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  • 04-13-2004, 04:41 PM
    Smynx
    Thinking about investing....
    Smulkin just sent me this link, then he signed off. I assume it can be used for cleaning reptile enclosures as well as kitchen countertops.

    http://my.execpc.com/~mjstouff/articles/vinegar.html
  • 04-13-2004, 04:46 PM
    MrsMacWin
    That is very interesting as well as cheap thanks for the link! Will have to try it sometime for cleaning the kitchen since the Mr takes care of cleaning after the snakes, lol. ;)
  • 04-13-2004, 09:24 PM
    JamminJonah
    To once again expose my nerdy side another great use for apple cider vinegar is getting rid of strep throat. Strange as it may sound I used to get strep quite often and my doctor reccomended giving it a shot if I feel it starting again. Basically take a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and mix it with water (try to keep as little water as possible in the mixture so mix as strong as you can handle) then gargle with it for about a minute - do this three times a day for a few days and during the first time you do it you can feel a slight stinging on the back of your throat - that would be the streptechocis or however you spell it being killed by the high acidity of the apple cider vinegar. It really does work as odd as it seems. Just a tip for those of you who may be getting a sore throat... oh yeah and swallow it after you gargle with it - first off it hits the back of your throat that way and second it is a good source of potassium! :)
  • 04-13-2004, 09:34 PM
    Smynx
    Thanks for the tip, Jonah. I'll have to torture my kids with it the next time they complain of a sore throat and ask to stay home from school.
  • 04-13-2004, 09:44 PM
    Marla
    THAT's why my sister never seemed to get sore throats. She always drank the pickle juice! Thanks for the link, Smynx. That will come in quite useful when I no longer have my roommate as a source for free chemicals.
  • 04-13-2004, 09:49 PM
    JamminJonah
    What kind of free chemicals? Is there a contact number because I do live in a college town - HAHA I'm kidding people I just couldn't keep a straight face and read "no longer have my roomate as a source for free chemicals" taken out of context it's just funny! :) :P I'm in a mood tonight **
  • 04-13-2004, 09:57 PM
    Smynx
    Jonah, I was this close to posting something along those lines myself.
  • 04-13-2004, 09:57 PM
    Marla
    LOL, Jonah. My roommate works at a chemical manufacturing company that may well supply your college with some of the chemicals it uses. They manufacture janitorial chemicals, industrial lubricants, water-treatment chemicals, and air fresheners, among other things.
  • 04-13-2004, 10:12 PM
    JLC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Smynx
    Thanks for the tip, Jonah. I'll have to torture my kids with it the next time they complain of a sore throat and ask to stay home from school.

    Heheheheheheeee... :twisted:
  • 04-13-2004, 10:16 PM
    Smynx
    C'mon, Judy. I know you were thinkin' it too.
  • 04-13-2004, 10:38 PM
    JLC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Smynx
    C'mon, Judy. I know you were thinkin' it too.

    Amen, Sistah! LMAO! It's already on my grocery list!
  • 04-13-2004, 10:47 PM
    Marla
    I wish my mother had known about that. She thought turpentine was good for sore throats, followed by garling with warm salt water. Bleccchhh!!!!
  • 04-13-2004, 11:00 PM
    JLC
    Salt water IS good for throats....but turpentine??? That's just wrong!
  • 04-13-2004, 11:06 PM
    Marla
    Turpentine is good for getting goldbrickers up and about. :(
  • 04-13-2004, 11:26 PM
    JLC
    "Goldbrickers"??
  • 04-13-2004, 11:56 PM
    Marla
    Yup, you know, layabouts, slugabeds, ferrisbuellers, kids who are just trying to get out of going to school or Grandma's or yardwork or what have you.
  • 04-14-2004, 02:32 AM
    JamminJonah
    ah ha never heard that expression but I'm gonna use it in class tomorrow haha see who gets it. We call goldbrickers apathetic college students haha.
  • 04-14-2004, 02:55 AM
    Jeanne
    I have been using that mix to clean my cages for awhile- works great!
  • 04-14-2004, 09:41 AM
    JLC
    :) I thought that might be what it was, Marla...but had never heard that particular phrase before. Hehe...Let us know if anyone gets it, Jonah!
  • 04-14-2004, 10:33 AM
    Marla
    I don't remember exactly where I picked that expression up, but I do know it was a number of years ago. I'm curious if any of Jonah's folks will recognize it, too.

    I did a Google search, and did find a few references to the term: one, two (with an explanation of origin), three (in an imaginary conversation), and four (in an article about employee-from-hell types).
  • 04-14-2004, 05:50 PM
    JamminJonah
    none of the students got it, but my political communications professor did - she's probably one of if not the best read people in the world though so I wasn't surprised :)
  • 04-14-2004, 06:58 PM
    Marla
    It's funny how quickly the English language changes. Twenty years ago, there would have been no doubt that "phat" was an insult unless it referred to a wallet, people from Chicago and New York did not say "y'all" or "ain't" under any circumstances except mocking southerners, and a pretty good percentage of college students would likely have been familiar with the term "goldbricker." :)
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