You’ve been told this line before: “Okay, I know it’s weird, but….” What follows is a surprising piece of advice — about anything from clearing up a zit to taming a flyaway — that totally does the trick. Call it word-of-mouth beauty. Sure, these tips might sound strange at first (“You put diaper cream where?!”), but there’s a logic to them.

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Whether it be a one-piece, bikini or tankini, the trick to feeling confident in wearing a swimsuit is to choose a style that suits your body shape.

Often we get caught up in what’s trendy and forget to look for a suit that flatters our good features and plays down those we’re not so eager to share with the world. Following are some helpful tips to finding the women’s swimsuit that will flatter your body type. First you need to recognize that you are your own harshest critic! In reality, most people are not going to look at you and think you look like a beached wale. The right bathing suit will draw their eyes away from areas you don’t want them looking at as well as focusing their attention on your finer points!

Finally, a benefit of our failing economy!  It turns out that the crocs franchise may not be around as long as we had feared.  Instead of scrambling to keep up with (inexplicable) demand, they are now facing millions of dollars of debt and a surplus of really ugly shoes.

Why are they having this problem?  Well, they made the little monsters nearly indestructible, so nobody feels the need to buy a second pair.  If only no one felt the need to buy the first pair…

Almost everyone I know agrees that crocs are possibly the ugliest things we as  humans have ever put on our feet.  However, most of my friends own a pair.  When I give them my patented look of revulsion and pity, they shrug and give me the same argument: “They’re comfortable.”

Well…so what??!!!  A lot of unacceptable things are comfortable!  You know what else is comfortable?  Mumus.  I don’t see anyone walking around in a mumu because they are BUTT UGLY.  Just like Crocs.

Another argument commonly thrown around is that they are acceptable for some professions, namely those in the  medical community or those who work in horticulture.  No.  I mean, if you saw your surgeon saunter up to your bedside in purple Crocs (possibly with those little things stuck in the holes, like a doggy or a kitty or a fake diamond), would you have much faith in his skills, or would you remove that IV and get the eff out of there?

It seems, for now, that the croc crisis is over.  All we have to do is figure out a way to destroy the surplus (and, hopefully, every other pair).  Chemical warfare, anyone?

Silicone injections were first used in the 1940s to augment the appearance of the breast. In the 1950s, the liquid was used in the face as an injectable, permanent cosmetic filler, and the 1960s silicone became a popular filler for breast implants. Subsequent decades witnessed controversy surrounding the side effects of both silicone implants and injections. Liquid silicone was known to cause infections, granulomas (bumps), deformities, and pulmonary embolism. Migration of the product from the intended areas to other parts of the body had lethal effects.

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