Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid

If you're hitting the gym on a daily or near-daily basis, you should also shower just as frequently.

I believe it! I do take a shower every day, don't think I could sleep if I didn't...BUT my skin gets very dry.

I know there are good reasons for doing this (as other replies indicate).
But I've never washed new clothes before wearing them.

A funny story along these lines: somehow this came up with my friend's wife, that many years ago my mother had given me a package of underwear she bought for my father because he didn't like the style (they were probably boxer briefs).
Friend's wife says, "You're not going to wear them are you?"
I said, "Of course I am. They're brand new, in the package as if I bought them myself."
She says, "But, they're your father's underwear... that's disgusting!"
I said, "They were only bought for my father, but were never opened. It's no different than if I went out and purchased them for myself."
She says, "But you didn't. They are someone else's underwear - it's disgusting! I'm sure you're going to wash them a few times before wearing them, right?"
I said, "Wash them? They're brand new, never been worn. Why would I wash them?"

And the rest continued much like this conversation!

Which replies? Didn’t see any that addressed this specifically.

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This is my reply from, like, hours ago

Haircuts? Pffffft


Fitness? Barffff


Showering every day? Of course. What do you think I am, a monster?

Yeah - formaldehyde & etc.

Also, stiff and itchy.

I looked up the NYPost story, and he looks great.

94???

i love wearing pesticide soaked cotton against my skin. grown from the finest of Monsanto seeds

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The Official Mofo HyGene (Hackman) Thread

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Fascinating where this thread has led so I would like to throw in my childhood training. My mother, God rest her soul, trained me that pants could be worn two consecutive days, and a more study pair could be worn three, but everything else, had to be changed every day along with a shower.