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1. if you have a spoon or fork you don't need a butter knife. flip that spoon around and use the handle. #livingalone

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 09:25 (thirteen years ago) link

2. don't spend money on an expensive cotton terry towel. a cheap beach towel works just as well and serves double duty. #beach

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 09:26 (thirteen years ago) link

3. if you make coffee and oatmeal in the morning, you don't need a pot and a kettle. fill the pot with water, boil it, use that water for the coffee, then cook your oatmeal. save gas and countertop space. #coffee

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 09:28 (thirteen years ago) link

4. a desktop computer is heavy, wastes space, and requires a separate monitor. get a laptop instead and enjoy your new desk real estate. #laptop

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 09:30 (thirteen years ago) link

5. a toothpick makes an ideal "javelin" for a mouse #mousejavelins

progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 16 October 2010 10:29 (thirteen years ago) link

6. kebab skewers make excellent drink stirrers

that's so percussion (get bent), Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link

#skewerstirrers

that's so percussion (get bent), Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link

7. if you're buying two oranges, save the environment and forgo plastic bag. a bra makes an excellent carrying case for two oranges. depending on the size of the bra and/or oranges, you may carry up to four oranges. #twooranges

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link

8. if your city's recycling program won't accept compact fluorescent bulbs, you can safely store used bulbs in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid until a recycling program is implemented. #mercurysafety

christ a Journey medley (reddening), Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:26 (thirteen years ago) link

9. you really only need to hear about ten Lil B songs. #based

dayo, Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:32 (thirteen years ago) link

10. there's no need to buy poisonous bug sprays to get rid of fruit flies, just spritz 'em with windex and they'll fall out of the air. #pestcontrol

christ a Journey medley (reddening), Saturday, 16 October 2010 11:51 (thirteen years ago) link

i've done that.

that's so percussion (get bent), Saturday, 16 October 2010 12:15 (thirteen years ago) link

11. a fingernail brush makes an adequate bollock scratcher when bathing.

jumpskins, Sunday, 24 October 2010 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link

12. do one push-up tomorrow. the following day, do two push-ups. continue to increase your push-ups by one with every subsequent day. by 2013 you will be world famous.

Z S, Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link

13. Every morning, leave a few minutes too late to get where you're going on time and then jog all the way to the subway. You will be tricking yourself into enjoying a few more minutes in your home AND getting exercise. #timesavers

Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link

14. hey everybody, stop drying your hands off with paper towels or electric hand dryers. let's let the magic of evaporation do the work instead and save 1 billion trees

Z S, Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link

15. You're using shampoo, which dries your hair out, and then conditioner to moisturize it again. Save yourself the cash, and the time, and just don't wash your hair. #grooming

Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link

yeah,and as Seinfeld noted, not using them will make you get out of the washroom much faster - a target all of us aim to.
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Zeno, Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link

I really need to find more opportunities for using the hashtag #twooranges

17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link

16. discarded potato skins can be fashioned into envelopes

I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 24 October 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link

17. don't need to wash your legs in the shower, the soaps gets there eventually #gravity

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:12 (thirteen years ago) link

18. if you murder someone, try not to be seen, as its illegal

max, Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link

#murder

J0rdan S., Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:15 (thirteen years ago) link

19. If the brakes on your car fail, just drive around until the petrol runs out, and the car should gradually come to a halt be itself. #roadsafety

Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link

20. Don't calculate the tip on credit card slips, just cross it out and leave a padded total. #drunktipping

Pinktits, Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:20 (thirteen years ago) link

21) heroin in itself is not addictive, merely its consumption

nakhchivan, Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link

22. 90% of things you dream of doing will either never come off or will prove to be not worth the effort. #reality

cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link

23. When you start a business, try to come up with a product or service people might want to use more than once #makeaplate

Bobby Short, Wayne Shorter (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 October 2010 23:37 (thirteen years ago) link

24. walk your dog in the park as a way to meet chicks. #dogchicks

dayo, Monday, 25 October 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link

25. If you need to use the restroom, excuse yourself right away – never wait. #tychobrahe'sdeath

17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Monday, 25 October 2010 00:22 (thirteen years ago) link

#cautionarytale ^^

kate78, Monday, 25 October 2010 02:18 (thirteen years ago) link

26. getting up to get water multiple times during the day at work is a great way to stay hydrated and avoid doing work #worksucksiknow

j. sargent & lil k3v (deej), Monday, 25 October 2010 02:21 (thirteen years ago) link

obv not recommended if your job isnt soul sucking remedial busywork

j. sargent & lil k3v (deej), Monday, 25 October 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link

