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to share this INSANE life hack!!!!

324 replies

Tunotips · 19/08/2024 05:16

Just leave the tin like that for a few minutes and then it’s ready to use.

what’s your favorite insane life hack? Post below!!!!!
(but please no fucking boring tips)

and I have n/c for this bc I don’t want anyone tracking me down via my sink

to share this INSANE life hack!!!!
OP posts:
Yemelade · 19/08/2024 21:37

Wow she really played the long game didn't she, keeping up appearances for 10 years to con you out of your sperm. I imagine if all she wanted was a baby, a sperm bank would have been less hassle.

quantumbutterfly · 19/08/2024 21:39

sunights · 19/08/2024 21:37

🔩👁

Heiroglyphs?

sunights · 19/08/2024 21:42

quantumbutterfly · 19/08/2024 21:39

Heiroglyphs?

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Iron-y

Moreofthesamenothanks · 19/08/2024 21:42

REP22 · 19/08/2024 10:56

Visiting friends in the new house they've just bought?

Keep them entertained by training your three-year-old to stare into an empty room and ask them "who is that sad little boy crying in the corner there?"

And one more from me:

Easily boost your self-esteem by looking at the people queueing in Greggs.

Brilliant 😂

XChrome · 19/08/2024 21:51

Three hacks in one;
In summer, go swimming in your clothes. You can get some exercise and do your washing at the same time. It also saves you money on sunscreen lotion.

Edited to add; be sure to wear your whites in a pool. The chlorine will brighten them.

Rycbar · 19/08/2024 21:52

Well done OP, some brilliant replies from people who got the joke.

Some even better replies from people who thought you were serious 😂

GalacticTowelMaster · 19/08/2024 21:52

quantumbutterfly · 19/08/2024 05:41

According to Viz if you choke on an ice cube a cup of boiling water will sort you out......( and possibly earn you a Darwin award)

This is still my go to top tip! Glad someone else remembers it from Viz Grin

Sidebeforeself · 19/08/2024 21:54

I know humour is subjective but I am seriously worried about the number of posters who cant see that this is a joke. Especially if they’ve RTFT..and if they haven’t thats even worse!

Bollihobs · 19/08/2024 21:57

urbanbuddha · 19/08/2024 05:45

So many snide posts. How does that add any joy to life?

Every single one so far has made me laugh so, working for me! In fact yours was the first non funny one.

Pudmyboy · 19/08/2024 22:04

Hateam · 19/08/2024 05:52

I boil water and put it the freezer.

In the event of my boiler breaking I can defrost it and have boiling water.

I am going to copy this! 😜

Bohomovies · 19/08/2024 22:06

I've got a really good one for anyone who farts a lot or has IBS.

You know when you really need to fart, and you go off to the loo to fart, but are worried it'll be really loud? Get a wad of loo roll and press firmly onto the anus. This is honestly life-changing!

caramac04 · 19/08/2024 22:21

Top tip to have a clean and tidy home for minimum effort - live on your own and don’t have any visitors.

XChrome · 19/08/2024 22:32

Bohomovies · 19/08/2024 22:06

I've got a really good one for anyone who farts a lot or has IBS.

You know when you really need to fart, and you go off to the loo to fart, but are worried it'll be really loud? Get a wad of loo roll and press firmly onto the anus. This is honestly life-changing!

Except don't use the whole intact roll. The fart will go through the cardboard tube and create a hellacious echo.

theduchessofspork · 19/08/2024 22:51

HighGrem · 19/08/2024 09:53

Piss-taking or satirical posts don't come over well when it's just the written word.

There was a phase on MN when people would put 'light-hearted' in the post but it didn't go well as some people decided it wasn't light-hearted at all and would take umbrage 'well I don't see what's light-hearted about saying you can't wait for your DC to go back to school'.

And others abused it by saying offensive things with the caveat of light-hearted.

So, it never really works on MN.

There was a great example a few months back when an OP posted in the morning about buying a bottle of wine in the self-scan checkouts and finding it extremely rude that the supermarket worker came over and pressed the 'clearly over 25 button'.

Dozens of replies about how they were just doing their job etc etc, Op should stop being so vain etc and a good sprinkling of OPs missing the premise of the thread even if they hadn't got the jokey nature of it and took it as a real complaint, to jump on and ask the OP why she was buying wine in the morning and did she think she needed some help with her alcohol abuse disorder?

I think it’s user error PP. Not the medium.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 19/08/2024 22:53

DreamW3aver · 19/08/2024 05:30

Not sure that anyone is going to be able to find anything more exciting than that so you might want to lower your expectations

😂😂😂

theduchessofspork · 19/08/2024 22:54

YoghurtPotWashingMachine · 19/08/2024 13:54

Read this 20-odd years ago in Cosmo and have never forgotten it:

"Men like large dark nipples, so why not draw around yours with an eyeliner pen?"

Next level 🔥

Pudmyboy · 19/08/2024 23:00

Varnished digestive biscuits make an excellent substitute for cork coasters

JuicyBlueberry · 20/08/2024 02:32

Feeling tired? Grumpy? Easily irritated? Suddenly finding your husband annoys you more than he used to?

Top tip:
Log out of Mumsnet and put your phone down.

JohnTheRevelator · 20/08/2024 03:50

Hateam · 19/08/2024 05:52

I boil water and put it the freezer.

In the event of my boiler breaking I can defrost it and have boiling water.

😂😂😂

JohnTheRevelator · 20/08/2024 03:51

XChrome · 19/08/2024 22:32

Except don't use the whole intact roll. The fart will go through the cardboard tube and create a hellacious echo.

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OMG 😂😂😂

JudgeJ · 20/08/2024 06:54

GalacticTowelMaster · 19/08/2024 21:52

This is still my go to top tip! Glad someone else remembers it from Viz Grin

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All the references to Viz make me think that the age distribution of MNers is skewed to the top end!

JudgeJ · 20/08/2024 06:58

caramac04 · 19/08/2024 22:21

Top tip to have a clean and tidy home for minimum effort - live on your own and don’t have any visitors.

In addition, need to to make any effort at all, note to self, clear all the junk from the bedroom floor before the next millennium.

quantumbutterfly · 20/08/2024 07:56

JudgeJ · 20/08/2024 06:54

All the references to Viz make me think that the age distribution of MNers is skewed to the top end!

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The top end?🙄always thought I was more in the middle myself.

TBF the school holidays bring the average down again.

CaptainBolt · 20/08/2024 08:00

Yemelade · 19/08/2024 21:37

Wow she really played the long game didn't she, keeping up appearances for 10 years to con you out of your sperm. I imagine if all she wanted was a baby, a sperm bank would have been less hassle.

That's not sperm, it's tuna.

Pudmyboy · 20/08/2024 08:03

Yemelade · 19/08/2024 21:37

Wow she really played the long game didn't she, keeping up appearances for 10 years to con you out of your sperm. I imagine if all she wanted was a baby, a sperm bank would have been less hassle.

Think you may have posted on the wrong thread........

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