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Q | Season 6 | Dec 3, 2012 | 4:53

Cultural Hall of Shame: Bacon Shaving Cream

Elvira Kurt, curator of Q's Cultural Hall of Shame, makes room at the table for bacon scented shaving cream, enlisting the help of Diamond Rings to do so.

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