27. trick yourself into exercising by biking places that are downhill, you will need to come back #uphillstrategies

candid gamera (s1ocki), Monday, 25 October 2010 03:13 (thirteen years ago) link

28. create an appropriate hash tag for everything you post onto the internet so that you can easily search for it if you ever need to reference yourself. #internet

dayo, Monday, 25 October 2010 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link

25. If you need to use the restroom, excuse yourself right away – never wait. #tychobrahe'sdeath

― 17th Century Catholic Spain (Abbbottt), Sunday, October 24, 2010 8:22 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

25a. and don't feed your pet alcohol and let it walk down the stairs for it may stumble and die. #tychobrahe'smoosedeath

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 25 October 2010 06:31 (thirteen years ago) link

26. when you masturbate - prepare some toilet paper to be near you in advance

Zeno, Monday, 25 October 2010 11:39 (thirteen years ago) link

not to mention the hairbrush. how many times have i had to look for that thing under the bed, with my moist wang picking up dust.

progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 October 2010 11:44 (thirteen years ago) link

Now that's what I call a pro tip...

Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Monday, 25 October 2010 11:45 (thirteen years ago) link

10. there's no need to buy poisonous bug sprays to get rid of fruit flies, just spritz 'em with windex and they'll fall out of the air. #pestcontrol

10b. there's no need to buy poisonous bug sprays to get rid of fruit flies, just put that last bit of wine in a cup and put one drop of liquid soap in to break the surface tension. the greedy fucks will drown. #pestcontrol

Fetchboy, Monday, 25 October 2010 11:55 (thirteen years ago) link

27. If you hate mopping just leave an old towel on the kitchen floor and when you spill wipe it using yr foot.

Fetchboy, Monday, 25 October 2010 11:57 (thirteen years ago) link

28. if you hate cleaning just don't clean and die from disentery

Zeno, Monday, 25 October 2010 11:59 (thirteen years ago) link

29. if you contribute to this thread add hashtags to your tips #smh

candid gamera (s1ocki), Monday, 25 October 2010 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link

30. instead of drinking either expensive good bourbon or cheap nasty bourbon, buy a single bottle of the former and hold it under your nose while sipping the latter #aromas

quique da snique (bernard snowy), Monday, 25 October 2010 14:04 (thirteen years ago) link

31. no phone? pay a friend who you see often to act as your designated 'phonesman', pretending to be you and passing along any important information #socialnetworking

quique da snique (bernard snowy), Monday, 25 October 2010 14:07 (thirteen years ago) link

32. shit in public toilets, you will need to clean your home toilet less often #freeriderproblem

quique da snique (bernard snowy), Monday, 25 October 2010 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link

33. Working on a deadline, need to turn in some work, but too broke to pay for your own internet? cafes will often neglect to turn off their wi-fi, take your laptop and sit on the sidewalk in front. #haveactuallythoughtaboutdoingthis

j. sargent & lil k3v (deej), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link

34. its pretty easy to make pasta, just put it in some boiling water #pasta

max, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link

lol <3

cathedral-sized jellyfish in your mind (Trayce), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link

35. goth 2 boss #goths

mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link

idg the ph thing?? every ph i've ever had has a separate setting for 'silent' and 'vibrate'.

just1n3, Saturday, 28 February 2015 07:17 (nine years ago) link

iPhone's default is to vibrate when you have the ringer off, Do Not Disturb mode turns that off

mh, Saturday, 28 February 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link

you can turn off vibrate on silent (under sounds) so you can just switch between silent and ringer on rather than putting it in do not disturb mode

computer champion (harbl), Saturday, 28 February 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link

yeah but I _want_ it to vibrate on silent! just not when I'm trying to sext on the toilet

mh, Saturday, 28 February 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link

oh i see why u would to that then

computer champion (harbl), Saturday, 28 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link

tips for living the life I live

mh, Saturday, 28 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link

make your hot cocoa on the stove...and then strain it to get all the clumps out

BOOM!

walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link

one year passes...

http://i.imgur.com/3ZLA1uA.jpg

the late great, Sunday, 11 December 2016 02:14 (seven years ago) link

pro tip: a taco shell you can stabilize with a fork is an abomination. avoid such taco shells as you would a rabid raccoon.

a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 11 December 2016 04:07 (seven years ago) link

taco purism is unamerican

El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 December 2016 04:09 (seven years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSKeCvSCpw

