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I've seen a few variations of that, and none of them explain what emergency situations there are where setting a crayon on fire will help you get through it. Stranded in the middle of nowhere during a blizzard after your car broke down, with no supplies except for a box of crayons? Use your car's lighter to light a crayon walla your saved!
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theironjef posted:I was working at Trader Joe's during that big weird San Diego blackout a few years ago, and my job the next morning was to stand outside near a parking-lot sized mound of unrefrigerated for 8+ hours product and defend it from roving scavenger gangs. I wish they were more post-apocalyptic looking, but there were mostly just dudes in trucks and vans that would pull up, ask if they could have the garbage, and then drive off angrily when told no. One group of three kids in a VW van did try to pull around the parking lot and load the van from the other side, but they got warned off by actual police almost immediately. Something like this happened when I was volunteering at a food bank there was a 48 hour power outage at a winco and they gave us all the food after their freezer tempeture hit a certain number because it was going to go bad. Was cool handing out real ice cream and other cool food to the people who came in. The giant freezer we had couldnt hold it all + future donations so people were getting like twice or more of what we usually gave out.
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May 21, 2015 07:09
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Tiggum posted:In Australia stealing garbage is theft regardless of what it is or who you take it from, and I assume it works pretty much the same in America. Until it's collected, rubbish is the property and responsibility of the person throwing it out. After it's collected it belongs to the council. If it's in a contained walled area and under lock and key, that's pretty naughty of you. You'll mostly get pinged for trespassing. But if it's in the corner of the parking lot/around the side of the building with no lock, well, if they were so worried about people from stealing from the bins maybe put some loving effort into stopping them.
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:I've seen a few variations of that, and none of them explain what emergency situations there are where setting a crayon on fire will help you get through it. It might not save your life but if the power goes out and you have a box of crayons that's several hours of a bit of light at least. I think that's less "this is useful in an emergency where you might die" and more "well at least if it's dark and the lights are off you can read or something."
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May 21, 2015 07:58
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Which lifehack was the use of walla instead of voilą originally from?
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May 21, 2015 08:01
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ToxicSlurpee posted:It might not save your life but if the power goes out and you have a box of crayons that's several hours of a bit of light at least. I think that's less "this is useful in an emergency where you might die" and more "well at least if it's dark and the lights are off you can read or something." Or, you could be a normal person and use a flashlight.
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May 21, 2015 08:38
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freelop posted:Which lifehack was the use of walla instead of voilą originally from? I see walla, wala, and walluh used 10 times more often than the actual spelling just in general, but this is what got it started in this thread. Fart Sandwiches posted:
"Walla" used to be something that made me instantly angry when I saw it in writing but now it just reminds me of this thread.
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May 21, 2015 08:53
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ToxicSlurpee posted:It might not save your life but if the power goes out and you have a box of crayons that's several hours of a bit of light at least. I think that's less "this is useful in an emergency where you might die" and more "well at least if it's dark and the lights are off you can read or something." And in this scenario, for some reason you have no candles, torches, mobile phones, laptops, or other light-producing, battery-powered devices?
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May 21, 2015 08:57
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Tiggum posted:And in this scenario, for some reason you have no candles, torches, mobile phones, laptops, or other light-producing, battery-powered devices? Yeah, that's when you'd use it.
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May 21, 2015 10:21
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Tiggum posted:And in this scenario, for some reason you have no candles, torches, mobile phones, laptops, or other light-producing, battery-powered devices? Maybe your flashlight's dead and you want to save the charge on your phone in case you gotta call someone?  I got nothin'.
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May 21, 2015 10:45
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:I see walla, wala, and walluh used 10 times more often than the actual spelling just in general, but this is what got it started in this thread. Cheers, it had been bugging me too.
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May 21, 2015 11:17
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Ghilz posted:
So will a candle. That's why you use candlesticks.
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May 21, 2015 11:36
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freelop posted:Which lifehack was the use of walla instead of voilą originally from? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallah_(Arabic)
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KillerEggplant posted:Maybe your flashlight's dead and you want to save the charge on your phone in case you gotta call someone? When Hurricane Isabel hit us, some parts of Virginia had no power for nearly a month (and not just the sticks, my friend in downtown Richmond was out for 2 weeks). I could see using crayons in a pinch after you'd already gone through all your candles and batteries by then. According to Snopes, a crayon will only last you 15 minutes, though. Good enough for a little light in the bathroom while you poop or brush your teeth, I suppose. I don't know if this qualifies as a stupid hack or not: yesterday my bf hit a tree root with the lawnmower, which bent the blade to such a degree that the mower wouldn't start again. He straightened it out by putting it under an old cast iron griddle, wedging this under the front wheel of the car, and driving over it a few times. Walla!
