Wrong answers ONLY!

frankwbrown wrote: »

@cmsienk, common sense might have told me, had I used it, that @generic_excuse was answering @corinasue1143's question and not yours.
But to add to Cat's answer, I I would suggest taking a ton of old Beatles vinyl records. I bet the Brits aren't aware of this group so popular in the United States in the '60s. You could probably sell those records at a very handsome profit, The money which you could then spend seeing all the sites of London.

Who else has some ideas for @cmsienk?

I think if you will be driving while in London, you should definitely take a boatload of signs that say “keep right”. You are a guest in their country. A good host country would go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. Feel free to demand it.

frankwbrown wrote: »

It's certainly only a matter of opinion, but whose opinion matters the most? In my experience, it's my opinion that matters the most, because I'm always right and never wrong. I thought I made a mistake once in the last century, but I was mistaken in thinking that. Not sure whether that should or shouldn't count as having been wrong once.

Speaking of experience, as the philosopher/comedian Steven Wright has observed:
“Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.”

What can we do to rectify this problem?

Move to the international date line. Any time you make a mistake, yell “do-over”, step across the line, do it again with the wisdom gained by experience.

While trying to eat within my macro and nutritional goals, I usually come near most of them, but ALWAYS go over on fat. What should I do?

corinasue1143 wrote: »

While trying to eat within my macro and nutritional goals, I usually come near most of them, but ALWAYS go over on fat. What should I do?

Raise your standards. You must be setting your fat goals too low if you keep going over. Figure out what your average has been the last two weeks, add 10%, and that's your new goal. Once you reach that higher number, add another 10% and keep going.

paperpudding wrote: »

How does one deal with unwanted visitors? The sort that drop in and just stay and stay.

I've been asking myself this question for the past 21 years. (On a completely unrelated note, my son is now 21 years old, can you believe that?) Usually, I've just spent more time at work to earn money to pay for all the food and other consumables used up by my visitors. I figure eventually I'll come home from work and discover my house is empty, and then I can stop spending so much time at work.

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How is it we had two pages' of responses to this thread this weekend, while some weeks there may be a single response all week?

It's not the people who wear pajamas who need to be concerned. My daughter's worn pajamas to school for years now. It's the people who prefer to sleep au naturel who should be worried, because then they run the risk of experiencing the real-life version of the naked-school-dream everybody remembers. Though in some cases, it'd be hard to tell who would be more traumatized: the naked coworker, or all the poor souls who have to SEE the naked coworker who may never recover.

Different societies have different ideas of beauty. In one, being overweight is a sign of a lazy glutton; in another, the fat person is respected for having the wealth to afford indulging. A century ago, women's swimsuits covered the body neck to ankle; today.... If YOU could decide for the world one single standard of beauty, what would you recommend?

Because those stupid X-ray glasses sold from the back cover of magazines don't bloody work, that's why! (Not that I've actually tried those magazine X-ray glasses. I mean, what possible use could a normal, red-blooded male have for such a thing anyway? Am I right?)

Have you ever purchased something based on a recommendation, then were disappointed with the actual results?

The better looking one of course! 😋

Isn't it silly, the world today how sometimes our experience and expertise are no longer enough and some companies do focus on appearance and youth and will hire based on those traits rather than someone who should be chosen but maybe a bit older or not as attractive?

If you were a CEO of a large company whose employees deal with the public daily would you rather hire someone who is very attractive, but dumber than a doornail, or someone very experienced, intelligent and professional, but maybe in their fifties and somewhat Nerdy?

You don't need to cure your cold - you just need to catch the hiccups. Then try those first three "cures" again; you'll be so pleased when one of them works. Keep eating the ice cream though. It won't hurt either your cold or your hiccups.

My client has asked me to procure four track balls to bring to London, so now I have to hope my Amazon order is delivered when they say it will be (first thing tomorrow morning). My real dilemma is I'm not sure I'll have room in my luggage for everything. Should I plan on bringing a second small bag, or should I try to pare down what I'm bringing? (I could leave behind my workout clothes or tennis shoes.) Thoughts? Suggestions?

Hiccups are caused when a muscle in the chest called the diaphragm begins to twitch uncontrollably, often caused by a jolt to the stomach cavity or sudden intake of air due to being frightened. This leads to two obvious methods:

• Give yourself the Heimlich maneuver by walking into the corner of the kitchen counter, or...
• Scare yourself silly. The easiest method is to look at your bank account statement to see what the balance of your checking account reads. (At least it works for me... YMMV.)

Speaking of checking accounts, they got that name from people being able to write physical checks to cash against it. The days of using actual checks is almost over, yet the account itself remains. What should we rename this account to be more hip with the modern economic system?

