Lipstick

[beautiful_mess38]

PRICELESS... ENJOY!!!
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>According to a news report, a certain school in Garden City, MI was
>recently faced with a unique problem.
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>A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would
>put it on in the washroom. That was fine, but after they put on their
>lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of
>little lip prints.
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>Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day, the
>girls would put them back.
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>Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. He called
>all the girls to the washroom and met them there with the maintenance
>man. He explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem
>for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.
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>To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, he asked
>the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.
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>He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and
>cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on
>the mirror.
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>THE MORAL OF THIS STORY..
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>There are teachers, and then there are Educators.

[Kahlua Kid]

>He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and
>cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on
>the mirror.
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I've seen this before and thought it was great!

[CatdaBrat]

that's funny! i wonder how and why lip-painting ever came about anyway? i think natural-looking lips look much better.

[SierraSnows]

Yuck..but funny

[TOT]

Originally posted by CatdaBrat:
i wonder how and why lip-painting ever came about anyway?

sex. (mimicing arousal)

[CatdaBrat]

that makes sense ... but, *Cat tries to keep from laughing* that leads me to thinking about similar mating rituals in the animal world ... the colorful ischial callosities of baboons for example. Maybe we humans are putting the lipstick on the wrong end?

sorry, the mind works (or doesn't work) in strange ways ... http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

(This is an edit to explain that I was not inferring that all women (or guys http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/shocked.gif ) use lipstick these days to attract a mate. I know it's just the thing to do nowadays.)

[Keres77]

LMAO cat, leave it to you to think of that stuff http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[Chem101]

Oh man !!!! What a great idea for a new product!!!

Vaginal lipstick.... we could make millions!!!!

[Goddesschyyld]

History of lipstick

Lipstick in some shape or form has been around for a long time and has always been a part of the fashion statement. History tells us that ancient Egyptians used henna to paint their lips.

According to Meg Cohen Ragas and Karen Kozlowski in their book, "Read My Lips: A Cultural History of Lipstick," a reddish purple mercuric plant dye called fucus--algin, 0.01% iodine, and some bromine mannite--was used for lip rouge. Little did the ancient Egyptians know that it was potentially poisonous--talk about the kiss of death!

Although no self-respecting Egyptian would leave home without it, makeup has not always held an accepted place in society. In fact, it has traveled a bumpy road to acceptance.

According to Ragas and Kozlowski, Thomas Hall, an English pastor and author of the "Loathsomeness of Long Haire" (1653), led a movement declaring that face painting was "the devil's work" and that women who put brush to mouth were trying to "ensnare others and to kindle a fire and flame of lust in the hearts of those who cast their eyes upon them."

In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that "women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft."

Jessica Pallingston points out in her book, "Lipstick," that in the 1800s, Queen Victoria publicly declared makeup impolite.

It was viewed as vulgar and something that was worn by actors and prostitutes. Makeup took a backseat, and paleness became vogue for almost a century.

Putting on a happy face during World War II, aided by the movie industry, gave lipstick and face powder respectability. It became the patriotic duty of female citizens to "put their face on."

In the 1930s, leaders in the industry such as Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden opened their first beauty parlors, offering services that ranged from facial massages to hair dressing to makeup tips.

Lipstick contains a variety of waxes, oils, pigments, and emollients. The wax gives lipstick its shape and ease of application. Among the waxes are beeswax, a substance obtained from bee honeycombs that consists of esters of straight-chain monohydric alcohols with even-numbered carbon chains from C24 to C36 and straight-chain acids also having even numbers of carbon atoms up to C36. Other waxes include carnauba wax, which is an exudate from the pores of leaves of Brazilian wax palm trees, and candelilla wax, which is obtained from the candelilla plant and is produced in Mexico by immersing the plants in boiling water containing sulfuric acid and skimming off the wax that rises to the surface.

The oils and fats used in lipstick include olive oil, mineral oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, and petrolatum. More than 50% of lipsticks manufactured in the U.S. contain substantial amounts of castor oil. It forms a tough, shiny film when it dries after application. However, ingestion of large amounts of castor oil may cause frequent rest-room visits.

In recent years, ingredients such as moisturizers, vitamin E, aloe vera, collagen, amino acids, and sunscreen have been added to lipstick. The extra components keep lips soft, moist, and protected from the elements.

In Connie Francis' 1959 song, "Lipstick on Your Collar," lipstick was the giveaway that her boyfriend had been untrue. According to a 1996 survey by Shisedo Cosmetics, Tokyo, 87% of American women admit to having left traces of lipstick in unwanted places.

[Goddesschyyld]

History of lipstick part II

The great 'cosmetic revolution'' occurred in the beginning of the XX century. Apparently, it will last for a very long time in the future too. Women started using and perfecting powder to make their skin look fresh and young. Mascara made women's eyes look more beautiful and more desirable for men. However, lips became the most important target of the 'cosmetic revolution,' which eventually ended up in the boom of the lipstick-making business.

Scientists believe that woman's lips are very reminiscent of female genitals. There has been a special medical term invented to designate such a similarity - the genital echo. Women of ancient Egypt used only red lipstick, which is definitely only a meager part of what is available on the present-day market of cosmetics: hundreds of sophisticated shades, moisturizing and long-lasting, lightweight and silky lipsticks, and so on and so forth.

[oakhurstleaf]

However it started, I think women wear lipstick and other make-up to liven up their faces. Color has a way of doing that...color adds life to anything. Without color, what a boring muted world we'd live in.

[Mysteefied]

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rofl5.gif that is priceless! Thanks for the laugh

[LindaBo]

That was too funny http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/applause.gif what an idea

[ginpole]

Vaginal lipstick.... we could make millions!!!!
what would it be called? clitstick?