SOTD by u/AirBudRuler

Lather: Soap of the Air Bud Faithful

I have plenty of soaps from those in this community as a beloved member and leader here. However, if I thanked one person for one soap then my true identity, which is not u/cowzilla3, would be revealed. But know that today I shaved with soap from a generous benefactor of this sub.

I'd also like to address a recurring argument I hear against the Air Bud Rule: that it is not based in reality. Many say that the film Air Bud is a bunch of malarky made to simply entertain children and not to establish a cult-like following on a shaving subreddit. They argue that a dog could never play basketball and thus the fact that there ain't no rule doesn't matter. They say that a dog couldn't play any sports! That the very idea is ridiculous unless you specially train one to do a very specific thing.

Well, theyr'e wrong. Here is video proof of an untrained dog about to score a goal in the middle of a professional soccer game. If the ref hadn't run out there it would have won the game for one of the teams for sure. I ask you, how could you argue with irrefutable evidence such as this!? You can't in fact. And thus your "unrealistic" argument is, actually, unrealistic in and of itself.

I do, as par to today's theme, want to make mention of one community member: u/merikus, host of the LG podcast and a judge himself. While we have our differences, I am becoming more and more convinced that despite being a judge he is, in fact, also an Air Bud Faithful. I call out his name today because while many of us can easily follow the Air Bud Rule and reach a higher level of shaving, for some following the Air Bud Rule openly may not be an option as they've fallen into the wrong crowd and are afraid to leave.

**Lather:** Soap of the Air Bud Faithful

I have plenty of soaps from those in this community as a beloved member and leader here. However, if I thanked one person for one soap then my true identity, which is not u/cowzilla3, would be revealed. But know that today I shaved with soap from a generous benefactor of this sub.

I'd also like to address a recurring argument I hear against the Air Bud Rule: that it is not based in reality. Many say that the film Air Bud is a bunch of malarky made to simply entertain children and not to establish a cult-like following on a shaving subreddit. They argue that a dog could never play basketball and thus the fact that there ain't no rule doesn't matter. They say that a dog couldn't play any sports! That the very idea is ridiculous unless you specially train one to do a very specific thing.

Well, theyr'e wrong. [Here is video proof](https://youtube.com/shorts/vYgmE1wvaC4?feature=share) of an untrained dog about to score a goal in the middle of a professional soccer game. If the ref hadn't run out there it would have won the game for one of the teams for sure. I ask you, how could you argue with irrefutable evidence such as this!? You can't in fact. And thus your "unrealistic" argument is, actually, unrealistic in and of itself.

I do, as par to today's theme, want to make mention of one community member: u/merikus, host of the LG podcast and a judge himself. While we have our differences, I am becoming more and more convinced that despite being a judge he is, in fact, also an Air Bud Faithful. I call out his name today because while many of us can easily follow the Air Bud Rule and reach a higher level of shaving, for some following the Air Bud Rule openly may not be an option as they've fallen into the wrong crowd and are afraid to leave.