#339 Shaving themselves

Keithlys, and especially Keithly men, are much more likely to shave any part of their bodies than the average man. At any given Keithly function, there will be at least one pair of arms that has been shaved in the last month. Many of them also shave their chests, stomachs, armpits and backs. When they shave their legs they usually do so even higher than most girls do.

There is a Keithly whose face is the part of his body that sees a razor less than just about any other part. He routinely shaves the rest of his body but grows beards. The chief of the clan does not shave any part other than his face, but his legs have not grown hair since the 70’s. Yet another Keithly has a sizable chunk of his monthly budget set aside for purchases of Nair.

There is an old Keithly superstition that says that shaving one’s chest makes a man appear 10 lbs lighter, and that getting a tan subtracts an additional 10 lbs. While this has not been confirmed by any credible scientific or even cosmetic source, Keithlys live by this and thus are constantly shaving their bodies and tanning.