24. She told him to stop picking at his ear. He said he wasn't "picking at" his ear. He was pulling hairs out of his ear. "You look ridiculous," she said. "You look like you have a mental problem." He said he did have a mental problem. The hairs in his ears were driving him crazy. "They grow like weeds on steroids," he said. "Do what my brother does—shave your ears," she said. He said that was ridiculous—nobody shaves their ears. "Nobody? I just told you my brother does," she said. "Don't knock it till you try it." He decided to try it. He went into the bathroom. He put shaving cream on both ears. He grabbed his razor. His wife walked in. She started laughing. "What are you doing?" she asked. "I'm shaving my ears," he said. "Not with a regular razor," she said. "Use an electric shaver." 1.7