MAKING DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT. . .

64 replies · 11718 views · Started by AfroPoeticSista · Jun 2004
WE'RE know for improvision and substitution. so what have yall had to use when you ran out of/didn't have/couldn't find the real thing when you were younger? *aluminum foil for rubberbands when gettin ya hair beaded *old phone cord for Double-Dutch rope *garbage bags w/water hose for a Slip&Slide(my ma wasn't gon buy us the real one :lol: ) continue.....
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G.O.M.A.B. · Jun 2004
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Dayum! I thought my family was tooo hood.....Some os yall stories are taking the case!
In Rod We Trust · Jun 2004
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What ya kno bout dis? No Toothpaste? Better use some Bakin Soda No Soap? Better use that Shampoo as body wash No Shampoo? Better rub the bar of soap ova ya head No butter? Use that Crisco and salt.....
SuperFly · Jun 2004
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Are some of y'all just playin?
P o e t i q R e i g n · Jun 2004
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don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but newspaper is off tha HOOK if u don't have/ran outta haircurlers :lol: :lol: :lol: my mama has tried to use melted sugar (mixed w/ water) in place of pancake syrup :?... annd whipped cream in place of milk for oatmeal.... let'z see...back when i used 2 have bad toothaches growin' up, the best solution was always burnin' hot salt in a sock....4get buyin' a heat pad hmmmmmmm...i'll be back :arrow:
La · Jun 2004
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P o e t i q R e i g n wrote:
my mama has tried to use melted sugar (mixed w/ water) in place of pancake syrup :?...
Eww....now thats just gross...Some things you just dont do. If you aint got no syrup, then dammit, eat the pancakes plain or dont eat them at all. :x
P o e t i q R e i g n · Jun 2004
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* $ MiLa $ * wrote:
P o e t i q R e i g n wrote:
my mama has tried to use melted sugar (mixed w/ water) in place of pancake syrup :?...
Eww....now thats just gross...Some things you just dont do. If you aint got no syrup, then dammit, eat the pancakes plain or dont eat them at all. :x
lol...well it was a lil pancake syrup left, so she jus mixed 'em together...& hoped we wouldn't notice... well actually she hoped my brother wouldn't notice...i was up @ school - they both told me about it :lol:
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Poody · Jun 2004
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P o e t i q R e i g n wrote:
let'z see...back when i used 2 have bad toothaches growin' up, the best solution was always burnin' hot salt in a sock....4get buyin' a heat pad
my mama used to rub vicks vapor rub on my chest and put fatback on it, then wrap my chest up wit a cut up thin white tee. worked like a charm 8)
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P o e t i q R e i g n · Jul 2004
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jus had 2 come back real quick ta add this....my mama got this thing about faucet water, so if it ain't bought (or filtered), she don't want it...well, we ran outta bought earlier 2day, so she just took some Alka-Seltzer (*sp)....with Sierra Mist :?
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In Rod We Trust · Jul 2004
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P o e t i q R e i g n wrote:
jus had 2 come back real quick ta add this....my mama got this thing about faucet water, so if it ain't bought (or filtered), she don't want it...well, we ran outta bought earlier 2day, so she just took some Alka-Seltzer (*sp)....with Sierra Mist :?
I kno she had gas like a muthafukka
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· Jul 2004
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I'm using books right now as a make shift TV stand cause my old one (from childhood) broke down on me.
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