guys this is... obviously a joke twitter account??
― socki (s1ocki), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 20:52 (ten years ago) link
Would you bet your life on it?
I mean, the food kit. the ghetto air conditioner. the buzzfeedy "15 ways you can get free pizza" links.
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:02 (ten years ago) link
bless you vegemite, but ffs.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/af4884b44bcec02fa60429f95afe42e8/tumblr_mrqsw5sIDy1srsdr2o1_500.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:10 (ten years ago) link
There is everything right with coffee cubes.
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
Like drinking beer through a straw, which btw is also on there.
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:22 (ten years ago) link
What non-existent problem is that supposed to solve?
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
Coffee ice cubes? They keep your iced coffee cold without watering it down. I don't know what the fuck drinking beer through a straw is supposed to do, but in high school some people said it got you drunk faster.
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:25 (ten years ago) link
how to get beer inside your mouth without tipping your head.
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:25 (ten years ago) link
no, actually it's part of a bigger picture:
http://31.media.tumblr.com/2aff87d237e94912e786832f7585c0a0/tumblr_mrrnzheuIt1scdx9go1_500.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:26 (ten years ago) link
I liked #lifehacks back in high school, before they were even a thing - back then we called them Hints From Heloise, and I read them ravenously.
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
NB, I am in no way defending the shit reposted in this thread.
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:29 (ten years ago) link
if you guys like these you should check out pinterest, it's full of terrible hacks
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
lol @ hints from heloise
― Coming Out Of Elton John's Mouth (crüt), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:32 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/IxYVjOv.png
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:35 (ten years ago) link
'ints from 'eloise guvnor inni'
― Francois Toofo (seandalai), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:36 (ten years ago) link
1. that's not grilled cheese, that's cheese toast2. that's why your oven has a broiler
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:37 (ten years ago) link
I don't know why these piss me off, but they just do.
http://i.imgur.com/HhHKsxc.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link
As if a person reading that chart would ever leave the house.
― pplains, Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
what the
― Coming Out Of Elton John's Mouth (crüt), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
how
why would you
i mean
― Coming Out Of Elton John's Mouth (crüt), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:40 (ten years ago) link
in a world where this http://gamescene.com/The_Urinal_Game.html exists nothing surprises me
― beans on toast and ghosts (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:41 (ten years ago) link
Hints from Heloise was the real deal, though! Get an ink stain out with hairspray! Get burnt on grime off the bottom of a pan by soaking it overnight with a paste of baking soda and water!
Not dumb shit like put a beer can in a McDonald's cup because you can't interact with the outside world without an alcoholic beverage close to hand at all times.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:43 (ten years ago) link
At least 75% of my housekeeping approach is born of Heloise. Get candle wax out of a rug by putting a paper bag on top of the wax stain and ironing it with a warm iron. COME ON that's brilliant.
Also Elmo OTM. Pinterest is like ground zero for this garbage. If you really want to feel the fury, look at their "kids" category.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:44 (ten years ago) link
that urinal game at least has a more complex topology than the tables where you have two choices (inside seat or outside seat)
― Coming Out Of Elton John's Mouth (crüt), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:44 (ten years ago) link
Heloise nurtured in me a sense of ingenuity in handling even the most mundane problems. Without her, who knows if I ever would have boiled my undershirts?!
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
(she said to boil them with lemons, but I let them boil too long and the lemon rinds disintegrated and god what a sloppy mess)
― potatoes-in-law (Je55e), Tuesday, 20 August 2013 21:59 (ten years ago) link
that toaster thing looks like it could start a fire.
― "Dave Barlow" is the name Lou uses on sabermetrics baseball sites (s.clover), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:18 (ten years ago) link
One could only hope.
― pplains, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:31 (ten years ago) link
ppl need their toaster privileges revoked if they are fucking with that kind of bullshit
also: get your stupid fucking cheese out of my fucking toaster
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 02:44 (ten years ago) link
*hugs toaster*
put two pieces of bread in a pan w cheese in between get grilled cheese
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 03:58 (ten years ago) link
<Screams, drops toaster, run to sink to run cold water on burned arms.>
― nickn, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 04:12 (ten years ago) link
When I was in college a friend was living in this weird-ass house that was owned by an old couple and all their stuff was still there; I remember being super baked and spending like an hour reading this book and thinking that I had found a brilliant guide to all of life's problems:http://www.plantingdandelions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/6895928976_a54eea0576.jpg
― joygoat, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 04:39 (ten years ago) link
Hint #1: Get lots of cocaine.
― nickn, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 06:22 (ten years ago) link
Life Hacks @omglifehacks 17 AugYou can take a screenshot on the Mac by hitting command + shift + 4
you can also create a line break by hitting the return key twice!!
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 07:09 (ten years ago) link
save power by turning your computer off
― j., Wednesday, 21 August 2013 07:15 (ten years ago) link
Why is she playing a banjo?
Oh, wait..
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 08:08 (ten years ago) link
Heloise does look a little coked up on that book cover.
The real Heloise:
http://kingfeatures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Heloise%E2%80%93in-blue-sweater-2.jpg
I swear she has looked the exact same since I was a kid.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 14:23 (ten years ago) link
imo ppl need to check their toaster privilege afaict
― there are more than 3.5 HOOS per steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 14:41 (ten years ago) link
Heloise? Made fifteen hundred and seven sideways toaster grill cheeses in one day? Biggest lifehack in history, style section New York Times August 10th, 1988. I thought you was black, man. YO THIS IS HELOISE!
― how's life, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link
FWIW I tried the coffee ice cubes trick and it's great. Iced coffee any time.
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:04 (ten years ago) link
It SOUNDS like a great trick. I drink so much iced coffee. I'd totally do that if I used trays instead of an icemaker. : \
― how's life, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:07 (ten years ago) link
use ice cube trays & then put the cubes into a tupperware or freezer bag once they are frozen #lifehacks
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
turn a icemaker sideways
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
then make cheese toast in it.
― Lawyer... SUAVE... (carl agatha), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:13 (ten years ago) link
Freeze cheese cubes to keep your iced cheese toast from getting watered down.
Freeze your toaster and then use your toaster to defrost itself.
― Francois Toofo (seandalai), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:19 (ten years ago) link
pour iced coffee onto a sideways toaster and catch the runoff in a mug for a awesome cup of hot coffee
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:22 (ten years ago) link
Put your smashed toaster inbetween two intact (etc)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:32 (ten years ago) link
turn your coffee mug sideways to warm your lap during the winter
― there are more than 3.5 HOOS per steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 15:34 (ten years ago) link