Clementine_3

ooooo, switchblades! I actually had one as a kid. Now there is something that just screams safety, a 10-ish year old running around with a switchblade. lol.

Last edited by Clementine_3; September 28th, 2012 at 11:10 AM.

lunatic59

Just a note guys (and ladies) ...

I know it's all fun and games and it's said in jest, but can we keep the pseudo-insults to a minimum? (hence the edits - sorry) It doesn't set a good example for the folks browsing through who don't get that's not how we roll around here.

Thanks.

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cwhatever

You forgot 1 that's in the quote.

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I say kill 'em all. Some places feature some nasty species so by all means, kill them. However, if there are three of them, kill two and let the third one carry a message back to the platoon.

zuben el genub

I found a dead spider in the bed this AM. How he got dead, I don't know.

Bob Maxey

We know you killed him. Peta will be on you shortly. Personally, I thank you, sir! One less creature to worry about.

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This entire thread can be quite comical to follow at times. Lol--lipop

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Speed Daemon

In Germany they're called "belly punchers". IMHO the name itself is a pretty fair warning about where not to point them when they're armed.

Speed Daemon

Because a little old lady won $160,000US in compensatory damages and $2,700,000US in punitive damages (a total of $2,760,000US) after a cup of hot coffee from a McDonald's drive through window lost its lid and spilled all over her, causing severe burns. Most warnings and disclaimers are there as a direct result of a lawsuit, frivolous or otherwise.

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants

cwhatever

Of coarse all is due to a law suite, after a law suite the disclaimer is to cover their butt from then on forth.
20 years ago a lawyer was for a good reason, now there is a lawyer for every little thing on earth,
Common sense is what it's all about but can't fix stupid summs it up!!!!

Speed Daemon

To be fair, just last night I got a 32-ounce drink served to me at a drive through window. Fortunately I saw the loose lid before taking the drink, and was saved from being drenched in sticky soda, and the need for my car to undergo a complete interior cleaning job.

You might think that my experience can't compare to the coffee case, but it actually can. The same mistake that was made with the top on my cold drink was what caused the woman to be doused with scalding coffee. Although I'm not likely to suffer physical injury from spilled soda pop, the cost of removing it from all over the inside of my car does have a price. And although my loss would be more in the hundreds of dollars for custom cleaning, compared to ~$10,000 in medical bills, it's still a liability that the fast food company is liable for when it happens.

The point is that what you call "common sense" is a knife that cuts both ways. (No pun intended, lunatic59!) In the case of the old lady who got burned and myself who might have been drenched, it was common sense for the fast food employee to put the top on properly. Did you think if it from that perspective?

Here's another example. Is it intuitively obvious why you shouldn't stand on top of a step ladder? If they weren't meant to be used that way, how come the top step is there in the first place? Ladder makers could have constructed their ladders with a cross brace that discouraged using it as a step, but they didn't. Was it really a lack of common sense, or did ladder makers really make their products to be used right up to the top step? I'd say that because they slapped on another sticker instead of removing the steps you're not supposed to use, that ladder buyers still want to use those top steps, and ladder makers are happy to oblige. Not so cut-and-dried this time, eh?

MacFett

I don't know if anyone of you have read the burned woman's claims in the lawsuit, but McDonald's served their coffee over 180*. They were told by food inspectors many times this was far too hot and they have to serve it cooler. The woman received deep tissue burns, something that should not happen from a spilled cup of coffee if it was served at the correct temp.

That is why there was a "frivolous" lawsuit.

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cwhatever

Acetone mixed with trans fluid or brake fluid at 1/1 make an excellent penetrating oil. Also 2 oz in 10 gals of gas will make you get better milage and performance. Sold at hardware stores.

MacFett

Dangerously false.

snopes.com: Acetone Improves Gas Mileage

cwhatever

Thx, and sorry about that did't research from someone telling me but the penetrateing oil one is in wkii.

cwhatever

The king of hearts is the only one without a mustache and


Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

cwhatever

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Bob Maxey

Depends on the quality of the knife. I am familiar with several automatic knives. You are talking about a front opening version. The Italian made knives are great, especially the vintage stocks. Sadly, the laws make them illegal. I think some states allow them if they are of a certain length.

Too bad, I would love to buy a fine quality switchblade. Lots of places to get them but they are illegal.

I remember a company that sold switchblade "kits." The parts were for "educational" purposes only; the parts were carefully laid out on a framed display. With warnings telling you it was illegal to assemble them.

cwhatever

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
unless it is rough cut then it will be the true size but will be rough and not smooth.

cwhatever

This stuff has got to be the best stuff on metal parts only. DO NOT USE ON RUBBER OR PLASTIC. It will eat away at those, so only use on metal. (I know this from experience)

cwhatever

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).




Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

Mexjoker

I thought it was plastic or was it both?

cwhatever

so they say it was wood, I never won one so can't say!

