We've returned from an uneventful Thanksgiving trip to the family nest to find nearly all of our baggage reeking of what can best be described as "Old Turkey." What in the world can we do to rid these bags of this awful smell? [more inside]
posted by cavalier on Nov 30, 2009 - 10 answers

I washed some clothes with a crayon in a pocket. Now I've got yellow crayon spread out across my clothes. But it gets better. The clothes weren't getting dry and I kept putting them through the dryer. 3 times total, never noticing that the crayon stains were there. How can I get rid of, or at least minimize, the problem so I get some of my pants for work back? [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Nov 21, 2009 - 10 answers

How do I make something disappear online? (I know, I know) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 25, 2009 - 14 answers

I'll be spending this coming weekend removing possibly several layers of painted-over wallpaper from 70-year-old plaster walls in my new house. Got any tips, tricks, secrets, or advice? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Aug 9, 2009 - 18 answers

How do I strip absolutely all information (metadata, file created on, etc) data from a digital picture? [more inside]
posted by Damn That Television on Jul 5, 2009 - 12 answers

How to remove the built-in auto-complete entries from AOL's email client? [more inside]
posted by gemmy on Mar 27, 2009 - 2 answers

How can I uninstall/remove the Windows 7 Beta (dual boot on secondary partition) without formatting the partition? [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Mar 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Which of these Java programs can i get rid of and why are they breeding like bunnies? [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Feb 19, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me remove some nasty, dried upholstery foam from a Church pew. [more inside]
posted by god hates math on Feb 10, 2009 - 9 answers

Giving ye olde boot to a roommate not a lease in San Francisco.. [more inside]
posted by hobbes on Jan 15, 2009 - 11 answers

How can I completely remove the Windows taskbar from view? [more inside]
posted by theantikitty on Dec 15, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I remove silk-screened printing from one lens of my new polarized sunglasses without ruining them? [more inside]
posted by SteveTheRed on Nov 29, 2008 - 8 answers

On my external hard drive there's this empty file folder that I can't delete. Every time I try to delete the folder, I get a message saying that it doesn't exist. I'm not very tech-savvy. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by suimin on Jun 12, 2008 - 11 answers

Anybody good at removing paint thinner from untreated wood? [more inside]
posted by Dipsomaniac on May 17, 2008 - 6 answers

Password emergency / mystery. I'm a new Filemaker user and I've somehow set a password that's keeping me from accessing the file I just put two days of work (and some not easily replaceable data) into. [more inside]
posted by lorimer on Jun 11, 2007 - 10 answers

A tick dug its foul way into my dog's belly yesterday. We found it dug in but not yet engorged in the middle of an irritated red patch of skin. I tugged 2/3 of of it out of my dog's skin, but despite my best efforts, the head's still in there. What now? [more inside]
posted by Sinner on Feb 9, 2007 - 15 answers

How do I remove bad tinting from the back of my car? [more inside]
posted by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel on Nov 28, 2006 - 9 answers

I want my car to look nice before I sell it - how can I get dings and scrapes out of the rims? [more inside]
posted by forallmankind on Jul 23, 2006 - 7 answers

How do I get rid of the curry smell in my new apartment. [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on May 29, 2006 - 16 answers

Anyone have a suggestion for getting cigarette smoke smell out of a leather purse? Everytime I unzip my bag, I can now totally smell it.
posted by eatdonuts on Feb 27, 2006 - 13 answers

How do you remove a screw after totally raping its head?
posted by Evstar on Nov 20, 2004 - 26 answers

Splinter removal. I got a gnarly splinter last night walking past a light pole, it's very deep and I can't seem to get it out. I soaked my hand, which I found out was wrong because it expands the wood, I tried grabbing it with tweezers, but it's too deep. I tried google, but could only find a few suggestions, any tried and true methods of getting out a DEEP (and painful) splinter?
posted by jonah on Jan 21, 2004 - 24 answers

I got a beautiful graphite pool cue for Christmas, but someone (not the gift giver) put a sticker on the shaft that has left a terrible gummy adhesive residue. How do I go about removing the residue without damaging the finish or the shaft itself? Google doesn't have all that much to say-- mostly companies selling professional adhesive removers. I have heard that WD-40 or nail polish remover would work, but would either hurt the cue? Thanks.
posted by pheideaux on Dec 25, 2003 - 17 answers