Random Advice thread.

[Sideb(.)(.)bPlatypus]

If you have an electric pencil sharpener and the tray is full of lead-coated shavings, DO NOT under any circumstances try to blow them into a trash can, unless you want to look like a raccoon.

When the deodorant you use has instructions not to use it after a shower, it means srs business.

Do not tell the guy you have a crush on that you're waiting to have sex before marriage, and then several years later let it slip by mistake that you're having sex with your current boyfriend

[Fen]

You actually should take ALL your coins, even the copper. Over a year, the average persons small change equals about £15. Not much you say? Its more then £1000 in a lifetime.... and think what you could do with £1000.

YER TALKING POUNDS?
the equivalent of your 20 pennies aren't even coins here anymore.
I noticed that outside Ro&Hu people stare whenever you leave the coins. More value, I guess.While I did raise about 2 bucks in a few months, solely on coins, I had a tough time actually finding a way to spend them. This country has weird habits when it comes to money.
Then again, whenever I leave the country I'm a financial wreck.

And completely on topic: whenever you leave a country and you have coins, spend them. Nothing worse than having money that's worth spare change in another country, and is completely useless in yours >.>. (ah, the candy I could have bought with those 5 pounds...)


edit: the travel thread has reminded me of the best advice I'd wish i'd gotten: Never, EVER, EVER, use Wizzair.

[cyanide_sweet]

When you get a phone call after 2AM from a guy, they only want to hang out for one reason.

Don't overschedule, you'll go crazy from lack of free time.

[Dirty n Evil]

Here's something I wish someone had told me before I got married.

If you've never worn a ring before, be aware that your finger oddly swells slightly from just the presence of the ring. This will happen even if the ring is slightly loose, don't worry. It's quite normal. After 3 days, it starts to go back to normal.

I never wore rings before I was married (I'm a hockey goon - my knuckles are like giant knobby stones compared to the rest of my hand), and no one told me this until after I started to really worry I was having some strange allergic reaction to the gold since I never really wear jewelry.

[LadySheDevil]

Heh, I know the feeling. It's especially bad when you're a PMS-ing, bloated woman and you try to take the ring off to clean it (I always get crud from work trapped under it.)

If you intend to cook at a place that isn't your own, do NOT wear something with big, loose flowy sleeves. Or if you must, at least wear a tank top under it or bring a tee to change into so the pretty, flowy one wont catch fire or get dunked in boiling water!

Seriously. Some people never learn... *facepalm*

[Asaryu]

I forget on that one all the time. I have dunked to many shirts in to sauces it is not funny.

[Tenjen]

Wear an apron if you're going to cook naked.

You dont realise it when clothed, but tiny specs of stuff is flying off whatever you're cooking

it is NOT pleasant having stuff that feels like dozens of tiny needles hitting your skin. Specially your tummy/chest/torso/genitals depending on how tall you are [and iam 6'2' so it was extremely unpleasant when i cracked open the eggs into the pan {innuendo unintended >>}]

Also, when lovingly [or lustfully] pulling/grabbing your girls or guys hair when having sex or generally messing about, do be careful you dont end up pulling the neck hair up. It hurts like shit and not in a good way. she/he aint gonna be happy.

Also, try scritching your guys scalp lightly with your nails right after his orgasm. its highly relaxing for some guys and is sort of a stress release.

Assuming you're able to scritch his hair :3

[Fen]

When you get a phone call after 2AM from a guy, they only want to hang out for one reason.

LIES!
I call shenanigans.

[Asaryu]

They want it, even if they are too afraid to ask for it.

[LadySheDevil]

Wear an apron if you're going to cook naked.

You dont realise it when clothed, but tiny specs of stuff is flying off whatever you're cooking

it is NOT pleasant having stuff that feels like dozens of tiny needles hitting your skin. Specially your tummy/chest/torso/genitals depending on how tall you are [and iam 6'2' so it was extremely unpleasant when i cracked open the eggs into the pan {innuendo unintended >>}]

Also, when lovingly [or lustfully] pulling/grabbing your girls or guys hair when having sex or generally messing about, do be careful you dont end up pulling the neck hair up. It hurts like shit and not in a good way. she/he aint gonna be happy.

Also, try scritching your guys scalp lightly with your nails right after his orgasm. its highly relaxing for some guys and is sort of a stress release.

Assuming you're able to scritch his hair :3

OMG Long sleeves with bacon is a MUST. *represses bad tank top memories*

And Asaryu... Yeah, I know what you mean. Though in my case, it wasn't to hang out (it was a long-distance thing), it was like:

*groggy, frustrated* "Hello?"
*lame attempt to be smooth* "Hey, babe"
*groan* "Hi. Thup?"
*can literally hear the smirk* "Oh, you know..." *distinct unzipping sound*
*eyeroll* "Seriously? Now? No. Go watch some porn or something."

Not to mention, my grandfather was NOT impressed. At all.

[Tenjen]

unfortunately, if its insomnia keeping me awake at night, then well..

Iam frigid when iam going through a bowth of insomnia.

They want it, even if they are too afraid to ask for it.

not to mention highly idiotic when indirectly alluding to the fact they want it.

[Fen]

They want it, even if they are too afraid to ask for it.

So if a friend(that happens to be a guy) calls me at 3 am "FEEEEHEENNEEEEHHH, ibn drnk!!". It's not a prank call(i'm sure it made sense in his inebriated head), but a booty call?
and of course, there's always the "I'm bored and you're the only person I know that could be awake at 4am and feel like talking". And the "THE BITCH BIT/DUMPED/INFURIATED ME" calls and the subsequent cheering up from my part.

no, really. There is such thing as a platonic relationship.

[Asaryu]

There is, granted. But the only ones I have tend to be with gay guys.

[midgetshrimp]

Here's something I wish someone had told me before I got married.

If you've never worn a ring before, be aware that your finger oddly swells slightly from just the presence of the ring. This will happen even if the ring is slightly loose, don't worry. It's quite normal. After 3 days, it starts to go back to normal.

I never wore rings before I was married (I'm a hockey goon - my knuckles are like giant knobby stones compared to the rest of my hand), and no one told me this until after I started to really worry I was having some strange allergic reaction to the gold since I never really wear jewelry.

I've lost my Claddagh ring twice, and it has a split in the band because I had to cut it off my finger. It's too big for my ring finger, so I put it on the middle finger. I tried to take it off one night, because I fidget and it makes a good outlet. Well, it didn't come off. I used dish detergent to try to lube it up, and that didn't work. Then I held my hand in ice water for 15 minutes and threw some more detergent on, and it still didn't come on. At this point, messing with it irritated the finger enough that it started to swell, which didn't help any. I could only get the thing to the knuckle, but it would go over, and it started cutting into my finger. I really didn't want to cut it, because of the sentimental value, but now I had to get it off because it was cutting off the circulation to my finger. So I punched the slate table that was in the kitchen out of frustration (not pleasant, had to wrap my hand for a couple days, which got me questioned a bit at work) and got the wire cutters. It really really sucked. And I had been wearing it for over a year, so it was really sudden.

[Phoenix]

MS, overexposure to the cold results in swelling, too. A minute would've been enough, I think. My sister has the same problem, because she (like me) has bad circulation, and no heating in her house, so she has swollen hands.

You actually should take ALL your coins, even the copper. Over a year, the average persons small change equals about £15. Not much you say? Its more then £1000 in a lifetime.... and think what you could do with £1000.

But the copper makes my change pocket in my wallet break - The zip's broken loads on it. And it's my third one this year! Stupid copper.