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Top tips thread aka the really useless tips thread

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Mycatsabastard · 14/08/2016 15:18

Ensure your cake remains moist by eating the whole thing in one sitting

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cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:06

Daffodil hat

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cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:07

Curves

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LewisAndClark · 14/08/2016 19:07

Oh god, I might start using the hat one. That's GENIUS.

cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:10

Granny's cereal!

My kids would have vomited!

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 14/08/2016 19:11

To ensure your home made cake doesn't burn, open the oven door every ten minutes and look at it.

Courtesy of Pick Me Up magazine; If your ballet pumps slip off your feet, cut the shoulder strap from an old backpack and sew across the middle of each shoe.

Can't afford a trampoline for your garden? Buy industrial sized springs from your local hardware shop and attach to your childrens' shoes.

cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:12

Rock on

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cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:13

All her mates are lying

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Doinmummy · 14/08/2016 19:13

Parents - when someone asks how old your child is , they want to know how old they are at this very moment . Saying they will be 6 next December involves some tricky calculations and isn't very helpful.

Whataboutwhathuh · 14/08/2016 19:13

Save left over wine in an ice cube tray for use in stocks and stews.

Now. What the duck is left over wine??!!

cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:14

Wtf

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kavvLar · 14/08/2016 19:14

Some of these are clearly taking the piss. Broken brolly airer

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kavvLar · 14/08/2016 19:15

Foil coasters

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cheeseandmarmite15 · 14/08/2016 19:15

Mind boggling

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kavvLar · 14/08/2016 19:15

Safety first

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kavvLar · 14/08/2016 19:16

And my favourite - matches instead of candles 🙄

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 14/08/2016 19:16

Christ, do you have to lob your thank you rock through their window?
Thanks for looking after Rex while I was on holiday, here's a fucking pebble crudely painted with tippex.

GoldPlatedBacon · 14/08/2016 19:23

Those tippex rocks are going to end up on fb selling groups

paddypants13 · 14/08/2016 19:28

I do the granny's cereal thing. Blush

Dd usually has two cereals mixed together for breakfast anyway.

CakeNinja · 14/08/2016 19:29

Foil coasters? Won't they conduct heat? Therefore defeat the object of using coasters? Confused Grin

Fuckoff I actually do this with the dishwasher!

Thanks for this thread, I am nursing a hangover and this has made me really laugh Grin

53rdAndBird · 14/08/2016 19:34

Daffodil Hat is bloody genius.

GwendolynPost · 14/08/2016 19:38

Posh cutlery????

Flisspaps · 14/08/2016 19:39

Now I know that some of you also frequent the F365 forum, I was sobbing with laughter at these pics on there today Grin

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 14/08/2016 19:39

Get rid of marks on your polished tables by rubbing mayonnaise on the area.

I tried this one and ended up with a greasy table (with marks on) that smelled of mayonnaise. [gullible face]

PlanBwastaken · 14/08/2016 19:43

Gwendolyn, you know - the type not made of plastic.

These are genius - except daffodil hat that belongs in the real tip thread.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 14/08/2016 19:48

Always handy to have a few knives and forks displayed in a vase in your front room. You never know when a fight might break out. Sheila next door gets proper violent after a few ciders.