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I am interested in buying a Tarot deck. My primary purpose is is for using it in games; mostly table top role playing games and adjacent stuff, but also traditional card games or other modern uses. Things like divination/cartomancy/meditation/contemplation are of some interest but not my main use case. [more inside]
posted by SaltySalticid at 7:49 AM - 9 answers

I know that the numbers on a nutrition label are estimates, usually rounded up to nearest whole number, but this seems weird. Can of skipjack tuna says it has 31 grams of protein but the calorie count is 113. If protein has 4 calories per gram...what gives? Should I assume the calorie count is wrong or the protein count?
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 5:47 PM - 2 answers

A car side-swiped me in an attempt to cut me off in traffic. I have the license plate number and details etc. But the damage appears to be just to the paint. I have not yet reported the collision or called my insurance company. This was on Friday. Facebook is advertising magic rub-it-on-and-fix-the-scratches car paint. Should I just buy some stuff and rub it on my car and move on and avoid involving my insurance company. This is in Ontario. My deductible is $1000. If you think I should just buy something, is there any specific product you recommend?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:33 PM - 6 answers

I am searching for an N95 mask (no KN95s) that will fit my fat, long face. I don't have a great big head; it's just my face is fat, and the distance from the bridge of my nose to below my chin seems to be a problem for many masks (I have a big nose for a small woman). I am hoping that someone out there has the answer for me. No earloops, please - just the double-headband ones. [more inside]
posted by tzikeh at 9:28 AM - 7 answers

Favourite backpack broke. Sad. Need new one. Must be 18-25L, laptop compartment, blue or green, external water bottle side pocket, good internal organisation e.g. pen holders, smaller pockets, not too outdoorsy, not too formal, water resistant and handsome looking. Not much to ask for? Any price is a good price.
posted by MT at 6:49 AM - 14 answers

Did you change or discontinue a bad habit partly or wholly by replacing it with an innocuous other activity? Please tell me more! [more inside]
posted by humbug at 5:26 PM - 20 answers

I am going to make some hats like these for plastic animals for a birthday cake [If you don't want to bother clicking, they're just little paper birthday hats). I was thinking it sure would be convenient to hot glue the hats onto the animals. If I do, will I be able to just peel/pull the glue off afterwards without damaging the animals?
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 12:07 PM - 9 answers

I have a hood over my stove and its grills are covered in cooking oil. It's probably a fire hazard at this point, if not soon. Cleaning them in the dishwasher and using a garden hose didn't help, and I don't have a pressure washer. Are there services in the Seattle, WA metro area that will clean kitchen stove exhaust fan grills? [more inside]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 11:35 PM - 11 answers

I've been invited to teach a two-day art class in June and need to work through my pacing, make sure instructions are clear, etc., so I'm planning to put out a call on Facebook for friends to help me with a practice run. Of course, there's a plate of beans involved: [more inside]
posted by Sweetie Darling at 7:36 AM - 14 answers

I run a program that promotes safe firearm storage. We have big money to expand the program this year and need some affordable fake handguns we can use to show how trigger locks work. Details within! [more inside]
posted by centrifugal at 12:47 PM - 7 answers

My dad passed away today. He was a major outer space nerd. Is there some sort of way we could put his name/memory/something out into space? [more inside]
posted by creatrixtiara at 6:09 AM - 23 answers

I need a small gift for my SIL, who was recently diagnosed. Not at all sure what might be helpful or fun. [more inside]
posted by PurpleDragon at 3:58 AM - 16 answers

I am searching for two video clips that have been rattling around in my brain from the early, pre-referendum Brexit times. Details within: [more inside]
posted by mhum at 11:36 AM - 7 answers

I'm putting together a care package for my partner. Despite knowing him well, since we come from different cultures (and have a bit of an age gap), I was wondering if the hive mind can give me some recommendations. [more inside]
posted by benimaru at 11:01 AM - 7 answers

I have a collection of bottles of essential oils that I got as freebies: one of eucalyptus with coconut, one of lemongrass with coconut, one of peppermint, one of wild orange, two of lavender. What are some non-woo, tried and true ways to use essential oils for housekeeping or personal care that will not require the purchase of other expensive ingredients and/or equipment?
posted by orange swan at 8:33 AM - 17 answers

Please skip this one if you're just going to dismiss astrology and crap on the premise. I'm asking for good-faith engagement and layperson explanation of some of the astrology content surrounding this year's eclipses. [more inside]
posted by knotty knots at 7:30 AM - 12 answers

Recently, I had a memory knocked loose of a Big Books of Facts for Kids fact from childhood: "there is a society where being seen eating is shameful, but no taboos around pooping." I hadn't thought about it in decades until someone mentioned it exactly thus, and tried to look up a source, but haven't found anything. Does anyone else remember this and/or have details? It feels like a fable about how social mores aren't universal, especially given my inability to track down evidence that it was ever real beyond the book I encountered it in.
posted by DoctorFedora at 6:45 PM - 13 answers

Are there gig sites/services that don't lock workers in forever, so that if I worked with someone for a while and trusted them, we could easily contract directly? [more inside]
posted by amtho at 8:58 PM - 4 answers

I'm going to Niagara falls for the eclipse with two older people, including one with mobility issues and a 6 year old. I don't have a good sense of what we're going to DO during all that time, especially the partiality. Like do we need to go out and take out a good spot and just sit there for hours? Cause that's going to generate some complaints. If you woke up in a hotel on the strip on Monday morning with two elderly people and a 6 year old, what would your itinerary look like? [more inside]
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 7:48 PM - 12 answers

I bought my young relative a YOTO a couple years ago. Now that they're of an age to be interested in not-entirely-kid music, I'd like to make playlists for them. What's the best way to do that? [more inside]
posted by oneirodynia at 3:55 PM - 3 answers