Real Home Remedies that Work

Are you tired of all those ridiculous lists of home remedies people keep forwarding in their e-mails? Well, here's a collection that really works so you can send something back to all the people who have been so helpful.

Amazingly Simple Home Remedies

1. If you're choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto - the blockage will be removed almost instantly.

2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.

3. You can avoid arguments with the Missus about lifting the toilet seat just by using the sink.

4. For high blood pressure sufferers - simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Always remember to use an egg timer.

5. A mousetrap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. Then you'll be afraid to cough.

7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you'll forget all about the toothache.

8. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are. In life, you only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move but should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move but does, use the duct tape.

9. Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

10. Never pass up an opportunity to go to the bathroom.

11. Some people are like Slinkies: They're not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.