All excellent words to live by. Sadly, that's the end of the good counsel on these pages. What we present here is advice to avoid at all costs, collected from our readers and elsewhere. Read it, laugh at it, learn from it. But whatever you do, don't follow it.
COMMUNE WITH NATURE
“If you see a bear and don't have time to run away, hug it. Bears cannot scratch their stomachs."
-My no-nonsense grandfather
@ROSEVELETH
DRIVE OFFENSIVELY
When I started learning how to drive, my dad, completely serious, said to me, “Always weave a little, and all the other cars will stay away from you."
-KARLEN STEPHENSEN
PLUG IN
"Stop reading! You read too much; you're going to hurt your eyes! Go watch TV for a while!"
- My grandma, every time she visited
-YIUROITU on thoughtcatalog.com
IMPROVE YOUR COMPLEXION
As a young teen, I had terrible acne. A doctor told me that my acne would go away once I married. Presumably, sex would make it disappear. I'm glad we got a second opinion. I didn't get married until I was 34.
-RICK WEAVER
PULL THE PLUG
My husband grew hot peppers in our garden one year. Wanting to dry them out, we asked our Amish friend what to do. She suggested we use the microwave to quicken the process. So we took her suggestion and nuked the peppers. Within seconds, sickening fumes filled the kitchen, driving us out of the house, coughing and gagging. Only later did we stop to wonder why we took the advice to use the microwave from someone who doesn't use electric appliances.
—ANDREA PETROKONIS
COME UP SHORT
“It's the thought that counts."
- PEGGY TAPIA
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BOOKS
Books review
STUDIO - Off Lamington Road by Gieve Patel
Oil on Canvas, 54 x 88 in
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
FOODS THAT FIGHT DEMENTIA
TO HELL AND BACK
The Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan is known as the Gates of Hell. I stood on its edge - and lived to tell the tale
THE SNAKE CHARMERS
Invasive Burmese pythons are squeezing the life out of Florida's vast Everglades. An unlikely sisterhood is taking them on
Sisterhood to Last a Lifetime
These college pals teach a master class in how to maintain a friendship for 50-plus years
...TO DIE ON A HOCKEY RINK
ONE MINUTE I WAS PLAYING IN MY BEER LEAGUE, THE NEXT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
Just Sit Tight
Broken, battered and trapped in a ravine for days, I desperate driver wonders, \"Will anyone find me?\"
Allow Me to Mansplain...
If there's one thing we know, it's this: We're a nation of know-it-alls
THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR (AND SUGAR SUBSTITUTES!)
It's no secret that we have a serious addiction. Here's how to cut back on the sweet stuff, once and for all.