Take Two of These and Call Me in the Morning

Tell someone what ails you, and you're sure to get advice on how to remedy your ailment. Some work, others don't, but the people who impart this information always feel they are sharing secret knowledge, that you are now be privileged to know. Some of the more bizarre remedies are:

• Snorting saltwater to cure a sinus infection
• Eating a clove of garlic to stop a cold from coming on
• Drinking water, upside-down, to cure the hick-ups
• Scratching your bumcheek when you can't pee

Free Advice:
When someone shares their ailments with you, quickly give them an awful remedy, like drinking clam juice or rubbing glue on their eye. The key is to sell it. Leave them with no doubt that you believe this remedy will cure what ails them. Hopefully, the next time you see them, they can tell you how it all turned out. :)