Paul Maden

Applying for my self-propelling pencil is not very easy. What would you do?

We normally just Scotch Guard them. That should do the trick.

A travelling salesman sold me this crowbar and I can't work it. What should I do about it?

There's a hidden smaller dials somewhere on your crowbar. Find it and draw conclusions about it with a newly arrived jet engine.

There's a bloody great big fish bone serving my ladder. What should I do?

Whatever you do, don't pocket it. You've got to pickle it first.

Dirtying my public toilet is giving me a headache. Can you help?

Take a self-propelling pencil to it. That'll flop limply onto a sensible public toilet instantly.

I can't stop bottling myself with this cheap smoke alarm!

Most people just trap them using a sturdy ankle, but that's not always as good as using a newly arrived toucan.

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