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04/24/2006: "Bar Soap"
What's on the box: "Mister" - Laurie Berkner
Let me tell you how crazy some people are. Some people don't use bar soap because they feel it is unhygenic. I've got two-and-a-half words for you: IT'S SOAP!
Some comedian, I don't know who, has a bit about bar soap. It boils down to the fact that he realized that while he starts washing his face first, the last part to be washed with the soap was his dad's butt. Very funny, but not very realistic.
I must admit that I have no idea how anyone else washes themselves. I don't even know the particulars of how my wife bathes our daughter. I can only speak from my own experience. When I take a shower, the first thing I do with the soap is run it under the water and create a lather with my hands. In that process, I have already washed away anything that could have possibly been left on there, including any unfortunate hair (I hate it when people aren't careful about stray hairs, of any type, on the soap). I don't just get my face wet and put the dry soap on it, which is apparently how most people do it.
Most people also apparently end with their behinds. I find that strange. Let's see, you start with your face and end with your butt...are you washing in a spiral?! 
Face, left hand, left foot, right foot, right hand, neck... That must take forever! I wash my hands and arms first and then work my way down from the head. It makes sense to do it that way. I mean sure, it means that my feet are cleaned after my butt, but if I leave my butt for last, dirty butt water will pouring over my clean feet anyway.
What reason is there for using bar soap insted of liquid? Cost. The first ingredient of all liquid soaps is water. I'm already paying for water when I take a shower, why would I want to add to that cost?
Of course, if you feel more comfortable with liquid soap, go right ahead and continue using it. It's your money you're throwing down the drain, not your dad's butt you putting on your face.
My wife said this might seem a little harsh especially considering that one of my two regular readers is the one who brought this up. I still say that crazy is crazy, and I ought to know! 