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A retired barber in Tulsa told me he cut hair for 51 years and never once used a straight razor on a kid under 10
He said one slip on a squirmy kid in 1974 nearly cost him his license, so he switched to clippers for every child after that and kept the razor for adults only.
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sage_moore371mo ago
Wondering what actually happened in 74 that almost cost him his license, like did the kid get cut bad or did the parents just freak out? Because a nick is one thing but if he actually sliced the kid that's a whole different story. Also curious if he ever told the parents he wouldn't use the razor or if he just quietly switched without saying anything. Did any dads ever give him grief about it, like saying their old man got shaved with a straight razor at that age so what's the problem? And after 51 years did he ever have a kid ask why the grownups got the razor and they didn't? Feels like there's a lot more to this story than just the one incident.
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