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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby SouthernExposure » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:42 pm

knowmad wrote:Insist on Having total strangers Rename your Genitilia with a playa name, Then refer to it in the third person.

Is "Rick Perry" taken already?

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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby skibear » Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:12 pm

Turnip wrote:Fingernail clippers.
Carry them with you everywhere. If you're like me;
Your cuticles will get tore the fuck up, you'll be riddled with hangnails that snag on everything. Your once beautiful healthy nails will be dry and brittle.


Or wear gloves during setup/ derig for protection from dust & rebar scrapes.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby Bob » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:41 pm

SouthernExposure wrote:
knowmad wrote:Insist on Having total strangers Rename your Genitilia with a playa name, Then refer to it in the third person.

Is "Rick Perry" taken already?


Dibs on "Mojo Nixon".
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby gyre » Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:03 pm

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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:13 am

Bob wrote:
SouthernExposure wrote:
knowmad wrote:Insist on Having total strangers Rename your Genitilia with a playa name, Then refer to it in the third person.

Is "Rick Perry" taken already?


Dibs on "Mojo Nixon".

So, does this mean that Bob is a total stranger to himself?
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby LEVLHED » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:25 am

Avoid the areas downwind of a Johnny On the Spot truck while they are cleaning a bank of porta-potties. Even if it means going an entire two blocks out of your way.

The sheer number of notes in the aroma is overwhelming for mortals.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby skibear » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:37 am

LEVLHED wrote:Avoid the areas downwind of a Johnny On the Spot truck while they are cleaning a bank of porta-potties. Even if it means going an entire two blocks out of your way.

The sheer number of notes in the aroma is overwhelming for mortals.


Yes, and don't camp within 200ft downwind or 100ft upwind of the potties. Aroma & doors banging all night.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby skibear » Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:43 am

Don't use same jugs as orange juice/lemonade/light color mixers come in for pee jugs.

You might teach for the wrong one in middle of night (or not sober or both) !
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby PurplMyst » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:30 pm

New socks! For those who wear footwear anyway. Fresh new socks are just that little bit softer & fluffier than the old ones. You will definitely notice the difference on those long playa treks...
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby Eric » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:42 pm

Vodka can be used as an emergency disinfectant for a wound. Not that I'd waste good vodka that way, only the cheap stuff.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby BBadger » Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:49 pm

BAS wrote:I you are using a Mountain Dew or Diet Mountain Dew bottle as a piss jug, do something to distinguish it from a bottle you haven't finished drinking. Although, if you are grabbing a 'Dew to wake up in the morning, urine might work just as well.


Think of it as an electrolyte drink with extra uric acid natural flavoring.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby dragonpilot » Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:36 pm

skibear wrote:Don't use same jugs as orange juice/lemonade/light color mixers come in for pee jugs.

You might teach for the wrong one in middle of night (or not sober or both) !
Yuck :twisted:


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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby Foxfur » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:24 pm

Wet your new socks with pee and Mountain Dew for a cooling head or neck wrap and slow-release electrolyte delivery system.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby oneeyeddick » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:41 pm

Lefty loosey righty tighty does not alway apply when building flamethrowers.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby knowmad » Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:54 pm

oneeyeddick wrote:Lefty loosey righty tighty does not alway apply when building flamethrowers.


I have also noticed the reason lefties are loosys, it has to do with their using a righthanded dilldos....

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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby oneeyeddick » Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:35 am

If you are experiencing gas leaks in your fittings, you might need a new gasket or O-ring.
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Postby knowmad » Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:36 am

Wanneer u een reactie te kunnen plaatsen, als je kijkt onder het tekstvak, zijn er twee tabbladen. Men zegt "Opties" en de ander zegt "Upload attachment".
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Postby Drawingablank » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:44 am

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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby EspressoDude » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:36 am

Eric wrote:Vodka can be used as an emergency disinfectant for a wound. Not that I'd waste good vodka that way, only the cheap stuff.



heard somewhere a person can wash out / clean a wound with their own pee. I would think aiming might be difficult depending on where the wound is.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby ygmir » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:39 am

EspressoDude wrote:
Eric wrote:Vodka can be used as an emergency disinfectant for a wound. Not that I'd waste good vodka that way, only the cheap stuff.



heard somewhere a person can wash out / clean a wound with their own pee. I would think aiming might be difficult depending on where the wound is.


or how well you do yoga.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby Bay Bridge Sue » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:56 am

ygmir wrote:
EspressoDude wrote:
Eric wrote:Vodka can be used as an emergency disinfectant for a wound. Not that I'd waste good vodka that way, only the cheap stuff.



heard somewhere a person can wash out / clean a wound with their own pee. I would think aiming might be difficult depending on where the wound is.


or how well you do yoga.


(1) Do 4 out of 5 dentists recommend this procedure? After all, it's sugar free.

(2) 151 works better than Vodka for this. But not Everclear. Remember this when SHTF.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby dragonpilot » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:17 am

EspressoDude wrote:
Eric wrote:Vodka can be used as an emergency disinfectant for a wound. Not that I'd waste good vodka that way, only the cheap stuff.



heard somewhere a person can wash out / clean a wound with their own pee. I would think aiming might be difficult depending on where the wound is.


That is TOO funny! We all know a well-endowed dude or two for which that is not a problem...for the rest of us there's Mason jars and cotton balls...
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby BAS » Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:44 pm

The playa is sometimes used for time trials, but the speed limit at Burning Man is 5 miles per hour.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby knowmad » Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:46 pm

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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby gyre » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:24 pm

Get at least 12 hours sleep every night.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby ygmir » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:29 pm

Bay Bridge Sue wrote:
(2) 151 works better than Vodka for this. But not Everclear. Remember this when SHTF.


why not Everclear?
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby MyDearFriend » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:56 pm

ygmir wrote:
Bay Bridge Sue wrote:
(2) 151 works better than Vodka for this. But not Everclear. Remember this when SHTF.


why not Everclear?


Better to put hot iron to your flesh, and save the alcohol for drinking. In fact, you might want to drink the alcohol first.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby gyre » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:18 pm

They say don't put anything in a wound that you wouldn't put in your eye.


Urine is useful for leeches.
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby MyDearFriend » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:17 pm

Well the leeches I have handled did not seem to find urine useful.

I personally have found other common substances quite useful when wrangling leeches. Keep out? Vaseline. Let go? Alcohol. Latch on? Blood. Very simple critters to work with.

Urine might be useful for persuading leeches to do whatever, but, urine is quite variable chemically, so it would be hard to predict the effect (if any).

I would be very surprised to find leeches on the playa.

And I generally do put things in wounds that I would not put in my eye, beginning always with soap. :P
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Re: Pointless tips that might or might not help you out at a

Postby gyre » Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:53 am

Good point about soap.


Urine and tobacco is supposed to make them let go, and help treat.
May not be good advice with other alternatives.
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