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tenordrummer
Canada36 Posts
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The_LiNk
Canada863 Posts
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Brutaxilos
United States2634 Posts
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McNulty
Norway184 Posts
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Kashll
United States1117 Posts
On March 22 2011 07:12 Blisse wrote: If your local bus has a string for you to pull to indicate the stop (and often also a button), don't pull it. Instead, take your pinky and push up on the string. It has the same effect as before, except you prevent germs from getting on your hand. Few people touch the underside of the string, and any germs will go to the pinky. Lol? | ||
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Smurfz
United States327 Posts
2) Never pick up pizza, wait for workers to throw pizza box in dumpster 3) Free Pizza. | ||
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Ocedic
United States1808 Posts
- You will have to see a dentist to diagnose the problem, and then an endodontist to perform a root canal. Yes, money/insurance/time are all problems, but an abscessed tooth can cause infections in other areas of your body. - Over the counter pain medication is largely ineffective. I didn't try anything more powerful than that; so I don't know if prescription pain killers are any better. - One immediate short term relief is to wrap an ice cube in cloth / paper towels and press it against the cheek of where your tooth is. This helps with the swelling and numbs the pain. If the nerves of the abscessed tooth are alive still, they will be sensitive to cold/heat, so this may not be totally effective. - The best method of pain relief I found was sticking a dry black teabag in your mouth (yes, yes, teabag in your mouth, very funny.) Place it between the tooth and your gums and let it sit there for a while. It helps draw out the infection and will curb the pain for a significant amount of time. It's easy to go through lots of teabags, so be wary of that. - When you are having your root canal, try not to breath in when the tooth is first drilled opened. The smell of dead matter/pus/bacteria will overwhelm your nose. At first I thought it was my dentists' breath; then I realized the foul odor was coming from my tooth. - Speaking of root canals, make sure you go to a good endodontist. Read reviews. Do not let a dentist do it. Endodontists specialize in root canals and other types of dental surgery. - I heard that after a root canal, you can experience intense pain afterwards. This is apparently if the nerve was swelled up badly when it was removed. To prevent this, I took anti-inflammation pain medication the morning of the root canal, and made sure I did the teabag trick before going in. Not sure if it helped, but I know I didn't experience post-surgery pain. | ||
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RonNation
United States385 Posts
On March 23 2011 08:27 NIJ wrote: You should always avoid atm fees but if your bank isn't around you and atm nearby charges a fee, goto a store that does cashback and buy a gum with your debit card. Atm fees around me are 2-3 bucks. I buy a gum for buck, which is half the cost. Plus I. Get a gum. Win. Your bank probably charges you a 1-2 dollar cash back fee. | ||
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
On March 30 2011 12:45 Smurfz wrote: 1) Order pizza by phone right b4 pizza restaurant closes (don't have it delivered, say you'll pick it up) 2) Never pick up pizza, wait for workers to throw pizza box in dumpster 3) Free Pizza. Haha, that definitely gave me a laugh. | ||
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~ava
Canada379 Posts
1. Get a butter knife and jam the point under any part of the lid, hard. 2. With the tip wedged under the lid, push the base of the knife against the side of the pickle jar. This will cause the knife to bend slightly, may be slightly dangerous in the unlikely event that the tip of the knife were to snap off, beware. 3. The bottom of the knife should be jutting out below the base of the pickle jar. Holding the knife firmly against the jar, bash the base of the knife against a table top 3-4 times until it drives the knife up under the lid and breaks the vacuum seal of the pickle jar. 4. Lid will now practically fall off. Please refer to my awesome 2min Paint diagrams below. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/wkh7v.png) I worked this out about 2 yr ago and it's never failed. | ||
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~ava
Canada379 Posts
On December 09 2010 16:12 Cel.erity wrote: To get perfect hard-boiled eggs, put your eggs into cold water and turn the stove to medium-high. Wait until you get a vigorous rolling boil, then turn the heat off. Let the eggs sit for at least 10 minutes, as long as you want, and they will be perfect! It's super easy. Haven't read the whole thread yet, don't know if anybody's already said this. Have you ever boiled eggs and the yolk is an unappealing grey on the outside instead of yellow? Douse them in cold water immediately after they're done boiling and run cold water over them for 20sec, will stop you from having grey stuff on your eggs ever again. | ||
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Snipemare
United States20 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
