Better living through dead frogs
Published by Becky S March 3rd, 2005 in miscellaneous fluff, wtf?
Back in January, I complained about the barbaric practice of waxing away unwanted hair.
Excellent news! I was browsing through my John Hohman book of mysterious and invaluable remedies and found this entry (page 24):
A remarkable passage from the book of Albertus Magnus.
It says: If you burn a large frog to ashes, and mix the ashes with water, you will obtain an ointment that will, if put on any place covered with hair, destroy the hair and prevent it from growing again.
For those who seek long-term hair removal without the pain, dead frogs could be the solution. Shut up, PETA. If we kill animals in pursuit of a silly aesthetic standard propagated by corporate America, those animals will not have died in vain.
books miscellaneous fluff wtf?
I have always used frog cinders as an all purpose household cleaner. Surprisingly it even works on windows too! Now that I know it also removes hair, I will be sure to keep it away from the cat.
Get out! I am intrigued by these frog cinders–a quick Google only turned up some fairy tales.
Finally, we know why it ain’t easy being green - what with the hairy mob chasing you around trying to set you on fire.
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aha! i KNEW there had to be a better way.
wow. ick.
Becky–I know they sell large live frogs in Chinatown for consumption–so if you want to orchestrate a girl’s spa day for this remedy–count me in. Although you’ll have to prepare the tincture.
PETA is cool cuz they had that girl as one of their spokespeople
I hope that girl isn’t as obnoxious as the rest of the organization.