# The accumulated advice thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725 "2005-04-11T01:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/41 "2005-04-12T15:40:04Z")
Little bitty quaaludes. How can I keep from getting so sleepy at work an hour after lunch? ---
**Author:** ![Lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@Lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lola)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/42 "2005-04-12T15:51:43Z")
Quit work. How can I completely change my life for the better? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/43 "2005-04-12T16:49:46Z")
You are a charter member of the SDMB. How much better can it get? How do I get fundies to leave me alone? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/44 "2005-04-12T20:10:00Z")
tattoo 666 on your forehead. Tell them it’s your golf score. How do I get my husband to do what I want him to in bed? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/45 "2005-04-12T20:36:22Z")
Give him a sleeping pill. How do I cut up a whole chicken? ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/46 "2005-04-12T21:15:19Z")
Get a big 'ol knife and slice it however you can. Chop it if you must. The leg/thigh is the easiest, because sometimes you can just rip them off. The breast meat should be fairly easy to slice. What should I wipe my runny nose with if I don’t have a tissue or papertowl anywhere nearby and I’m too lazy to go find one? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/47 "2005-04-12T21:18:08Z")
A: Use the socks you can’t find a mate for. Q: I don’t have alergies, what should I do with all the unmatched socks I have in my underwear drawer? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/48 "2005-04-12T21:23:13Z")
Make sock puppets! What vegetables should I plant in my garden? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/49 "2005-04-12T21:31:04Z")
I don’t know about veggies, but I can give you some seeds for a delicious “tobacco.” What is the best use of smileys 😕😃 :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/50 "2005-04-12T21:32:14Z")
As little as possible. How do I fix the hole in my roof? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/51 "2005-04-13T06:43:20Z")
Turn your house upside-down, so it’s a hole in the floor. What can I do about these uncomfortable worn patches on the bottoms of my sandals? ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/52 "2005-04-13T07:24:43Z")
Turn your sandals upside down so the holes are on top? No? Then glue a piece of thick felt to them. Then throw them away. I burned some food and filled the kitchen and much of the rest of the house with smoke. What’s the best way to combat the smell? ---
**Author:** ![Dinaroozie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Dinaroozie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinaroozie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/53 "2005-04-13T08:54:58Z")
Cut a hole in the roof, and simply let the smoke and the smell float away. I have to give a thesis proposal presentation in a couple of days. How can I make sure it goes well, other than by preparing for it? ~ Isaac ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/54 "2005-04-13T11:17:50Z")
Spend the weeking cutting holes in the floor and turning the house upside down. This will give you an immeasurable boost of self-confidence and pride, at which point you can just tell everyone to bite you and join a commune. My commune keeps making me sleep outside because they say I snore. What can I do? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/55 "2005-04-13T11:36:01Z")
Try a nice cup of vervain tea before bed. Or just spit in their spelt muffins. Why am I surrounded with people who can’t compose a bibliography to save their lives? (True, sadly.) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/56 "2005-04-13T14:19:42Z")
Because they’re hungry and you smell like bacon. How can I get grass to grow again in the increasingly shady parts of my yard? ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/57 "2005-04-13T15:22:00Z")
Trim back the house so that sunlight reaches the shady parts of the yard. Or get a lamp with a full spectrum bulb for the yard. Where should I go on vacation this year? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/58 "2005-04-13T15:31:21Z")
A place where they don’t have a warrant out for your arrest. Should I accept an employment position? I’ve been an independant consultant for 15 years now. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/59 "2005-04-13T15:43:10Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Should I accept an employment position? I’ve been an independant consultant for 15 years now. My serious answer: I know from experience that going from being your own boss to being an employee can involve some serious suckitude. Ask yourself if the pros (benefits, tax advantages, having others to fill in/help/blame…) outweigh the cons (having to depend on/answer to others, inflexible schedule…) enough to justify the pain of having to work for someone else again. Flippant answer: Not if it involves a lot of squatting. Any good allergy meds I can take that won’t affect my reaction time or balance? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/60 "2005-04-13T15:52:02Z")
Allegra, unless you buy a really big bottle. How can I motivate myself to go to the gym more often? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=4)