Hey guys,Usually after a fresh shave, I get asked, "Hey, you bic'd it!!!" or some variation.I dunno... what have y'all experienced with this common vernacular?
I still get it here in Oregon, when I talk about shaving my head clean and not just taking clippers to it (which some barber shops out here consider a "head shave"... cllippers with no guard). I think it's a part of conversation similar to people calling all adhesive bandages "Band-Aids" or all cotton swabs "Q-Tips" or (in Europe) all vacuum cleaners "Hoovers". Hell, in a lot of "The South" here in the states all Soda (or Pop) is a "Coke", as in:"What kinda Coke ya want with yer hamburger hun?, we have Orange, Grape, 7-up, Mountain Dew and Pepsi". I'm not kidding, I've had that conversation on many a vacation. If it's a carbonated beverage, it's a Coke.I don't know how these things happen, but it seems the verbal short hand for "disposable razor" is "Bic".