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Lovediva
10-09-2002, 09:11 PM
Budweiser beer conditions the hair.

Pam cooking spray will dry fingernail polish.

Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands!

Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes.

Mayonnaise will condition your hair; it will also kill lice.

Spike your hair with toothpaste
(with Close-up tooth paste, it will also give it a tint).
(YOU CAN ALSO USE SPERM...LMAO)

Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off
and see the dead skin and blackheads.

Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea.

Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water.

Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste.

Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!

Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, takes the itch out of insect stings, too.

Bee stings - meat tenderizer.

Chigger bite - Preparation H.

Puffy eyes - Preparation H.

Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick.
Glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals lately.

Athlete's feet - cornstarch.

Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks Vaporub.

Kool Aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent
section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet.

Kool-Aid also can be used as a dye in paint.

Kool-Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint. Your kids
will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!

Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with
coffee filter paper.

Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray.

Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls.

When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with cornstarch and watch them slide on.

Heavy dandruff -- pour on the vinegar!

Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring.
Heat Crisco in microwave, pour into empty film container and
mix withthe food coloring of your choice!

Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool-Aid in a container,
tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak.

Stress buster -- preferably for a work group -- take a roll
of scotchtape and a packet of straws and build a tower without talking to each other!

jjjjbo
10-09-2002, 09:29 PM
OK, I just want to know what someone was thinking when they tried the Peanut butter on the CD scratches .... or the inky dolls face ..... I don't doubt for a minute it works, but how bored must that person have been to try it to find out????? ROFL

my tip ..... aerosal hair spray will remove ink stains from fabric as long as the hair spray is still wet when you wash .... if its a really large stain, then apply the hairspray as many times as needed .... just don't dry the item of clothing inbetween - that makes it more difficult. :)

BlondeCurlGirl
10-09-2002, 10:50 PM
Diva, sounds like you should be the next Heloise!

I'm printing these out for future emergencies and other situations...thanks! :)

Sugarsprinkles
10-10-2002, 12:18 AM
WD-40 will also remove crayon from walls

Peanut butter will remove chewing gum from hair.

(ask me how I know these!! LOL!!)

legend
10-10-2002, 06:08 AM
My Tips

before you drive off in your car, remember to untie the dog from the bumper.

when you brush your teeth, make sure it's toothpaste and not paint thinner.

when you're cooking, make sure you use oil and not detergent.

I have more.... :D

Irish
10-10-2002, 08:35 AM
legend---Your thread reminded me of when I was in the service!I
got up;one morning;still drunk;grabbed;what,I thought,was my
toothpaste;and brushed my teeth with Brylcream.Tastes lousy;but
my teeth have been in place since! Irish

Oldfart
10-10-2002, 12:36 PM
Another reason why

"And then you'll find, the girls'll all pursue ya."

Sorry, slip of the tongue....

Steph
10-10-2002, 03:37 PM
salt will get red wine out . . .
candle wax on the floor can be removed if you place a paper towel over it and iron it . . .

dannyk
10-14-2002, 07:12 AM
i tried the peanut butter on the cds suggestion. by chance did you mean the SMOOTH kind as opposed to the CRUNCHY one? :(

GermanSteve
10-14-2002, 11:57 AM
If you need a solvent for the glue of stickers, or for rigid fat spots around the stove, use kerosene. (works with a lot of hard-to-clean spots also)

BIBI
10-16-2002, 11:23 PM
hairspray will get ink out of some fabrics

peroxide is a great jewlery cleaner

garlic is good a warding off vampires

PantyFanatic
10-16-2002, 11:46 PM
Pointy toe shoes will get the cockroach in the corners.