Situations like this are why God created Google. Cyberstalking isn't just for thieves and criminals; it's original purpose was for innocent folks who just need a memory jog about names of neighbors, that one song from your favorite rock band, and who is the current President. (Am I the only one who's unsure?) Just remember that Google sometimes doesn't take into account what year it is, and you may discover your neighbor is named Bruce, only to realize belatedly that Bruce moved away 50 years ago when your female neighbor reacts strangely to being called by that name.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I've become bored with the traditional ways of celebrating (hosting a pizza party, drinking myself into oblivion, rearranging my sock drawer). What are some innovative ways to commemorate turning 45?

Daaang... What is he a lawn surgeon?!! I think you're better off hiring a real surgeon to take care of those cosmetic flaws you've been debating about...Two birds! 🐦🐦👍

It's June and freezing outside! The cold, grey weather makes me feel lazy and almost lethargic! What can I do to counteract the grey sky blues and get my booty active during these cold dreery days?

nossmf wrote: »

Tomorrow is my birthday. I've become bored with the traditional ways of celebrating (hosting a pizza party, drinking myself into oblivion, rearranging my sock drawer). What are some innovative ways to commemorate turning 45?

Well let's see there's backpacking across the Bad Lands, sailing up/down the Mississippi, paragliding the Sedona Red Rocks, check out one of the deadliest places on Earth like Snake Island, go wandering/missing in a National Park, get abducted by aliens... I mean really the possibilities are endless. Happy Birthday Early 🥳

FabulousFantasticFifty wrote: »

It's June and freezing outside! The cold, grey weather makes me feel lazy and almost lethargic! What can I do to counteract the grey sky blues and get my booty active during these cold dreery days?

Put all the caffeine you have in all the forms (soda, chocolate, coffee, supplements, energy drinks, etc) into a blinder. Mix it all together and no more drowsy, infact you might be up for days even! Think of everything you'll get done. [If this were a commercial this is where that voice comes up and speaks super quickly and slides death in a possible side effect.]

cmsienk wrote: »

Taking off for London now. Those track balls came in. (You thought I was kidding, didn't you.) When I leave London at the end of the week, I'll have extra space in my luggage. What should I bring back with me?

Damn @cmsienk we gotta stop meeting like this 😭🤣
Everything you can fit from the hotel of course. Notice I didn't just mention hotel room. No thats amateur hour. I talking anything not glued down around the hotel itself too...


I used to tan easily when I was a kid. Why is it now I just burn then it peels and I'm pale white again?

There are gremlins in cyber space and they have fun holding back posts on the internet, electronic pays, emails to relatives etc etc so they can laugh at humans getting upset by their posts not being posted, their letter at relatives not arriving, their pay not being in their account....

Nice day here, I should be in my garden doing some weeding - but such a boring tedious task. How can I make it more fun and/or speed it up?

(My buddy had all the teeth in his jaw removed a couple years ago. With few exceptions, he's able to eat today everything he used to before, so hang in there.)

You think you asked just a single question, when really you asked two: How can I encourage my hands to put food into my mouth, and once there how can I encourage my mouth to swallow it? I'll let somebody else answer the first question, but for the second part, the answer is simple: hot sauce. I'm not talking about simple Tabasco; we're talking industrial strength, military-grade hot sauce, where ghost peppers are merely the appetizer. The hotter the food, the less time it'll spend in your mouth, as you won't be able to swallow it fast enough!

Now, somebody else answer the first half of @sandejones question: How can she encourage her hands to place boring, unappetizing food into her mouth?

(LOVE the Truman Show!)

You are experiencing the real-life equivalent to a thorough workout. When you exercise you typically don't just work a single muscle, but multiple, either at once or in close-timed sequence. Net result is your entire body becomes stronger. So when multiple life events happen together, it's the world giving you a different type of workout, where you get the chance to improve your patience, resiliency, checkbook discipline, time discipline, vocabulary and more, all at the same time! Rejoice in these moments, because you will come out the other side stronger and better prepared to enjoy life! (Either that or you'll be broke and broken, but we take that same risk at the gym, and it doesn't stop us from going there now, does it?)

So often when you hire a contractor to come to your house, or visit a doctor's office, you have to wait for them to be ready to help you, and that's on top of the days/weeks you had to wait for an appointment to open up. Yet when the bill comes in the mail, they expect immediate payment. If I have to wait for them, I figure they should have to wait for me. How long is appropriate to delay payment if I had to, for example, wait 3 weeks for an appointment and then sat in the waiting room for 90 minutes?

It's not their fault. They cannot find shirts to accommodate their rippling muscles. I hadn't realized it until you pointed it out, but this poor group of humans is being discriminated against by the clothing industry, and we need to rectify this immediately. I'll start working on the first benefit fundraiser; perhaps one of you would like to organize the million muscles march on the capitol.

The coffee here is horrendous. What's a good substitute morning drink? So far I've tried orange juice and water, but neither one is a good coffee replacement.