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World of knowledge: we harness the brawney, the brainy, and the bearded to solve your most pressing dilemmas

Men's Fitness,  August, 2004  by Jeff O'Connell

World of Knowledge
We harness the brawny, the brainy, and the bearded to solve your
most pressing dilemmas

WORLD'S TOUGHEST MAN    WORLD'S SMARTEST MAN    WORLD'S OLDEST MAN

What's the best way to ask your boss for a raise?

Point blank--don't      That depends on how      Make him understand
beat around the bush.   badly you need your      that you are working
You only ask for a      job (X), and how badly   sincerely and that you
raise if you feel you   your employer needs      are working hard for
have the competency     you (Y). If Y > X,       his benefit. But don't
required and some       then be respectful but   ask for the increment.
years under your belt,  direct. If X > Y, then   Melt his heart, and he
so you should know if   ask your boss what, if   will pay it
you've met the          anything, you can do     voluntarily.
requirements.           to increase your
                        compensation.

My wife yells at me when I leave the toilet
seat up, yet she leave it down. Who's right?

That's an ongoing       It's largely an          Do not argue with your
situation in my         aesthetic decision. On   wife! If she argues
apartment, too. You     the other hand, many     with you, take a
should always keep      women seem to feel       peppermint or a
the toilet seat down.   that, since men are      chocolate and put it
Period. Girls always    the only ones able       in her mouth. Only
win. Sorry.             to splash on toilet      then will she stop.
                        seats, they're the
                        only ones who should
                        have to touch them.

Does beer before liquor make you sicker, and
liquor before beer give you nothing to fear?

I don't know anything   If one can trust         Alcohol does not make
about beer, and I       scientific evidence,     you comfortable. Your
don't know anything     which suggests that      brain and internal
about liquor.           imbibing carbonated      organs will not
                        beverages increases      function properly.
                        the digestive uptake     You will enter
                        of alcohol, then         intoxication. If
                        drinking beer before     you drink, you will
                        hard liquor may prime    quarrel. No alcohol!
                        your system for a
                        killer rush of alcohol
                        from the higher-proof
                        beverage.

Ex-mobster Gino         Christopher Langan       Swami Bua is around
Gioe spent 10           has an IQ of 195.        115 years old and
years knocking          Einstein's was           teachers hatha yoga
out people in           just 160.                in New York City.

prison.

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