OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Feel free to add your own.... Here's a start....Putting salt on top of your coffee grounds before brewing, removes the bitterness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willingtocope Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 An easy "clog cleaner" for drains...pour a cup of salt into the drain, follow it with a cup of vinegar....wait 15 minutes...run hot water down it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester P. Dexter Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You guys are making me think of any vinegar tips I know.To get stubborn tea stains out of a mug: Pour vinegar into the mug and let it sit a good long while. Come back and pour the vinegar out, wash like usual with a scrubbing sponge and watch the stains wipe right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willingtocope Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I think of coffee mugs with stains as being "seasoned". It actually improves the flavor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester P. Dexter Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I used to drink green tea every day from the same white mug. Very strong green tea.After a while it looked like the inside of a gas station toilet that had never been cleaned, for about 20 years. Even thought I knew it was just from tea I was having a hard time looking at it. Never mind if a guest mistakenly pulled it off the shelf. (even on the top shelf as it was hidden from tender eyes.) They would have been traumatized forever and would never eat from my kitchen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame26 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You can tell a person's foot size by looking at their arm.Everyone's foot size is from the begining of your hand to your the inside of your elbow.... Go ahead, try it...I know your doubting me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester P. Dexter Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 But shoe sizes, hand sizes, and arm lengths, etc. don't tell you anything at all about erm... other measurements. I know that for a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustaTexan Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You can tell a person's foot size by looking at their arm.Everyone's foot size is from the begining of your hand to your the inside of your elbow.... Go ahead, try it...I know your doubting me.Oh wow it's actually true. I just took a ruler out of my desk at work and measured! 7½ inches like my shoe size. Regarding other measurements, I've been successful with the hand method. Open your hands wide and measure from the tip of your middle finger to the beginning of the wrist. That's been pretty accurate for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadynRed Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ok.. here's one that I read years ago and I know it works.If you have pets that have fleas, and they get into your furniture, carpets, etc. - you don't have to buy tons of expensive chemicals - use TABLE SALT ! Pour it generously into pet bets, furniture on carpets. Leave it there for a couple of days - I know.. sounds gross.. but the salt will dessicate (dry them up) the fleas and the eggs they leave. Vacuum up the salt. Do it again in 7 days, just to be sure. You can buy table salt for less than a buck, chemicals are way more and much more dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasen Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Feel free to add your own.... Here's a start....Putting salt on top of your coffee grounds before brewing, removes the bitterness Or a pinch of salt to coffee that's been sitting in the pot all day will freshen it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isislc Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can use nail polish remover to remove ink stains from your carpet by patting the stain with a cloth. Never pour it directly onto carpets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame26 Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Oh wow it's actually true. I just took a ruler out of my desk at work and measured! 7½ inches like my shoe size. Regarding other measurements, I've been successful with the hand method. Open your hands wide and measure from the tip of your middle finger to the beginning of the wrist. That's been pretty accurate for me. I knew someone would try it....Usually when I tell people they actually take their shoe off and put their foot on their arm. So I have to give you some credit for at least using a ruler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 We used to do this at a restaurant I worked at to get coffee stains out of glass coffee pots: 1 handful of ice1 teaspoon of salt2 tablespoons of lemon juicePut all three in the carafe. swirl for three minutes or so. Wash the carafe as usual. Works like a charm. The acid from the lemon juice helps to break down the coffee stains and the salt and ice rubbing against the walls of the carafe loosen and remove the stains. Plus, there's no nasty chemicals involved. We would do this when a carafe was accidentally left on a hot burner with a small bit of coffee in the bottom, which caused the coffee to burn in the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 But shoe sizes, hand sizes, and arm lengths, etc. don't tell you anything at all about erm... other measurements. I know that for a fact.No but the size of a thumb sure does. LOL No, I will NOT elaborate on that any further. Let's just say that I've seen a few that well, the size of the thumb was definitely an indicator and proof to me that it's a good measuring tool. LOL! Whenever I go out, the first thing I look at are a man's thumbs....That's right.... all you self conscious men are looking at your own thumbs right now because you can't help but see that I'm right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whocares Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I guess that means I would have a little one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I guess that means I would have a little one? I don't know... I can't see your thumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame26 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 getting back on track...if you lean against a wall with so that your shoulder and the side of your foot are touching it, you won't be able to raise/lift your other leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 My oldest child can stick her tongue UP her nose... I know gross.. but it fits the topic so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefdr Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 My oldest child can stick her tongue UP her nose... I know gross.. but it fits the topic so well I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue, but then I can also tie a knot in a cherry stem with my tongue and lick my eyebrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have always been fascinated to know how people can tie a knot in a cherry stem with their tongue. As for licking your eyebrows.... strange... very strange lol I can't do anything special except for make the sound of a drop of water by flicking my cheek with my fingers. Had my mother sitting at the table for three hours once trying to do that.... I used to get in trouble in science class for doing that because I sat next to the sink and when it was quiet, I'd go and make that sound causing the teacher to get up several times and check the faucet. The kids got a kick out of that one! Other than that and trilling my tongue, I can't do anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonesomewhere Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I got this for Christmas, and I love it. The Book of Useless InformationThe only three U.S. presidents who ever had to deal with real or impending impeachment--Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton--all have names [or nicknames] that are euphemisms for penis--Johnson, Dick, and Willie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariner Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 The movie playing for the 2nd class passengers when the Titanic hit the iceberg.....The Poseidon Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonesomewhere Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 The movie playing for the 2nd class passengers when the Titanic hit the iceberg.....The Poseidon AdventureSinking of the Titanic - 1912The Poseidon Adventure - 1972Umm, how did they wrangle that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGWhatHaveIdone Posted January 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Flour (no... not flower)....Anyhoo.... Flour weighs more in the summer than it does in the winter. If you've ever worked in a bakery... you'll understand the concept and why it's relevant to bakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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