Basically I wished I didn't do this, but I saw a man once sneeze all over his hands, and then dragged his hand a foot along the string before pulling it. Yes, it was disgusting. Same thing happened to the buttons. I'd rather take half a second more of work than get sick. Wash your hands often! With soap! And lather and rinse! And WARM water. Also, wash your dishes with WARM water. If you're not going to wash the dishes for a while, make sure you drown them in water. If you leave them out, the food residue gets crusty and harder to clean off. But leaving them in water gets most of the food off already, and you just need to scrub them again with soap and water to clean off the rest. If a jar won't open, there's two solutions. One, a rubber band around the side of the lid. I don't know how it works, but it does. More grip or something. Two, a rubber band, plus an optionally wet towel on top, and something that will prevent the jar from moving on the bottom, like a semi-dry towel. That is, if you're strong enough in the first place... | ||
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Semtext
Germany287 Posts
On March 30 2011 12:45 Smurfz wrote: 1) Order pizza by phone right b4 pizza restaurant closes (don't have it delivered, say you'll pick it up) 2) Never pick up pizza, wait for workers to throw pizza box in dumpster 3) Free Pizza. I did work at a pizza delivery here in Germany in two totally different (one in northern, one in southern Germany)cities, but one thing thats always the same, if pizza is left when closing up, there is always one or more hungry employees willing to take the pizza home or eat it right on the spot after finishing work. so, to say it with the words of the popular german indie rock band Tomte, the idea is good, but the world's not ready for it yet. My tip from working at the pizza place: If you're ordering delivery, try to strike up small talk with the delivery guy, and always give a small tip, even if you really can't afford that much. It will probably make this person's day(because usually they get treated like shit by mostly everyone) and by making another human being feel good, you automatically turn into a better person. Also, you have recieved food at that moment, so you'll probably feel great the next couple of minutes anyway - AND giving away one or two extra dollars won't hurt you if you could afford to order delivery in the first place. Another benefit of this if you order more frequently is, that the delivery guys will keep you in mind in a good way and will watch out MORE for your order(which is kinda important, you usually dont want to know what sometimes happens to orders of people who are known to not tip and generally being assholes) if you are a friendly person. | ||
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Dugrok
Canada377 Posts
If your books are late, bring them back and be upfront about them being late. You're going to have to pay the fee either way. However, by being upfront about it, people appreciate your honesty, and often wave the fee. I've done it 5 times this semester alone. Only had to pay fees once. | ||
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MMello
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
On March 31 2011 13:07 MMello wrote: Don't refresh a youtube video with an advertisement on it because it will make it start from the begining again. Or, just download an adblocker. And, of course, disable it on TL and its streams.  | ||
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Musketeer
142 Posts
On March 22 2011 13:11 Dalguno wrote: Just curious, anyone have good tips for dealing with bloody noses? People usually apply pressure to the bridge of the nose which is useless. Instead, you should apply pressure much lower: squeeze your nostrils mostly shut. You want to apply pressure to the blood vessels that are in your septum - the hard 'middle' area of the nose. A more extreme measure is to get some tissues, scrunch them up, and stick the mup the bleeding nostril. The point is to cover the wound and stop bleeding. While most people seem to get the impression that a nosebleed starts deep within the nose, it's not true. It's almost always on the inside side of a nostril, and you can use the kleenex to stop the bloodflow. The Vaseline prevents the blood from drying the tissue to your nose. Also, you shouldn't tilt your head back, you should tilt it forward. Applying ice to your nose/cheeks/forehead is kind of useful. BAD: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCH7W6NBVuYLyTIlGADeZKx_WBjqmpBQFOCyADZ8cGv4zRC948 Good: http://www.health.com/health/static/hw/media/medical/hw/hwkb17_066.jpg -Notice how low his fingers are. Don't just hold it, though - you need to apply pressure. | ||
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Ruyguy
Canada988 Posts
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please
Benin60 Posts
On January 20 2011 15:52 Silidons wrote: "The world is meaningless, there is no God or gods, there are no morals, the universe is not moving inexorably towards any higher purpose. All meaning is man-made, so make your own, and make it well. Do not treat life as a way to pass the time until you die. Do not try to "find yourself", you must make yourself. Choose what you want to find meaningful and live, create, love, hate, cry, destroy, fight and die for it. Do not let your life and your values and your actions slip easily into any mold, other that that which you create for yourself, and say with conviction, "This is who I make myself". Do not give in to hope. Remember that nothing you do has any significance beyond that with which imbue it. Whatever you do, do it for its own sake. When the universe looks on with indifference, laugh, and shout back, "Fuck You!". Rembember that to fight meaninglessness is futile, but fight anyway, in spite of and because of its futility. The world may be empty of meaning, but it is a blank canvas on which to paint meanings of your own. Live deliberately. You are free." -Existentialist @writesomething.com http://www.writesomething.net/post/1260672/ you just blew my mind. | ||
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