We’ve decided that when we are too busy staying on top of information to filter it to you guys, we should send you straight to the source! Welcome to the first installment of “The Edukatorz Read Too,” where we’ll share a few things we’ve been reading lately. So, here goes…
Justin Timberlake does things.
There was a sweet solar flare last week.
History’s got some seriously bangable dudes (and ladies!).
Last week we kicked off our four-week segment on our favorite phobias. Share your phobia stories in the comments! (Although if your phobia is severe and interferes with you, you should and can get help. Email us if you don’t know where to start at weareedukatorz at gmail dot com and we’ll do our best).
Emetophobia – fear of vomiting.*
I can attest that this one is legit. Shout out to Sam!
Turophobia – fear of cheese.
What is wrong with you people?!? You need to get over this. Cheese is one of the five best existent substances known to mankind.
Cathisophobia – Fear of sitting.
You people probably have an advantage when it comes to survival – more practice running?
Acousticophobia – fear of sound and voice.
Apparently this can include an active fear of sudden loud noises and objects that might emit them, like fire alarms, which I can sort of understand. But more interestingly, it can take the form of a fear of one’s own voice.
Batonophobia – Fear of plants.
There are some pretty scary plants out there.
Porphyrophobia – fear of the color purple.
But why specifically purple? People aren’t afraid of other colors? If someone feels like googling that, feel free to post in the comments… but I kind of like the mystery as is.
*Fun fact for sufferers of this disorder: you can get a shot to ward off vomit at the ER. I’m told it makes you feel super drunk, though (but maybe that’s a benefit?).
Cold season is upon us once again and instead of getting hopped up on drugs (though Mucinex is the truth) here a few ways to beat a cold sans drugs.
1) Hydrate
Water, Gatorade and hot tea pretty much cures anything. When we’re sick we find we have about 3x as much as we usually do. We’re not doctors so we don’t know why, but we’re going to go ahead and say we’re peeing out the sickness. The extra hydration helps you to keep going and it makes sure you don’t get dehydrated from all those trips to the bathroom.
2) Vicks
Our Dad is a firm believer in Vicks for all respiratory ailments. Vicks is a menthol rub and the generic kind will work just as well. We like to put it on before a hot shower on our chest, neck and our sinuses. The areas where the Vicks is will tingle under the hot water and you’ll feel the mucus go away (it’s kinda gross, but it works). We don’t recommend wearing Vicks if you’re out and about because you don’t want to smell like an old person, but it’s fine for when you’re nursing your cold at home or in the shower.
3) Medicinal Drinking
We’ve used medicinal drinking for years and have to say that it works surprisingly well. When we have a sore throat we like to take a swig of vodka and slowly swallow it. It burns while you’re drinking it, but it’s clearing the infection and helping your throat to heal. We also like to drink hot toddies. There a a gazillion hot toddies recipes out there, but you can adapt almost anything to the one below
Hot Toddy Recipe
1 shot of liquor (You can use brandy, rum or whiskey in our hot toddies (though you can use vodka if you really want)
Hot Water
1 tablespoon of honey (or to taste)
½ tablespoon of lemon juice (fresh or extract, we’re not fancy)
You can add cinnamon, cayenne pepper (it’s good for colds), tumeric (it’s good for colds too) or whatever other spices you want that taste good, just don’t go crazy or make it gross.
Pour the honey and lemon juice into a coffee mug followed by the liquor. Then add the hot water until the mug is full. Stir and make sure the honey is well incorporated into the drink. Add whatever spices you may want to the drink.
Today is a very special Make Out Monday where we answer a Dear Edukatorz question!
Dear Edukatorz,
This lady I really like (in a carnal way) is moving out of town and I never got a chance to let her know how I feel. What should I do?
– Sad Stan
Dear Sad Stan,
Is she moving to swear a vow of celibacy and becoming a Nun? If not, what are you waiting for, you gotta make a move and make it now before she leaves. If she rejects you, who cares because she’s moving away. But if she likes you as well you should let her know or you’re going to regret it. You don’t have to go all Lloyd Dobbler on her, but a simple “Hey <name>, I’ve been really in to you for awhile now and I thought you should know before you leave,” will suffice. Who knows, maybe you’ll get a kiss (or more!) out of it and there’s always Skype if you wanna keep in touch/watch each other touch themselves.
