Category: Useless Information

01/04/07

Permalink 09:54:36 am, by Privatjokr Email , 411 words   English (US)
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Coupon Cash Value

I figured I could not be the only person to ever wonder why the back of my coupon read that it had cash value. I also figured that I could not be the first person who for a brief moment considered that to be the solution to my money woes: gather up all… more »

08/23/06

Permalink 04:15:10 pm, by Privatjokr Email , 140 words   English (US)
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Hi, My Name is Peter and I Am a Sun Sneezer.

Sun sneezing Do you have a tendancy of sneezing when you walk out of your front door into the sunlight? Do you sneeze when you look up towards the sky? Not everybody does but apparently up to about 1 in 4 of us sneeze as a result of bright light - us… more »

08/18/06

Permalink 06:00:07 am, by Privatjokr Email , 86 words   English (US)
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Difference between bake and roast.

Q. What is the difference between baking and roasting in an oven? A. There is no difference. If you want to be finicky or traditional, you can't actually roast food in an oven — to roast traditionally meant to cook food (meat) with an open flame, as… more »

07/31/06

Permalink 12:00:00 pm, by Privatjokr Email , 444 words   English (US)
Categories: Useless Information, Beginner Grapes

How Long to Keep Open Wine

From Cellarnotes.net There are lots of variables regarding the wine type, method of production, age of bottle and on and on. There are all those considerations and exceptions but for 95% of the wine that most people drink, the answer is pretty simple… more »

08/02/05

Permalink 07:42:50 am, by Privatjokr Email , 135 words   English (US)
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Decaffeinate your own tea.

HOW TO DECAFFEINATE YOUR TEA AT HOME: Avoid commercially packaged teas labeled "decaffeinated." Many decaffeinated teas use potentially-harmful chemicals to remove caffeine. If you wish to lower the caffeine level of your tea naturally, it is best to d… more »

04/12/05

Permalink 09:43:38 pm, by Privatjokr Email , 75 words   English (US)
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Cure for Hiccups

Allegedly a "surefire" way to rid yourself of your hiccups is to suck on a wedge of lime that has been covered in bitters. (Bitters is an ingredient used in bartending mixology.) This comes from a waitress we had at a restaurant in Scottsdale, Ari… more »