Treeship, Sunday, 11 December 2016 04:10 (seven years ago) link

pro tip: being stupid and wrong-headed is worse than being unamerican

a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 11 December 2016 04:25 (seven years ago) link

being stupid and wrong-headed is worse than being unamerican

El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 December 2016 04:27 (seven years ago) link

anyway the original 'merican crispy taco with lettuce and diced tomatoes is from the Mitla Cafe in San Bernardino which is still in business and on my bucket list

El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 December 2016 05:26 (seven years ago) link

purist tacos are delicious but i've been known to enjoy a hard-shell taco too

I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Sunday, 11 December 2016 05:32 (seven years ago) link

otm

I have even bought the ridiculous ground beef seasoning mix for comfort food

mh 😏, Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link

sniffing at US hard taco shells but acting like taco "shells" exist outside of that context

banfred bann (wins), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:32 (seven years ago) link

this whole country is a fucking shell maaaan

Treeship, Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:33 (seven years ago) link

fake mexican food is tasty obv

banfred bann (wins), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:33 (seven years ago) link

I find it p hard to go back when the real thing is available just down the street. Will never give up nachos though.

Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link

waiting for the inevitable modernist/Serious Eats "perfect hard shell taco" recipe tbh

jason waterfalls (gbx), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link

oh totally if it's just down the street the difference between tasty and delicious doesn't need explaining

banfred bann (wins), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link

Xp

banfred bann (wins), Sunday, 11 December 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link

hard shell tacos are hard to handle though, I mean, they break, and I'm not sure how to eat them right

niels, Sunday, 11 December 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link

you rotate the taco 45 degrees and your head 45 degrees in the opposite direction

just a lil tip from a pro

mh 😏, Sunday, 11 December 2016 18:41 (seven years ago) link

thread delivers

niels, Sunday, 11 December 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link

obviously you take the hard-shell taco and wrap it with a soft tortilla so when it shatters into a thousand shards you don't have to slow down your taco intake at all.

erry red flag (f. hazel), Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link

not to cloud up this thread with ~ deep thoughts ~ but isn't the story of american food the story of appropriating/crispifying/salting already decent ethnically identified carbohydrates and selling them in rectangular boxes in a supermarket?

remy bean, Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link

isn't the story of american food the story of appropriating/crispifying/salting already decent ethnically identified carbohydrates and selling them in rectangular boxes in a supermarket?

― remy bean,

Treeship, Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link

the splinters from a hard taco shell present a puncture hazard to one's soft palette. highly dud, unless you are a masochist.

a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link

I love it

mh 😏, Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link

pro tip: always be a masochist

mh 😏, Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:40 (seven years ago) link

i prefer cutting my tongue on a glass-sharp fragment of Tootsie Pop

slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Monday, 12 December 2016 00:26 (seven years ago) link

pro tip: scotch tape your taco upside-down to the ceiling. put magnets on the inside of the hanging taco shell. now you can throw other magnets toward the ceiling and see if you can get them to stick. don't forget the hot sauce!!

Karl Malone, Monday, 12 December 2016 00:40 (seven years ago) link

people have definitely choked to death on hard taco shells. people are dead.

Treeship, Monday, 12 December 2016 00:50 (seven years ago) link

i envy them

mh 😏, Monday, 12 December 2016 01:15 (seven years ago) link

nine months pass...

https://i.imgur.com/1eaCaMY.gif

pplains, Sunday, 17 September 2017 00:08 (six years ago) link

Ok lol

i believe that (s)he is sincere (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 September 2017 04:25 (six years ago) link

O_o

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 September 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link

Hot

El Tomboto, Monday, 18 September 2017 03:04 (six years ago) link

wow

k3vin k., Monday, 18 September 2017 03:11 (six years ago) link

that truly is a pro tip

I seriously considered purchasing magnetic eyelashes the day

Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Monday, 18 September 2017 07:21 (six years ago) link

eleven months pass...

Your phone should be able to fit in your mouth! If it doesn't, bring it back to the phone store for a replacement. #oralfixation #protip

faculty w1fe (silby), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link

infinite free drinks at fast food places if you just have the restaurant cup - yes this is technically stealing but i have never gotten caught in weeks

easier if there is a back door entrance to slide in through the side

Ross, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:59 (five years ago) link

b-b-b-but you shouldn't really drink a lot of soda?

niels, Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link

brb, heading to the apple store to attempt to shove each of the demo phones into my mouth

Dan I., Thursday, 30 August 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link

you can use a 3D printer to make prop phones at home and test how those fit in your mouth without leaving the house!

Paleo Weltschmerz (El Tomboto), Thursday, 30 August 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link

When you say "in my mouth" do you mean the whole thing? Because

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 30 August 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link

and by "in my mouth" do you really mean in my mouth or...

Dan I., Thursday, 30 August 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link


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