New trick
Last night on Facebook, I spotted a page in which it shows a way to overcome your gag reflex. From what I can tell, it's only a temporary thing, but quite amusing nonetheless.

This is how it's done -
1. Bound your left hand into a fist, with your thumb inside it.
2. Squeeze as hard as you can, while extending your middle finger.
3. Push that middle finger towards where you would normally gag, and you'll (hopefully) find that you won't gag at all!

All right, it's a pretty crap trick, but it amused me. Give it a go!

Anyone else learned any new tricks recently?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:20, 97 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

a fistyour arse
middle fingercock
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Yeah, how to fold terry nappies.
However, since it's completely and utterly boring to everyone else I won't bother describing the full details of this arse-based origami.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:24, Reply)

Thank you for being so considerate.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:25, Reply)

Some kind of hormonal mellowing is making me selfless.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:26, Reply)

The mother of my daughter never experienced any hormonal mellowing at all.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:28, Reply)

Maybe the double strength hormones from twins will kick in.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:30, Reply)

I think she has been advised to terminate for health concern reasons
She's super-diabetic and was warned that having our daughter was extremely risky and she'd be unlikely to be able to have more.

I actually feel really sorry for the hateful bitch, even though it's entirely her fault.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:33, Reply)

Jesus, that's tough.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:34, Reply)

It certainly is,
although from another perspective it does reduce (if not remove altogether) the guilt factor from a decision she was edging towards anyway. Horrible all round, though.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:36, Reply)

Wow, that's so hard
For what you've been telling us, I honestly don't like her at all. Today I feel sorry for her.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 5 May 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Were I as mean and judgemental as she is to me
I would say that knowing the potential risks involved she should have been extra careful to avoid pregnancy following the birth of our daughter so she is extra-stupid.

But whilst I have obviously had these thoughts I cannot sustain this stance. The poor bugger has really fucked up and I feel nothing but pity for her plight. Her mother has been a cold-hearted bitch about it too.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Quite a family, then.
By the sounds of things. Although one wonders if the example shown to your ex by her mother has anything to do with her attitude as an adult?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 5 May 2010, 10:53, Reply)

Beneath the cold, hard exterior of every hate-filled fascist...
Christ, there's no easy answer to that one, is there? It's not a decision you'd wish upon anybody. To be purely pragmatic about it, if the health risks are that great then I suppose the doctors' advice is probably the wisest: partly because of the ill-effects it might otherwise have on the twins she's carrying but also given the daughter she'd risk leaving behind. (However much of a basket case the woman might be, no child deserves to lose their mother at such a young age)

Either way, I find myself in the same position as Aberracion - even though she normally comes across as a deeply unlikeable individual, I feel sorry for her. I'd feel sorry for anyone in that position, no matter how much of a cunt they'd been in the past.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:13, Reply)

My little sister used to use these as a comfort blanket
she could get the entire thing in her mouth, she would then remove it, covered in saliva and hit me and my brother with it.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:27, Reply)

Your little sister is weird.
(Is she hot?)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:29, Reply)

Difficult question to answer really

She is spoken for I'm afraid, her boyfriend designs submarines for the MOD.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:30, Reply)

And...does she beat him with saliva encrusted terry nappies?

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:31, Reply)

WE MUS KNO

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:33, Reply)

I AM VERITABLY TURGID WITH ANTICIPATION

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:34, Reply)

I believe she has now given up this practise
disappointing I know
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Is this a cunning ploy to get me to ralph on my desk?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:26, Reply)

Try it in the bogs if you so desire
I'm honestly not kidding though, it worked for me!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:27, Reply)

at least you would
get to stop work for a little while, while some poor sod (or yourself) cleans up your mess
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:27, Reply)

Haha! The next stage after the standard
"*wipes coffee from keyboard*" qotw response
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:33, Reply)

i saw that
somewhere else very recently.

Don't know where, in fact, may well have been on here somewhere (EDIT: AH HA - I KNEW IT).

I don't know any tricks, nevermind new ones.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:26, Reply)

I can do that trick where you make a teatowel seem possessed
by holding a spoon behind it and pushing the spoon forward so it looks like the teatowel is a ghost.

That probably made no sense.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:53, Reply)

none whatsoever
but the thought made me laugh (most at the idea that someone would actually fall for it more than anything else)
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Hmm -
but what's this?
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 5 May 2010, 10:28, Reply)

I learned how to do this last week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s_WxUga1VU (the first move, the scary drop one)

(Slightly NSFW as it's a pole dancer in a bikini)

I also learned how to make a suspender belt.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:48, Reply)

Fuck me! That's terrifying
I think I just did a little wee from fear.
I'm also immensely impressed.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:51, Reply)

I can't do it anywhere near that quickly
but that's the Superman drop that I learned last week. I need to practice it so I can do it at scary speed and not break my face on the floor. I'll bring mats next week I think so we can practice scary moves.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:54, Reply)

Not breaking your face is definitely something to aim for
I'm fully up for the mats for scary moves.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:57, Reply)

I made some pink PVC ones that all velcro together around the pole
they're disgustingly cute.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:58, Reply)

I like the sound of these.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:00, Reply)

Impressive.
I watched the Youtube -- if Applebite and Kitty O'Hara are doing these then I'm uber-impressed.
(JohntheDane, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:07, Reply)

we has mad skillz

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:13, Reply)

I have to keep my skills in a straight jacket
They're that mad.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:15, Reply)

Very mad.
Very mad skills.
Is there a youtube of Applebite or Kitty O'Hara dancing?
:O)
(JohntheDane, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Uh oh...

