Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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Mmm... special dinnerMy favourite-ever useless bit of advice was a serving suggestion complete with wine recommendation.
On the back of a (then about) 58p packet of supermarket brand chicken and mushroom packet-dried-pasta-in-sauce-just-add-water (and-a-bit-of-milk-and-butter-if-you-want-to-push-the-boat-out).
"Darling, have you dressed for dinner yet?"
"No, my love, I'm just giving the pasta-in-sauce a final stir."
"Gosh, that looks marvellous. However do you do it?"
(Hides pasta packet in manner of one concealing M&S ready meal boxes) "Oh - it's an old recipe of Grandmama's. Do have some of this wine, it's divine."
On second thoughts, maybe the wine recommendation was a hint that if you're really planning to eat this stuff you might as well get really *really* hammered first.
(, Fri 20 Oct 2006, 22:32, Reply)
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