Worst internet advice you followed

I was going to ask if finding a now-ex via online dating counted, but think QYFW covered it.

 

Being a baby must suck. Being wrapped up like a sausage and having five layers of clothes on me are the worst things I can imagine.

 

I agree. If I'm not cold, I probably wanted to be naked.

I don't have kids, but friends who have sons have told me that changing their diapers can be hell because the little devils have a tendency to open up their firehose and aim for the ceiling. Or you. And then often they'd spout off immediately after getting a new diaper, thus requiring diaper round #2.

 

Rookie mistake.

 

We watched "The Happiest Baby on the Block" and it was a life saver.

Follow the Five S's, and you'll be able to soothe a crying infant.

 

As someone who is not handy and lived in an apartment until I was 37, You Tube has been a lifesaver in terms of how tos for basic household fixes.

 

YouTube has been great at giving advice for simple car fixes. If you need lights replaced in your car, I'm your guy ... unless your car uses some BS proprietary headlamps that "can only be replaced by the dealer."

 

Have you considered shitting on your cat to show it who's boss? That's what I'd do. #BadInternetAdvice

 

Most of the dumb things I've done and Googled before doing I've done against the advice of whatever threads I found. ... For instance, taking apart and opening a hard drive because you can probably fix it, right?

Don't take apart and open up a hard drive. You can't fix it.

 

I took the advice of a sports blog that said sportswriters should go to games wearing the team jersey and also bitch about the refs effing up the game.