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May 21, 2015 12:01
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:"Walla" used to be something that made me instantly angry when I saw it in writing but now it just reminds me of this thread. (Just don't drink it all) bothers me more than "walla" now. Almost as much as starting a sentence with parentheses for the sake of brevity. Which is now ruined.
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May 21, 2015 16:58
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4dtl6yb4AI
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captainOrbital posted:(Just don't drink it all) bothers me more than "walla" now. It's okay, just breathe, it's not a fake hack anyway. A hoax hack. Just assume the entire image is a carefully crafted troll, and appreciate it as a job well done.
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:I see walla, wala, and walluh used 10 times more often than the actual spelling just in general, but this is what got it started in this thread. Slightly lower range compared to a violin. 
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May 21, 2015 21:06
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 Better life hack: don't eat that stupid gringo poo poo.
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May 22, 2015 04:26
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Picnic Princess posted:Better life hack: don't eat that stupid gringo poo poo.  http://www.amazon.com/TacoProper-Taco-Holder-FiestaPak-Set/dp/B001JDG87G
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Picnic Princess posted:
Stupid gringo poo poo or not. Home made hard shell tacos are delicious. 
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May 22, 2015 05:47
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Picnic Princess posted:
I never really got what the problem is with hard tacos. Yeah, it's not traditional, but it's just taco stuff inside of a large corn chip. Nothing wrong with that.
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May 22, 2015 06:12
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Smelly posted:Stupid gringo poo poo or not. Home made hard shell tacos are delicious. But instead of awkward-to-eat tacos, you can just put taco ingredients on a plate and scoop them up with corn chips. Same taste, way easier. Plus you can serve yourself the amount you actually want instead of having to get up and make another taco mid-meal.
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May 22, 2015 07:22
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Tiggum posted:But instead of awkward-to-eat tacos, you can just put taco ingredients on a plate and scoop them up with corn chips. Same taste, way easier. Plus you can serve yourself the amount you actually want instead of having to get up and make another taco mid-meal. soooo.... seven-layer dip?
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May 22, 2015 07:24
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Magnus Praeda posted:soooo.... seven-layer dip? Maybe? I don't know what that is.
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May 22, 2015 07:34
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Tiggum posted:Maybe? I don't know what that is. 
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Tiggum posted:Maybe? I don't know what that is.    It's not exactly like tacos, but it is in the same family. Usually served chilled. Hey, that might make it a lifehack. Instead of letting your cold and hot taco ingredients fight it out in the shell, throw everything in a bowl and chill it. Never worry about cold tacos again!
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May 22, 2015 07:45
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 elephanthack
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Tiggum posted:Maybe? I don't know what that is. It's gods greatest gift to tastebuds during any social gathering.
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May 22, 2015 08:28
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gonna sell 7 layer dip as deconstructed nachos
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I suppose putting unnecessary effort into having an inferior product is in spirit with this thread, so all you goons can enjoy your dry-rear end phony tacos propped up with a fork or some dumbass plastic doohicky all you want.
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PubicMice posted:
I would think that's more a water buffalo hack.
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Choco1980 posted:I would think that's more a water buffalo hack. He obviously hacked off the trunk and ears of a real elephant; ergo ipso facto negro nomico: elephant hack.
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PubicMice posted:
Bollywood versions of American movies always take it to the next level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ4T9CQA0UM
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Picnic Princess posted:I suppose putting unnecessary effort into having an inferior product is in spirit with this thread, so all you goons can enjoy your dry-rear end phony tacos propped up with a fork or some dumbass plastic doohicky all you want. I'm angry! Angry about tacos! You mean 
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These all make me irrationally angry:    
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May 22, 2015 10:14
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How to Aerate Wine With a Blender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpeywnDNEjM Wine hack: Drink white wine instead of red wine. White wine doesn't have to be aerated to taste good. Aerating is for making red wine taste more like white wine.
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Picnic Princess posted:I suppose putting unnecessary effort into having an inferior product is in spirit with this thread, so all you goons can enjoy your dry-rear end phony tacos propped up with a fork or some dumbass plastic doohicky all you want. You're from Canada. You know nothing of Mex, or even Tex-Mex.
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cyberia posted:These all make me irrationally angry: This was written by like...a 14 year old right? That's the only way I can understand.
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Len posted:This was written by like...a 14 year old right? That's the only way I can understand. It's written by a guilt-ridden toaster.
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