Handy hints

unrulyjulie | 19:57 Mon 25th Feb 2008 | ChatterBank

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My best friend bought me a lovely and very useful book for christmas. Hints for the household. I would like to share a few "specially chosen" ones with my fellow answerbankers and hope that they can help you out at some point in the future.

Hint number 1
Unruly eyebrows..............
If, after plucking your eyebrows,(ladies and possibly gents if you're that way inclined,) they are still unruly, apply a little styling gel or mousse with an eyebrow brush.(i did actually think this one was about me when i first saw it)

Hint number 2.
with glass in hand..................
next time you are at a party, finish each drink before filling your glass. that way you will know exactly how many glasses you have had and when its time to stop!!!!( LOL yeah right )

Hint Number 3.(my personal favourite.)
Instant face lift....................
SMILE, (so simple and free to do!)

Hint number 4
Tight screws....................
If a screw is proving too tight to get out, try heating the tip of your screwdriver. (made ya look ;-) )

Hint number 5.
Peppers.......................
A scooped out red, green, or yellow pepper will make an unusual and stylish holder for mayonaise (i must have a dinner party so i can try that one out for myself and impress my guests )

Hint number 6.
Ice cream.......................
Cut large blocks of ice cream into individual portions. That way you only need take out as much as you need. (again, yeah right, just take two instead)

Hint number 7.
Red wine stains.........
Use lots of salt on red wine stains. Alternatively a good splash of white wine will do the trick.
(and waste all the white wine as well as the red you've wasted by spilling it????, madness)

Thats your lot!

just being nosey

part of the job...I guess

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perigra

your post is very long and takes a long time to read. i have a headache now.
any hints on how to get rid of it?

unrulyjulie

Question Author

feel free to ask for any handy hints and i will look in my book and endeavour to help you if i can, realistic ones of course ;-)

B00

Circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain And check that it has gone.

Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand next to the object you wish to view.

Recreate the fun of a visit to a public swimming pool in your home by filling the bath with cold water, adding two bottles of bleach, then urinating into it, before jumping in.
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An empty aluminium cigar tube filled with angry wasps makes an inexpensive vibrator.

Olympic athletes. Disguise the fact that you've taken steroids by running a bit slower.

Smokers. Save on matches and lighters, by simply lighting your next fag from the butt of your last one.

Invited by vegetarians for dinner? Point out that since you'd no doubt be made aware of their special dietary requirements, tell them about yours, and ask for a nice steak.

Heavy smokers. Don't throw away those filters from the end of your cigarettes. Save them up and within a few years you'll have enough to insulate your roof.

Fool next door into thinking you have more stairs than them by banging your feet twice on each stair.

irls. Don't worry about a nice dress for that important first date. All he's interested in is seeing you naked.

Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers turned to 'fast wipe' whenever you leave your car parked illegally.

Housewives. I find the best way to get two bottles of washing-up liquid for the price of one is by putting one in your shopping trolley and the other in your coat pocket

cazzz1975

I thought hint number one was about your eyebrows jules!!

unrulyjulie

Question Author

lol perigra, take a paracetamol and lie down in a darkened room, failing that go back to school and learn to read more than the Beano! :-) (that was my hint, not from the book btw)

perigra

i was about to ask for loads of handy hints, then you used the word "realistic"

unrulyjulie

Question Author

excellent B00! they were good ones! Did you write this book???
cazz, i thought that too when i looked! I thought i had finally "MADE IT"
hey perigra, dont mock, one day you might need to know how to thicken a runny stew or stop your bananas from going black!

B00

I confess, I stole 'em from Viz.....sorry!

funkymoped

Jules, you forgot the London underground tip.

set your alarm to go off on your mobile while youre on the underground...
when it does go off, pretend its an incoming call !
should have most of the other passengers wondering how you manage to get a call when they have no signal !
:-)

unrulyjulie

Question Author

ten out of ten for your honesty there B00! respect!

funky, i forgot nothing, i was pushed for space , i have all these things stored in my head ya know, mind you, there is plenty of room for lots more in there! It is a vast area of space, just waiting to be filled!

B00

International Master Criminals. Tell your guards to shoot James Bond in the head at the first opportunity. Under no circumstances give him a guided tour of your base, or leave him in the custody of attractive women in bikinis

funkymoped

women in bikinis !!!!!
what a thought !
:-)

i think youre on drugs tonight B00.....
:-)

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B00

Oh Gawd FM, don't be starting rumours like that, you'll bring the wrath of the self styled God of AB down on my head!

funkymoped

happy drugs B00........... nothing illegal !!!!!!
perish the thought...
:-)
:-)

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