Mehta23

Acetone changes the colour of the metal on a Storm Enforcer case :-(

Acetone / nail polish remover is sometimes very good at removing glue residue

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sntaylor

Or (don't know if its been mentioned already) just use baby oil for the same effects.... Again keep away from plastic and rubber.... I have used it on when cleaning the swinging arm or the wheels of my motorbike! Cuts through thick chain grease really well! :-)

cwhatever

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,purple and silver.


If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it willinstantly go mad and sting itself to death.
(Who was the sadist who discovered this??)

Mehta23

*QI Klaxon*

There is a word that rhymes with Orange.

cwhatever

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth.
If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth.
To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'.

cwhatever

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off!

cwhatever

Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible
for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds

cwhatever

It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears
out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years .

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end .

cwhatever

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements


In 2012, December has 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays,and 5 Mondays. ( TRUE.... I checked it ! )
This apparently happens once every 823 years! ( Meaning in 823 years December will have 5 Saturdays 5 Sundays 5 Mondays again and not till then)

I updated this due to everybody reading into it wrong sorry.

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Liamo_210

Gold isnt the only metal that cant rust any metal that dosnt contain iron/ferous does not rust.

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MacFett

Did you really check this? Because either your fact checking skills stink or you checked it vs a chain letter. Try snopes. August 2010 had the same 5 as well as October 2010, January 2011, September 2011 and July 2012.

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Heroin and Aspirin were actually formulated by the same person in the same week. And heroin was originally supposed to be a safer, non-addictive replacement to morphine.

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cwhatever

The quote is for Saturday Sunday and Monday ONLY. Sure there are other 5's but if you open the calendar and look at July saturday does not have 5 days, Tuesday does which makes 3 but it's not Saturday Sunday and Monday.

cwhatever

There are a lot that have 5 same days in the month 3 times. You might want to check snops again because they're WRONG! Like I said open the calendar yourself July this year DOES NOT have Saturday Sunday and Monday!!! Oct 11 had Sat Sun Mon, none in 2013.

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Gomjaba

Unless I missed it - it wasn't posted

If you cooked something and the stuff got burned stuck to the pot, simply add warm water to the pan / pot and throw in a tablet denture cleaner. Depending on the size use two or three

Satires

Take a ketchup packet from a fast food restaurant, bend it half, poke a few holes in it with a fine needle on the two bulged ends. Then, VERY gently set it under the toilet seat (Needle holes facing forwards) under the nub that contacts the porcelain. Oh, then wait.

Did it to my wife, it works! lol

If that's too technical, just place saran wrap over the toilet bowl making sure there's no wrinkles visible underneath the toilet seat. This is particularly handy for those pesky men whom never lift the seat to go #1.

Paybacks are a b#tch! lol

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MacFett

If we are speaking about 5 Saturday, Sunday & Monday in a single month it looks like August 2015 is the next, followed by October 2016 then July 2017.

If we talking about only December then it happens again in 2018.

(Verified by Google calendar apparently for android)

cwhatever

I like chit chatting with you, every now and then I stick 1 of those in there to see who will find it, you and a few others are about the only 1's that do. And yes sometimes I do post stuff that I forget to research too. Sorry about that part.

MacFett

It only bugged me so much because you said you verified it. But it gave me something to do on my lunch break today.

cwhatever

I do still admit to posting stuff I have not researched so help keep me in line!!

cwhatever

Here is a game like one, Take your age and multiply by 7 then multiply again by 1443 the answer will repeat your age 3 times! Works for any age but single digits will have a 0 between the numbers and not at the end of answer!

Unforgiven

I know this works for folks born before 2k, I think for folks born after they need to add 100 and it still works. OK, here goes...

Take a tape measure, fold it over and put the end of it on your birth year a large U. Find the current year on one side, and on the back side will be your age you would turn during the year. So for me I would fold it over and line up the end with '75. I would find '12 and on the back side it would say 37 on the folded over side.

As I mentioned earlier, I think it still works for folks born after 2000 but they would need to go over 100 inches (i.e. born in 2002 would line the end of the tape up to 102 inches).

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AntimonyER

Not seeing it. If you do as you said, will have 0/75, 1/74, etc for 37 would be 33, not 12...

It does work if you fold over the tape, so that the last two digits of the current year are lined up with the 100" mark, then if you go to your birth year, on the back side will be your age... Is that what you meant?

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Unforgiven

Oops, going from memory, yeah, I goofed. I just had to go to my shed to verify. I'ts been a few years since I did that trick with the kids.

Mehta23

I really liked this thread. Anyone got anything else to add?

SiempreTuna

Just came across this thread and made a list of tips .. only to find all but two were already here!

The two I have left are:

To remove minor scratches from CDs, cover with Brasso (or possibly silver cleaner) leave until dry, then polish off. I've had mixed results with this - only really works for fairly minor scratches and it's not a permanent fix - did let me rip the CDs though

When frying onions and/or garlic to soften them without browning, add a teaspoon of water. As the water boils off, add another teaspoon. This lets you cook the onions more quickly as you can fry at a higher temperature without browning. This one definitely works

Re spiders in the house: they have to be killed to avoid damage to hearing .. caused by missus screaming