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Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:Brine/Vinegar ?
Ive read that the oldtimers used to wash their face in Brine or vinegar to toughen the skin.
anyone here know if it acctually works?

It's a great way to alienate yourself from the lady in your life.
As for toughening skin? Dempsey thought so.

In the name of curiosity i will try it out for a while...acctually ive just had my first face ''wash'' with vinegar...and it burns like a mother F#*..r when you get in on the lips The smell aint great either
I did feel a bit like a hard man there for a sec though

Panzerfaust wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:Brine/Vinegar ?
Ive read that the oldtimers used to wash their face in Brine or vinegar to toughen the skin.
anyone here know if it acctually works?

It's a great way to alienate yourself from the lady in your life.
As for toughening skin? Dempsey thought so.

In the name of curiosity i will try it out for a while...acctually ive just had my first face ''wash'' with vinegar...and it burns like a mother F#*..r when you get in on the lips The smell aint great either
I did feel a bit like a hard man there for a sec though

Remy, I wouldn't do that. It's just going to mess up your face and your love life.

Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:

Rick Farris wrote: It's a great way to alienate yourself from the lady in your life.
As for toughening skin? Dempsey thought so.

In the name of curiosity i will try it out for a while...acctually ive just had my first face ''wash'' with vinegar...and it burns like a mother F#*..r when you get in on the lips The smell aint great either
I did feel a bit like a hard man there for a sec though

Remy, I wouldn't do that. It's just going to mess up your face.

Hell!, Rick, Ram's face is already messed up, it just might help his looks......

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

Panzerfaust wrote:
In the name of curiosity i will try it out for a while...acctually ive just had my first face ''wash'' with vinegar...and it burns like a mother F#*..r when you get in on the lips The smell aint great either
I did feel a bit like a hard man there for a sec though

Remy, I wouldn't do that. It's just going to mess up your face.

Hell!, Rick, Ram's face is already messed up, it just might help his looks......

Ill give it a go for a while to test out the myth...
if i get hourendously ugly ill stop
btw thanks for the support Frank

Edit: Vinegar is also reccomended for acne treatment by some

bennie wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

Randyman wrote: I'm glad to read that Hagler, who was a fine champion, was well recievedl when he returned to the UK. He was treated badly that night but I'm not casting stones. We've done the same here too, maybe worse. Sometimes a fight crowd just gets worked up.

That was my favorite of all of Hagler's wins. Marvin went into Minter's hometown, ignored a hostile crowd, and kicked his arse.

Minter said quite recently that he was relieved when it was stopped.

I saw Hagler at a sportsman's dinner at Rochdale, England about 10 yeasrs ago and he got a great reception from the crowd, very warmly received.

I guess I am late for coffee , but I just woke up so I gotta get it started.

How is it going Frank, did you get that ''Sonny Liston'' look alike as your doctor today , in all seriousness I hope all went well.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:How is it going Frank, did you get that ''Sonny Liston'' look alike as your doctor today , in all seriousness I hope all went well.

No, saw a different doctor today....don't want to see "Sonny Liston" again ... I feel like Floyd Patterson did about Sonny Liston, the less I see of him the better I like it... ... feeling a bit better then I had for about a week....

THEHAMMER321 wrote:I guess I am late for coffee , but I just woke up so I gotta get it started.

It's late for coffee, it's Salty Dog time....

Panzerfaust wrote:Brine/Vinegar ?
Ive read that the oldtimers used to wash their face in Brine or vinegar to toughen the skin.
anyone here know if it acctually works?

Nolan Ryan, a very good fastball pitcher in the Baseball Major leagues was known for using pickle brine on his fingers to toughen them up.
When he was a rookie pitcher for the Mets in mid 60's he developed blisters on his pitching hand for gripping the baseball for his fastballs. After 4 years the Mets released him.
He started using the pickle brine and after a trmendous career with a few other clubs went into the Hall of Fame - argueably one of baseball's best pitchers.

I never heard of pickle brine on the face. Cuts occur in white fighters because of the bone structure under the skin. Our ascension over time coming from white anglo areas of Europe and as far over as Russia have us with a pointed bone structure under our eyebrows. This will cause many cuts in this area. It would be interesting to see if any boxer had a operation to shave of bone under the brow for a smoother surface.

My father would never try to toughen the skin. Long time exposure out in sunny areas could cause this over a long time-probably out of boxing age range. But rather,slatherings by trainers and cut men with vaseline would cause slippage of the leather. Thats been used for a long time.I would think that a toughen skin would catch the leather and would make it rip easier. But its the bone structure of the faces that do the damage.

Panzerfaust wrote:Brine/Vinegar ?
Ive read that the oldtimers used to wash their face in Brine or vinegar to toughen the skin.
anyone here know if it acctually works?

My old trainer Mel Epstein gave me a bottle of brine years ago. He wanted me to rub it on my face every night.He ws a firm believer that it toughened the skin. I used it for a few weeks then gave it up. It ws just too much trouble and it stunk. It's an old school trade trick of the trade but I'm not so sure it really works. At any rate, my skin ended up looking like leather anyways.

