3/2/2010

All Your Pains in the Butt Gone

All Your Pains in the Butt Gone

Truth or legend, you decide. But there’s a story in our neighborhood about a woman who finally had enough of a snooping neighbor. Whenever this snoop got inside your house, she’d ask to use the bathroom, peek inside the medicine cabinet, then make your prescriptions public. (You know the type.) For a little revenge, the fed-up woman loaded her medicine cabinet with marbles—exquisitely balanced—then invited the snoop for coffee. You can figure out the rest of the story….

Point is, you don’t have to grin and bear life’s annoyances. In fact, here are some clever ways to rid yourself of common pains in the butt.

Cold-callers. To put an end to telemarketers, call 888-382-1222. This is the number for the Do Not Call Registry (don’t worry, someone will answer), which is run by the Federal Trade Commission. Add your home and/or mobile number, and the calls should stop within a month. Charities and politicians are excluded, though.

Spam. Sign up for an e-mail account with Google. It’s called “gmail,” and it’s free. If you’re diligent about marking messages you don’t want by clicking “Report Spam,” it’ll gradually learn your preferences. (Or you can create your own spam filters.) It’ll even unsubscribe you from annoying cyber-merchant newsletters.

Hemorrhoids. Pregnant women are particularly prone to these because the uterus sits atop blood vessels that drain the hemorrhoidal veins. To ease this pressure and prevent swelling, lie on your left side for about 20 minutes every 4 to 6 hours. Also, don’t read baby books on the toilet. Spending too long there can damage nerves and pinch veins.

Bicycle saddles. Find a curb (although preferably not one in traffic) and sit down. Feel how your weight is supported by the two bony protrusions on your butt? Those are your sit bones. These—not the fleshy tissue in between—are what should be supporting you when pedaling a bicycle. Because women’s sit bones are generally farther apart than men’s, look for specially designed female saddles in bike shops. Oh, and make sure to wear padded bike shorts without underwear to further reduce chafing.

Intestinal viruses. When using public restrooms, get in the habit of standing up before you flush. Otherwise, a fine mist of bacteria-laden water will coat your undercarriage.

Clogged toilet. Plunger not working? Rub some Vaseline around the inside of its rim to increase suction.

Hotshot boss. Can’t stand yours? Call a headhunter—for her. Anonymously tell the recruiter how talented and ambitious she is and, who knows, maybe both of you will get better jobs…imagine that!

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Teresa m

Very useful info,and funny too,THANKSCool

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Mar

I've use the Do Not Call List several times,Sometimes still get calls!

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Ginger

Loved this article!! Very amusing and helpful!!

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Deborah

all thes sounds great deborah

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Theresa

You may have to list don not call info more than once!

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Andrea

Very helpful information and funny.  Thank you!

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Brenda

LaughingI really like this. Thanks

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SHERRY

Took me a few minutes to quit laughing so that I could even click on the button to read the article. Very good and very interesting. Thanks for my daily laugh too!!!

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Paulina

nice helpfull hints....will surely try the do not call number, thanks.

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Mrs.

The article was awesome. My favorite of all of it, is at the top of the list is telemarketers. Hiliarious!!!

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Cathy

Surprised loved the marbles in the medicine cabinet ! What makes people so curious, not sure but if they would just ask instead of snooping, I could just tell them...NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS ! LOL Get a life people ! Would you want someone looking in your closets, cupards, etc?  Probbily not . After all, curiousity killed the cat !

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Elizabeth

This was GREAT!!!  I expecially like the last one

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Cathy

Coolwish I could find a Headhunter to even want my supervisor ! It would have to be the Devil, cause no one else would for sure !

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Elizabeth

Good advice.  You can also sign up for the no-call list at www.donotcall.gov.  I did this and don't get calls, except for companies I am already a customer of and those doing "surveys" or "research".  Those calls can't be stopped by the do not call list.

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Kitty

Nice, I am extremely tempted to try that last one!!!  Innocent

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Jess

Funny!!!!  helpful too!

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Linda

I never knew the clogged toilet tip. Thanks!

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Stephanie

I like the one about calling the headhunter... :)

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Sharon

Will that work on husband's

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Teresa

Our local cell phone companies recomend this method if they are getting through the  "DO NOT CALL LIST"  It is an actual legal option that everyone has and the threat of a law suit stops all companies in their tracks.  After you say hello and they start their spiel..... instantly say "whoa! wait a minute!, you are going too fast". Then ask what companys name is again and then tell them, "Now that I have the name and number of the company."   Politely tell them to remove this number instantly from their call list and please tell your manager that if I ever get a call again from this company that I will be contacting the attorney general and filing a noncompliance law suit and will give this info to the attorney general if your company ever calls me again with out my request.  Say Thank You and hang up if they do not need you to speak with their supervisor to process the removal your phone number.Now I try to be nice to the other person on the other end after all they we hired to do a job and it not their fault that your number is the one they had to call.  

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Brenda

Cute and helpful at the same time Brenda

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Nell

Thanks! 

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Marylee

Great info!  Also Very funny Thanks

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Gloria

these are interesting and helpful1 there were some I was not aware of .Wink

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Jeannie

to get people from looking in my medicine cabinet, I put up a sign with a bear mooning them, saying "I see you peeking in my cabinet" and had a little dog waving to them at the bottom. wondered why some came out of the bathroom with red facesInnocent

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