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  • Now I thought I'd share some of my favorite worst-advice-ever stories from you guys. Here we go.

  • This first one is from @RoeyCustard.

  • -Mmm! -She says...

  • I dropped my brand-new phone in water. My dad said to "just put it in the microwave for a few seconds."

  • I had to buy a new phone, he had to buy a new microwave.

  • That's not good.

  • This one is from @MrPibb4life. He says...

  • I once drank a beer bong full ofgermeister while sitting in a hot tub because my buddy said, "You can't get drunk at sea level."

  • Well, that's -- That's not -- That's...

  • That is not -- That's bad advice.

  • That's false.

  • You know it's not true.

  • Yeah, the Navy should know that.

  • It's true.

  • This one's from @kinkyturtle.

  • She says, "The guy at the hardware store told my friend that turpentine would remove paint from her hair. It did. It also removed her hair."

  • What are you cryin' about?

  • -The paint's gone. -Technically, it worked.

  • This one's from @d nnykingsl y. -Ooh!

  • -Rather. -Rather.

  • Where's he from?

  • Good day to you, sir.

  • -Danny Kingsley. -Danny Kingsley.

  • I don't know if that's how he talks.

  • But Danny Kingsley.

  • He says, "My dad told me to always fry bacon shirtless so you never get grease strains."

  • Third-degree burns all over his stomach.

  • -Are those freckles? -No, they're not freckles.

  • They're scars.

  • They're grease scars. That's bad.

  • Turpentine will get those out, man.

  • Thanks for the advice.

  • You know my doctor -- Dr. Pepper.

  • -Yeah. Dr. Pepper. -Yeah.

  • This one's from @canadianlinz. She said, "I was going for a job interview, and my brother told me to maintain constant eye contact with the interviewer and never blink."

  • Tell me about Casual Friday.

  • I'm really excited to work here. I'm a people person.

  • This one's from @To neo71. He says, "When my wife said, "Don't get me anything for my birthday," my friend told me not to get her anything to prove that I'm a "good listener.""

  • No. That's bad advice. That is bad advice, dude.

  • Oh, my goodness. -No.

  • This one's from ScrangelaSaurus.

  • She says, "My friend once told me, "You should smoke weed before a job interview, so if you show up to work stoned they won't know the difference."

  • Where do I see myself in five years?

  • Taco Bell.

  • This last one's from @liz nawrocki.

  • She says, "My doctor told me to "go to see a real doctor."

  • Oh, wow. That's bad advice.

  • There you have it.

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Now I thought I'd share some of my favorite worst-advice-ever stories from you guys. Here we go.

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