Hey Frank, how are you feeling. how did the doctor visit go?

I'm using my new laptop today. My son Andrew bought himself a new laptop and gave me his old one. It's still fairly new. He installed the wireless router on the modem. It takes getting used to. There is no mouse. I like the freedom of using the laptop.

Randyman wrote:I'm using my new laptop today. My son Andrew bought himself a new laptop and gave me his old one. It's still fairly new. He installed the wireless router on the modem. It takes getting used to. There is no mouse. I like the freedom of using the laptop.

You can buy a mouse for your laptop Randy, they work ready good, I use it on mine....

A picture of "Salad Face" Remy after one week on the brine.I can think of a better way of getting "pickled".




If you want to really toughen your face, try packin some of this on.
Connie has the recipe.

Randyman wrote:Hey Frank, how are you feeling. how did the doctor visit go?

Things went okay Randy, the doc said I was going be around for a while longer, I told Connie what the doc said and she said "Shit!!!"...

Frank-a couple of weeks ago my wife, Rose and I, went to our favorite Mexican Restaurant in town here. Most of the menu is Americanized with frajitas,chimichungas,burritos and tamales.
The ingredients are always fresh and it is a far cry from the "fast food" places that put out the same kind of stuff. The waitresses are nice and the entire staff is of Mexican heritage.
Towards the end of our meal- I asked her if the chef makes Menudo Con Pate.(Its not on the menu)
She said that he makes "home" inspired dishes for the staff when they eat in the back, but she went to ask anyway. She came back and said " His mother used to make it when he was home in mexico, but the staff and himself pretty much have been too "Americanized" to eat that kind of dish. He said he would make it for me using his mom's recipe and a day or two notice so he can get the right ingredients. She wanted to know if I really eat that dish because it contains ( I think she said -pigs stomach) and things that I dont think I ever had before.
What are some of the ingredients in your Menudo ? Unless its a Baltazar family secret of course. Rose heard that comment by the waitress and now I'm lucky if she would eat a taco.

Glad to hear your okay Frank.Always.

CNorkusJr wrote:A picture of "Salad Face" Remy after one week on the brine.I can think of a better way of getting "pickled".




If you want to really toughen your face, try packin some of this on.
Connie has the recipe.

Charlie, Connie seen your post, and she didn't have nice things to say about you....

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:I'm using my new laptop today. My son Andrew bought himself a new laptop and gave me his old one. It's still fairly new. He installed the wireless router on the modem. It takes getting used to. There is no mouse. I like the freedom of using the laptop.

You can buy a mouse for your laptop Randy, they work ready good, I use it on mine....

I might just do that. My phone was next to the laptop and I just grabbed it and srated moving it around before I realized it was my phone and not my mouse. Later, I did the same thing with my wallet. Old habits are hard to break.

CNorkusJr wrote:Frank-a couple of weeks ago my wife, Rose and I, went to our favorite Mexican Restaurant in town here. Most of the menu is Americanized with frajitas,chimichungas,burritos and tamales.
The ingredients are always fresh and it is a far cry from the "fast food" places that put out the same kind of stuff. The waitresses are nice and the entire staff is of Mexican heritage.
Towards the end of our meal- I asked her if the chef makes Menudo Con Pate.(Its not on the menu)
She said that he makes "home" inspired dishes for the staff when they eat in the back, but she went to ask anyway. She came back and said " His mother used to make it when he was home in mexico, but the staff and himself pretty much have been too "Americanized" to eat that kind of dish. He said he would make it for me using his mom's recipe and a day or two notice so he can get the right ingredients. She wanted to know if I really eat that dish because it contains ( I think she said -pigs stomach) and things that I dont think I ever had before.
What are some of the ingredients in your Menudo ? Unless its a Baltazar family secret of course. Rose heard that comment by the waitress and now I'm lucky if she would eat a taco.

Glad to hear your okay Frank.Always.

Charlie, best not to know what's in the menudo if you plan on eating some....

Damn Mexican!, they get to New York and then they forget where they came from...

Sorry Connie, just joking. By all accounts, I'm sure the Menudo is delicious. I'm not sure of all the ingredients but it looks good.

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:Hey Frank, how are you feeling. how did the doctor visit go?

Things went okay Randy, the doc said I was going be around for a while longer, I told Connie what the doc said and she said "Shit!!!"...

Glad to hear that Frank, and I know that all joking aside, Connie is too Everyone wants you around for a long, long time.

Randyman wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:I'm using my new laptop today. My son Andrew bought himself a new laptop and gave me his old one. It's still fairly new. He installed the wireless router on the modem. It takes getting used to. There is no mouse. I like the freedom of using the laptop.

You can buy a mouse for your laptop Randy, they work ready good, I use it on mine....

I might just do that. My phone was next to the laptop and I just grabbed it and srated moving it around before I realized it was my phone and not my mouse. Later, I did the same thing with my wallet. Old habits are hard to break.

Randy, I used a mouse on my old laptop for years, they work great, Btw, I too just bought a new laptop about 3 months ago, and first thing I did was put a mouse on it....On my desktops I use wireless mouses, love them....

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