How To Of The Day: How To Pour The Perfect Pint Of Guinness

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Mar 172012
 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Lisa Lavery, kitchen editorial assistant at CHOW.com and former bartender, knows the key to a good pint of Guinness is all in how you pour it. She shares a method for getting the perfect head from a can of Guinness without worrying about the angle of the glass or how fast you pour.

How To Of The Day: How To Speak Wookiee

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Jan 162012
 

How to Speak Wookiee: A Manual for Intergalactic Communication (Star Wars)

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With intergalactic travel easier than ever, Wookiees can now be found on nearly every planet in the galaxy and on starships everywhere in between. This helpful guide teaches citizens of the galaxy key phrases in the Wookiee language, eliminating near-fatal encounters with notoriously short-tempered Wookiees while smoothing the way to lasting partnerships and friendships. The handy sound module—recorded by Chewbacca himself!—demonstrates proper pronunciation of ten key phrases.

How To Of The Day: Turn Off Your Gag Reflex by Squeezing Your Left Thumb

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Dec 012011
 

If you have a particularly strong gag reflex, this popular dentist’s trick can help distract your brain and save you the uncomfortability (and embarrassment) in seconds.

This isn’t a new discovery, but it’s one many of us hadn’t heard of before, so we thought it worth sharing. If you’re in a situation where something is setting off your gag reflex (dentist’s offices are one of the most common places), just form a fist with your left hand, squeezing your thumb.

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