Putty and Spackle, the Clueless Comparison

spackling holes

The staffers here at the Antisocial Network keep a sort of running score: how many words of a post are necessary to raise the red flag? In the world of the former eHow.com, many of the nominees prove their mettle (so to speak) in the introduction. More than a few of the site's contributors have tripped themselves up in the first sentence. Today's nominee is one such candidate, a college student by the name of Mitchell Land whose Hunker.com post, "Putty vs. Spackle," went down in flames in a mere four words: "Putty is an adhesive..."

Marble for Dummies

Cultured marble

A staffer who once taught fifth grade patiently explained to us the other day something she calls "the reasonableness test." Her example was the salesclerk who, when handed a ten for a sale, handed back fifteen dollars in change. "Is that reasonable?" she asked. "Hell, no!" Well, more than one freelancer failed the reasonableness test when pretending to answer one of those eternal questions at ye olde eHow.com. Today, we're looking at Megan Smith and "How Does Faux Marble Differ from Real Marble?" at Hunker.com.

Carnauba Wax Use for Dummies

Carnauba wax flakes

The staff woodworker will be the first to admit that, while he likes making sawdust and gluing wood parts together, he really does not care for applying finishes to his projects. So when a topic titled "How to Use Hard Carnauba Wax on Bare Wood" from HomeSteady.com showed up on the nominating agenda, he was only mildly interested. Then he thought about it for a minute: could Krista Martin teach him something useful? He figured, "What the heck: I'll take a look."

Railroad Ties for Dummy Landscapers

Railroad tie retaining wall

We'll be honest: some of the questions we find "answered" at the former eHow.com and its many daughter niche sites never made much sense in the first place. Take, for instance, "How to Stain Railroad Ties": did the OQ really mean "stain"? Did the person confuse landscape timbers with railroad ties? Was this a joke? The idea makes no sense to us, but that never stopped an eHow.com contributor, and Hubert Oresco was no exception. You can find his stupidity about the topic at Hunker.com.