus the barbers got
Another source of fiscal gain.
These barber-surgeons had the skills
And tools to cut the patients’ skin,
Extract their teeth (no dental drills),
And tend their wounds through thick and thin.
The patients gripped a staff to make
Their veins stand out for blood to flow.
The barber-surgeons came to take
The symbol of a staff to show
Their business to the public eye.
Used bandages were wrapped around
The staff to hang them out to dry,
So stripes of red and white were bound.
It’s possible the twining meant
To bring to mind Asclepius,
The healing god whose serpent went
Around a rod—a medic’s plus.
The barber poles no longer use
Real bandages but keep the look
Of helices of certain hues.
Some rotate for an extra hook.
Americans have added blue,
To match the nation’s flag, I’d think.
Some claim it’s an allusion to
The blood in veins; I doubt the link.
—me
Jefano Premium Member 5 months ago
Give him an enema instead.
Boise Ed Premium Member 5 months ago
Au contraire, Mr. Pillsbury, that makes him a specialist, so he should charge more.