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Oh my, that hasn't been rolled out in a while.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:22, Reply)

Sorry, I've been busy
And Kaol seems to have disappeared.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:23, Reply)

Even I was sickend by johns pandering though,
it was deserved.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:24, Reply)

<- Apologies
My apologies, but what is the Pandatron?
(JohntheDane, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:25, Reply)

It's the device that is initiated
when massive pandering is in operation.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

I'm sorry. Didn't realise.
And certainly wasn't pandering!
(JohntheDane, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:28, Reply)

Step away from the keyboard.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

No there isn't
we're actually both clubfooted dwarves and we don't come across on film well.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:28, Reply)

don't
on film well
all over each other
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 12:00, Reply)

That was one of those annoying facebook pages
where you have to join and spam your mates before you can get to see the content. I hate those - half the time it ends up on a virus-riddled webpage or it wants to text you the answer while also signing your mobile up to some impossible-to-cancel premium service.

Bah.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I hate them too, Facebook should ban them
I'm sick of seeing my friends joining groups that start with "OMG YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE THIS PICTURE"
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:56, Reply)

Same
I've started hiding or deleting anyone that joins to many.
"So and so likes "stupid pointless group" and 19 other pages" GET A FUCKING LIFE!
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 10:59, Reply)

I put an angry status update about it yesterday.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:05, Reply)

I didn't go on facebook yesterday.
What did it say?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:09, Reply)

it said
Psychochomp: is ANGRY ONLINE! WAAAAAAAHHHH!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:13, Reply)

RAAAAAARRRRR! I'M ANGRY!
Probably.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 5 May 2010, 11:14, Reply)

This:
Can everyone stop falling for the "join to see this hilarious thing" groups now, they're spam and will infect your computer if it's not well protected. Do better internet people.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:14, Reply)

I prefered DG and Kitty's interpretations

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Man you're high maintenance.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:18, Reply)

Quite the opposite actually.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:18, Reply)

If I recall correctly someone told him to stop being miserable
they were all 'y u b h8in?'
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Yeah it was a girl I work with,
she always tells me to cheer up and I tell her to fuck off, it's a thing we do.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:21, Reply)

you're such a loveable grouch
I bet everyone in the office lols at your grumpiness and they're all "oh that's just Psychochomp, he's our office grouch hahahahaha" and they all skip merrily back to their desks
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:23, Reply)

The only reason I joined that one is because you didn't have to do anything but become a fan
Anything more than that, and they can get tae fuck.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:03, Reply)

also I have no need to suppress my gag reflex
As I am not a raving shirter.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:11, Reply)

it's useful in restaurants
if you accidentally swallow your food the wrong way, a controlled gag reflex stops you doing that spazzy choking cough thing where you can't get enough air and then your eyes start watering and everyone else stares at you
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:15, Reply)

I have been known to gag on my own saliva.

( girlinthehole, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:19, Reply)

saliva cock
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:24, Reply)

Took you long enough.

( girlinthehole, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:25, Reply)

That's what she said

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 12:01, Reply)

haha
I once gagged on a jelly baby in the cinema and it was during Sex & The City, it was when *SPOILER* Big asked Carrie to marry him and as everyone else was going "awww" I started choking really loudly
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:25, Reply)

I'm quite small, and can fit into lots of small spaces (fridges, cupboards, wheelie bins)

Does that count as a trick?
(Twinx, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:09, Reply)

No that counts as a birth defect.

( girlinthehole, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:19, Reply)

It does count to me!
I enjoy hiding within a washing basket and scaring my sister sometimes.
(Mrs Ballunatic counting calories, not votes., Wed 5 May 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Scaring my sister is one of my life's highlights.
I like to stand in front of the bathroom door and jump forwards as she opens it. |Never gets old.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:25, Reply)

My boyfriend did that to me yesterday as I was coming in through the front door!!
I screamed and dropped the post.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:26, Reply)

dropped the post urinated uncontrollably
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:33, Reply)

It's true
I was like that kid in Ransom when he sees Gary Sinise.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:42, Reply)

I have almost eliminated my gag reflex anyway

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:17, Reply)

dirty.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Can be
Also handy when pegging out washing.
I used to bawk when I held pegs in my mouth.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:34, Reply)

I was going to make a crude joke about dj,
But I can't be bothered.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:27, Reply)

You might later.
I'll leave this window of opportunity open
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( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:35, Reply)

Thanks,
I'll get around to it eventually.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:36, Reply)

I learnt I can still do passable handsprings and backwards walkovers
Despite not having done any gymnastics for about four years.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:17, Reply)

oooh teach me your ways
I can't do a handstand to save my life.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Erm, I don't really know how to explain it...
My hands go down, and the my legs are in the air, and somehow I manage to stay there.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:30, Reply)

thanks, I'll try that
*scowls*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:43, Reply)

Start off against walls,
And gradually get further and further away from the wall as you get more confident.

That way, if you feel yourself overbalancing, you can still catch yourself on the wall.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:51, Reply)

I can't even do a cartwheel

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:35, Reply)

and you call yourself a girl

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:37, Reply)

I think I'm doing one,
then I turn around and my family are pissing themselves laughing at my cock-eyed bunny hop.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:40, Reply)

yeah me too
I just look like a gorilla as my hands touch the floor at the same time as my feet and then I jump.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:43, Reply)

Hhaha that's the one

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:44, Reply)

I once cartwheeled about 500m non stop cos I was bored one lunch at primary school
Then nearly passed out.

Ny favourite beach trick is arab spring followed by three carwheels: one handed, two handed, one handed, then drop into splits.

I am such a show off.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:47, Reply)

*applauds politely*

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 5 May 2010, 12:02, Reply)

I tried it
and discovered that with my hand in a fist around my thumb my middle finger wasn't long enough to hit the area that cause me to gag.

So I think its a trick
( Peej, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:46, Reply)

THE TRICK IS A LIE!

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Wed 5 May 2010, 11:49, Reply)