The Edukatorz are always down to answer your questions. Email us at weareedukatorz at gmail dot com and we’ll post your question with an answer.
So you’ve probably read some of our (my) survivalist posts… or not, if you think we’re (I’m) just raving lunatics. Which is fair enough, so that got me thinking of all the different rational/irrational fears out there. At some point, a rational caution around, say, the edge of a cliff crosses that fine line into a true “fear of heights;” a phobia. So here’s part one of our favorite (ir)rational fears!
Ablutophobia – fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.
If you suffer from this, please, we beg you, get to the nearest psychiatrist, for the sake of society.
Ichthyophobia – fear/dislike of fish.
This is not funny! Fish are terrifying! Not at the aquarium, not on my plate, but in the ocean. Especially the warm ocean. Where there are poisonous fish. Like if they touch you, you could die. Think about it. Read the rest of this entry →
Avast, me hearties, ’tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day! To all ye scurvy lubbers who live in the bilge and ain’t familiar, it’s a yearly event that’s exactly what it sounds like. Savvy?
We be too busy chasing around our crew demanding grog to write much, but the pirate guys got ye covered with a list of pirate pick-up lines. Get those hornpipes pipin’ and be smart about it, ye scallywags. Arrrrrrr!
The presidential candidate hair swap slideshow on the Huffington Post a few days ago had me laughing my ass off. Once I could tear myself away from that disturbing image of Santorum (the candidate not the slang term), I began to ponder presidential hair. A consultation of Wikipedia’s list of US Presidents confirmed my suspicion that presidential facial hair seems to be a thing of the past. Of course, it went out with a bang: Taft’s handlebar mustache may not rival some of today’s hipsters’ efforts (see slide 9)*, but it was certainly impressive (mustache runner-up? Teddy Roosevelt):
Before consulting that list, I had thought perhaps the decline in federal furry-face was thanks to television, but Taft served 1909-1913 and of course everyone** knows the first televised presidential debate was the Nixon-Kennedy debate in 1960 (and thanks largely to TV, Kennedy won. I mean, who’s voting against this guy?). So I don’t have any idea why facial hair in the White House went out of style. Read the rest of this entry →
We Edukatorz hate to clean, but we like a clean house and don’t like the smell of chemicals (or buying them). Here are a few hobo solutions we’ve picked up over the years so you can spend less money and not have your apartment smell like a hospital.
1) Vinegar
Not gonna lie, we use vinegar for most things and it kinda gives us vinegar strokes when we think about how awesome it is. It’s super cheap (it’s like $3 for a gallon), it kills most germs, mold and bacteria due to its acidity and it’s pet and human friendly. Read the rest of this entry →
Welcome to another Barfly 201 lecture. We have a special guest professor today, Waldorf, friend of the Edukatorz. We asked him to discuss the meaning of “Protestant” and “Catholic” whiskeys since he’s the only person we know whose liquor cabinet consists solely of a selection of Irish whiskeys.
Hey there, kiddos. The Edukatorz have done an excellent job breaking down the basics of whiskey (and whisky). But some of you may have noticed that their discussion of Irish whiskeys made no mention of a divide in the Irish whiskey world: Catholic whiskey vs. Protestant whiskey.
Now, some of you may be confused as to how exactly a beverage can have an opinion on the primacy of the Pope. The distinction is very straightforward, however. The Bushmills distillery is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and traces its history back to King James I (who is also affiliated with a certain translation of the Bible that has long been popular among some Protestants). Jameson is distilled in County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. Read the rest of this entry →
Okay, east coast readers, you’re probably not going to find this in your local farmers’ market. But on the west coast, citrus season is going to be here before you know it and you’d best be ready.*
http://gastronofique.com
On both coasts, Hangar One vodka (St. George Spirits, Alameda, CA), has been enjoying a bit of a vogue with the vodka-soda crowd. They’ve got a number of interesting vodka flavors, including their Buddha’s hand, which is their spin on your run-of-the-mill citrus vodka. But most people probably don’t actually know what a Buddha’s hand actually is. Luckily, you’ve got Edukatorz. Read the rest of this entry →
