Vitalis Anyone?

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Vitalis is for who?I was just reading about Michigan's bowl chances. It's looking like the Outback Bowl will be their New Year's destination. Michigan gets to play some southern team... South Carolina, I think.

Another bowl possibility for Michigan is the Vitalis Sun Bowl. The Vitalis Sun Bowl? I never would have thought Vitalis still existed let alone be in a position to sponsor a major college bowl game. I remember Vitalis from my youth because my father used it. It was this greasy liquid he put on his hair. "Hair tonic" he called it. I guess Vitalis kept his hair in place and made him "well-groomed." Gave his hair that slicked-back, plastered-down, 1930s Cary Grant look if you ask me. I remember Vitalis came with one of those made-up secret ingredients, V-7 or some such thing. I always thought Vitalis was disgusting. The oiliness was bad enough but it also had the color of pee. I could never abide using anything in my hair. To this day my hair care regimen consists of 3 easy steps: wash with shampoo (quality doesn't matter), dry with a towel, brush. No machines, glop, or combing later in the day required.

I could never take the Vitalis Hair Tonic bowl seriously. I sure hope Michigan goes to the Outback.
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Marie said:

Well, if they

Hey, if it was good enough for Don Drysdale...

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Rob said:

My regimen is exactly the same as yours now but I confess I used Vitalis, Brylcreem, and some other off-brands for a year or two when I was a teenager. I even once used something that was actually called "Greasy Kid Stuff". It came in a red toothpaste-like tube. I'm almost certain the term "greasy kid stuff" was around before anyone slapped the name on a product, though.

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