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Attention Madison Avenue, Time to Shave Another Customer

William Robison

In the 1920s flocks of flappers
started stepping out sporting shorter skirts,
whereupon Gillette and other sharpers
convinced Western women to shave their legs.

Milky, silky, smooth flesh is beautiful
hairy scary, manly, un-gam-ly, so
scads of little lady razors later
distaff depilation is in the pink.

Contemplating the wide wiry whiskers
nature gives y-chromosomed animals,
marketing opportunities appear
as if revealed by a garden genie.

Viewer, are you embarrassed by the
unfeminine follicular frenzy
of female feline facial vibrissa?
Muliebrous canine muzzle bristles?

Don’t dull the edge of your sewing scissors!
Clip it with the brand new Whisker Whittler!
Clean, keen, even green, furry friend hygiene!
Finish in seconds! Cats and dogs love it!

How much would you pay? Well, don’t answer yet!
If you order now, we’ll also include
the Whisker Whisker miniature vacuum
for sucking up all those messy clippings!

And, folks, it’s only $19.95!
That’s right, it’s only $19.95!
It’s not available in any stores
and, yes, it’s only $19.95!

Plus, make your purchase with a credit card
and get a Whirling Wahoo Wonder Wand
pet fur curling iron absolutely free!
Let the whole world know that she is a girl!

But don’t delay! Limited time offer!
Friendly operators are standing by!
Madison Avenue knavery time!
Who wants to help bankroll a bonanza?

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