YOU KNOW: 
 
  THAT THE WORDS "RACE CAR" SPELLED BACKWARD SAYS "RACE CAR." 
 
  THAT "EAT" IS THE ONLY WORD THAT IF YOU TAKE THE 1st 
LETTER AND MOVE IT TO THE LAST, IT SPELLS ITS PAST TENSE ATE. 
  
  AND....HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS 
IN "ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS," AND ADD JUST A FEW MORE LETTERS, IT 
SPELLS OUT:  "GO HOME, YOU FREE-LOADING, BENEFIT-GRABBING, 
KID-PRODUCING, NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING ASSHOLES AND TAKE THOSE 
OTHER HAIRY-FACED, SANDAL-WEARING, BOMB-MAKING, GOAT-LOVING, 
RAGGEDY-ASS BASTARDS WITH YOU."  
  
How WEIRD is that?

20 Surprising Uses for Wax Paper

 

Wax paper is a kitchen standby for its ingenious ability to keep foods from sticking.

This application can be used on so much more than your freshly baked batch of cookies,

though. From speeding up snow shoveling time to getting a zipper unstuck…………

Clean the Kitchen!

1. Clean a Can Opener. Run some wax paper through the gears of the can opener — it’ll loosen up any debris and help the gears run more smoothly.

2. Keep Wooden Salad Bowls in Great Shape. After washing and drying wooden salad bowls, real them up by rubbing the wood with wax paper.

3. Easily Clean up the Tops of Cabinets and the Fridge. Line these out-of-sight and hard to reach areas with wax paper. Instead of dusting and scrubbing up there, just replace the wax paper once a month.

4. Keep a Wooden Cutting Board Clean. If you are a meat eater, line a wooden cutting board with wax paper before placing raw meat on it. The wax paper will prevent juices from seeping into the board.

5. Protect the Fridge. Line the drawers with wax paper to catch any spills or grime. Replace every month or two and say goodbye to cleaning!

Food & Drink.

6. Re-cork a Wine Bottle. Re-corking wine can be a total pain — the cork expands when it is exposed to air. To remedy that, rub the cork with some wax paper, which will provide the much-needed lubrication to get the cork back in.

7. Fill Spice Jars with Ease. Herbs and spices can be expensive, so it’s great to save as much of them as possible. Fashion wax paper into a funnel to painlessly fill your spice jars without all the mess.

8. Stop Microwave Splatter. Messy microwaves are the worst! Put a sheet of wax paper over your food to stop the splattering.

9. Keep Cheese Fresh. Extend the shelf life of your cheese by storing it in wax paper, not the plastic it comes in. After you line it with wax paper, line it again with tin foil.

Around the House.

10. Use in Place of Swiffer Sheets. if you’ve run out of dry sheets for your swifter, use wax paper instead. Cheaper and just as effective!

11. Shine up Fixtures Fixtures. Rub chrome fixtures with wax paper after cleaning. The wax will coat the fixtures and prevent water stains.

12. Stop a Door from Sticking. Rub a sheet of wax paper along the edge of the door. It help stop it from jamming in the frame.

13. Protect Colored Candles. To stop the dye in candles from bleeding, store them wrapped in wax paper.

14. Lubricated Clothing. Curtain and Shower Rods. Stop all that annoying squeaking by rubbing the rod with wax paper.

More Great Uses.

15. Clean Gardening Tools. Ball up some wax paper and rub it on your gardening tools to loosen grim and prevent rust.

16. Set a Stuck Zipper Free. Lightly rub the zipper’s teeth with wax paper. It’ll help lubricate it.

17. Make Snow Shoveling Easier. Who doesn’t want to cut snow shoveling time down? Rub the shovel with wax paper before shoveling to help prevent the snow from sticking.

18. Protect Delicate Fabrics. Want to keep your wedding dress around for decades? Wrap it and your other treasured clothing items in wax paper — it will stop light from damaging the fabric.

19. Protect Drawers in Your Workshop, Art Studio, or Crafting Space. Line drawers with wax paper to prevent them from getting dusty, greasy or oily. Change the paper out every couple of months.

20. Preserve Paint. Haven’t used the whole can of paint yet? Put wax paper over the top of the can to help it last longer.

Vodka – alternative uses

Aside from drinking, vodka has many other uses, some that can replace environmentally harsh chemicals we use around the home. 

Given the lack of ingredients in unflavored vodka, it can be used as a substitute for many cleaners with an alcohol, caustic or solvent base, without leaving the item smelling like liquor.

Of course, good vodka isn’t cheap; so many of the the following ideas I found around the place are based on the assumption you have lost the taste for the stuff; or if you find yourself in a spot of bother and don’t have anything else to use… or if you have a good supply of dirt cheap vodka :).

Remember to always spot test before going all out with any of these suggested uses.

- To increase the life of cut flowers, add a few drops of vodka vase water along with 1 teaspoon sugar. 

- Use it undiluted to remove ink stains from fabric (dab, don’t rub).

- Use undiluted vodka to remove paint from clothes.

- Vodka sprayed on areas where cats have peed or sprayed will remove the odor.

- A healthy splash of vodka in old water storage containers will help kill bacteria.

- Spray vodka on clothes to remove lingering odors

- Use vodka as a tile grout cleaner and to kill mold and mildew. Spray affected areas with undiluted vodka, let sit for a few minutes and then wipe off.

- A few drops of vodka will clean jewellery.

- Vodka can be used as a glass cleaner. Dilution recommendations vary, 25 – 50% vodka and the balance being water seems to be the general guideline. Use in a spray bottle. 

- Use it to make vanilla extract. Place 4 vanilla pods in a jar and add a cup of vodka. Use an airtight lid and then place in a cool dark spot. Shake the jar occasionally and after two months you’ll have vanilla extract. Top up with vodka as you use it and only add more vanilla pods when it starts to lose potency.

- Spray onto old pot pourri to revitalise the scent.

- Use vodka it to remove hair dye from your skin.

- Vodka can help to remove tree sap from car paintwork.

- Add 1 part vodka to two parts water in a heavy duty zip lock bag and tape down the top. Freeze and use as a cold pack.

- Use undiluted as a weed killer spray.

- Spray undiluted into your washing machine to neutralize odors.