The key to really loosening the stuck bits: Turn off the appliance and lay a damp paper towel flat on the waffle iron, close the lid and back away really fast (steam burns suck). The steam will moisten and loosen anything stuck in the crevices. Blast away with the air can after a few minutes when things have cooled.

You can also use it to get crumbs and burnt bits out of a waffle maker.

What to buy at Costco? Those chocolate muffins. Those sweet, sweet, delectable chocolate muffins.

Comparable, but it depends on your area and desired brand. I live in New Jersey and the price for Kirkland Signature wipes at Costco are on par with Amazon. Maybe you can get the same brand online for a buck less but Costco's executive membership gives 2% cash back annually. I do most of my food shopping at Costco, so…

Don't forget the baby wipes. Buy 'em by the bulk along with those diapers and save a fortune. Costco should offer baby registries just for this reason.

French onion in a little crock with a nice thick layer of cheesy goodness.

Yeah, 1982!!!!!!! I remember when someone tried to fax something to my grandmother's house line back in the late 1980s and all she heard was a bunch of electronic noise and static. It freaked her the fuck out. She called the cops and wanted to call the FBI because she thought it meant the "Commies" were attacking.

Making snow angels, I'm sure.

You can. It's sold bottled in stores, but he says it just tasted better from a cart back in the Old Country....

Cooking tip: Pour some Baltika 2 over pork chops and slow cook for a few hours. Serve with good sauerkraut, potatoes, and more beer.

They come that way in the major Russian neighborhoods in NYC, too: Brighton, Midwood, Rego Park, Kew Gardens. My husband (a Soviet-born Russkie) doesn't like them because they taste different and they're not classy. Says the man who'd happily drink kvas out of a communal glass from a cart on the street.

Noted and stolen.

Yep. That's why I stopped talking to my mom. Ending that relationship made me so much happier and saner.

Dude, I'm all for the fucking trailer. I'd take the fucking trailer. As long as I have heat and a window I'm all in. Ever have a studio with a bathtub in the living/sleeping/eating/cooking/allpurpose room? It sucks. Plunk down some modular housing in Long Island City and I'm in.

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I did the hide-a-mint thing when I was with my first boyfriend. An Altoid can really enhance a blowjob. But, you're right: jamming something to the back of the throat while a mint is in uvula territory just screams of bad idea.

I've seen those trailers and I'm jealous of the size. And the windows. Windows in a NYC apartment that don't face a brick wall or an alley are cause for celebration.

Dude, I used to call 311 so many times I actually got to be on a first-name basis with the buildings inspector they'd always send to investigate. Landlords usually — usually — will pay the fines levied against them, but the slum and scumlords operating many buildings will either leave the bill untouched or lawyer up…

I'm willing to bet that small towns in the midwest have apartments that actually get heat in the winter. Waking up to see your breath in your apartment is a major cause of the NYC surlies. NYC apartments are either ovens set to broil or meat lockers with decorative radiators and steampipes.

OMG! All these years I thought I was making myself look like an asshole when I tried to bobbypin my hair down, but I was actually being haute couture!!!!! Yay!!! I finally fit in with the shmancy people!!!