Those old movies, with a manly star like Humphrey Bogart or Cary Grant, made an impression on me. The tough guy could be stranded on an island, living on the prairie or on the African Queen, and they always manage to shave. Invariable, if the fella isn’t shaving, it’s because he is drunk all the time.
In The African Queen, Humphrey Bogart explains it. “A man alone, he gets to living like a hog.” Inevitably, a woman throws all the booze away and civilizes him.
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