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winding earphone cables. make the devil sign then wrap the cord using a figure of 8 pattern, then when you pull the phones out to connect to your ipod they will not be tangled.

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04-08-2011 , 09:06 AM

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27offsuit

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We're off to the witch!

Dio abides.

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04-08-2011 , 09:39 AM

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oddjob

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Originally Posted by Bovvaboy

winding earphone cables. make the devil sign then wrap the cord using a figure of 8 pattern, then when you pull the phones out to connect to your ipod they will not be tangled.

this is the way to wrap headphones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfzt4jSOV7k

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04-08-2011 , 09:52 AM

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miajag

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Tried the razor/jeans one, definitely works, very nice.

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04-08-2011 , 10:45 AM

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runningmarvel

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Originally Posted by oddjob

this is the way to wrap headphones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfzt4jSOV7k

loving the humblebrag in the comment section:

"great, ive ruined too many pairs of head phones by wrapping them around my ipod and breaking the jack,

now i can take care of my new skullcandies

thanks"

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04-08-2011 , 12:50 PM

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Khaos4k

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Originally Posted by runningmarvel

Is Skullcandy any good? I just assumed they were terrible since they're prominent in Best Buy.

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04-08-2011 , 01:01 PM

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runningmarvel

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Originally Posted by Khaos4k

Is Skullcandy any good? I just assumed they were terrible since they're prominent in Best Buy.

I always heard they're prominently upmarket. maybe I'm wrong, you never see them anywhere in Europe and people keep saying they're really good, so I kinda just assumed.

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04-11-2011 , 09:31 AM

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cbeaks

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How to iron a shirt

http://www.wimp.com/ironshirt/

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04-11-2011 , 09:40 AM

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hyde

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Originally Posted by cbeaks

How to iron a shirt

http://www.wimp.com/ironshirt/

Life trick: Don't visit wimp.com unless you have some serious time to kill.

In other news, I'm altering the way I've ironed shirts for 40 years.

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04-11-2011 , 10:00 AM

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27offsuit

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The trick someone gave about getting back that 800 word reply you just back-arrowed out of by accident on 2+2 is incredible.

"Forward arrow, click in message box, cntrl-z" has already saved me at least a half dozen replies I would have lost. Better luck next time 2+2!

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04-11-2011 , 11:18 AM

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suzzer99

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

I used to have a mouse with a back button that was easy to accidentally hit. So heartbreaking until I discovered this trick.

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04-11-2011 , 11:27 AM

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Duerig

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Originally Posted by hyde

In other news, I'm altering the way I've ironed shirts for 40 years.

How did you iron them before?

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04-11-2011 , 11:29 AM

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27offsuit

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that button-the-collar move is genius

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04-11-2011 , 12:09 PM

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citanul

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

that button-the-collar move is genius

+1. not having the shirt flopping all over or dragging to the floor or whatever else shirts somehow figure out a way to do is amazing.

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Originally Posted by Jungle Jiminez

Life Trick: Do not buy Skull Candy, they are horrible, overpriced crap.

meh, i have a hard time calling in-canal ear buds with in-line mic and volume control for $35 ($40 at best buy i think?) "horrible overpriced crap." pretty sure the apple version of the same thing costs twice as much, and definitely are worse quality (apple headphones routinely break in some way within a month of use?). can't really think of any competitor selling the same product (regardless of quality) for significantly less than what i paid for skull candy.

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04-11-2011 , 12:19 PM

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Debo9

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not to derail the topic, but after using skullcandy for a couple of months, I bought these cheap JVC earbuds for like 10 bucks to use while working out, and have switched to use them permanently.

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04-11-2011 , 12:25 PM

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fsoyars

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Originally Posted by Debo9

not to derail the topic, but after using skullcandy for a couple of months, I bought these cheap JVC earbuds for like 10 bucks to use while working out, and have switched to use them permanently.

I have a pair of skullcandys, the kind that go inside your ear, and I hate them. Link to the JVCs?

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04-11-2011 , 12:43 PM

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Tony_P

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jvc earbuds are at the checkout of every best buy im pretty sure

i use them for the gym, but they don't sound very good imo

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04-11-2011 , 05:13 PM

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thebigeasy59

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

I used to have a mouse with a back button that was easy to accidentally hit. So heartbreaking until I discovered this trick.

anyone else with this problem: start >control panel >mouse and you can turn these extra buttons off, as well as other stuff like how sensitive the scroll wheel is.

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04-11-2011 , 05:27 PM

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Aceium

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I had some Sennheiser (sp?) wrap-around earbuds that worked really well. They sounded good and always were pretty good about staying in when working out.

Life Trick: Don't lose them.

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04-11-2011 , 06:02 PM

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LeroyGreen

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If you have a pair of jeans that fits but you're getting tired of wearing, get a drugstore pumice stone or a piece of sandpaper. Brush up the denim with it and you can give it a vintage look.

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04-11-2011 , 06:47 PM

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thebigeasy59

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or use them to sharpen a razor!

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04-11-2011 , 09:14 PM

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kerowo

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Originally Posted by Duerig

How did you iron them before?

That's what dry cleaners are for.

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04-11-2011 , 09:24 PM

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27offsuit

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Not in as pinch you lolcat mofo.

Making burgers tonight, I realized I was sitting on a trick. I like to think I created this: The Cheese Fold

The benefits are two-fold: Almost like a double cheese. No cheese-melt-over-the-side mess.

Last edited by 27offsuit; 04-11-2011 at 09:32 PM.

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04-11-2011 , 09:43 PM

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kerowo

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

Not in as pinch you lolcat

The trick is having enough shirts that you can always have a weeks worth at the dry cleaners.

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04-11-2011 , 10:53 PM

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hyde

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Originally Posted by Duerig

How did you iron them before?

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Originally Posted by 27offsuit

that button-the-collar move is genius

yep.
I used to do them backwards, starting with the body and finishing with the collar.

I do miss the 'light starch hangers' option but I live a tad rural now and there is no dry cleaner within 40 miles.

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