We all know about wikiHow and its beautiful mess of articles that are meant to be helpful to a wide audience. On wikiHow, you can find helpful articles for just about any problem you're having. However, there are plenty of absolutely ridiculous articles that leave you thinking about why someone even bothered to make them. What truly makes the articles on here great is the low budget illustrations. It’s always entertaining to read the really bad, seemingly useless articles. Here are a few I’ve come across that stuck with me.
- HOW TO NOT BE BORING WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND
If you are worried that your significant other finds you boring, then maybe you should discuss it with him instead of looking up how to not be boring. Favorite piece of advice in this is, ‘Be artistic.”
http://www.wikihow.com/Not-Be-Boring-With-Your-Boyfriend
- HOW TO BE IN HARMONY WITH WOMEN
What makes me laugh most about this is that there are actual pictures rather than illustrations like in most others. One thing they say about women cracks me up; “Women are feeling, emotional people, not toys, so treat them like people…”, how insightful. Another great piece of advice they give is to “talk to her in an emotionally attached way, gently touch her eyebrows…”.
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-in-Harmony-With-Women
- HOW TO ACT SILLY WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND
Now that you know “How to Not Be Boring With Your Boyfriend”, you have to learn how to be silly with him, too. One of the things the author recommends is to “sink your teeth into his shoulder and act like a crazed Chihuahua wrestling a large chew toy.” I can’t imagine someone genuinely looking up how to be silly with someone, because it should be a natural reaction, not fabricated. It is humorous, though, to see what they consider “acting silly”.
http://www.wikihow.com/Act-Silly-with-Your-Boyfriend
- HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN UNIQUE STYLE AND LIFESTYLE
The irony here is too much. Wanting to be unique, but having to look up how to become unique. I thought this article was created ironically, but as I read on, I became doubtful. Best advice here, “Be talkative and friendly, but on the other side, be lonely and nostalgic.”
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Your-Own-Unique-Style-and-Lifestyle
- HOW TO BE CONTENT WITH YOUR LIFE
I had to put this one in here because this wikiHow is a bit sad. In general, if I were not content with my life, I don’t think a wikiHow could help with that. How do you become content with your life? According to wikiHow, “Fake it until you make it…”
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Content-With-Your-Life
- HOW TO BE PERFECT (KIDS/TEENS)
The simplicity of this one is what gets me the most. It explains how to be perfect from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. Seems like it expects people to stick with the same routine every day in order to be perfect. The first step to becoming perfect is, “When you wake up in the morning, quietly make your bed and go to the kitchen.”
http://m.wikihow.com/Be-Perfect-(Kids/Teens)
- HOW TO BE A GIRLY GIRL
I can’t understand why someone took the time to make this. I could say the same about plenty of other wikiHow articles, but this one especially. One advice they give is to, “stop swearing.”
http://m.wikihow.com/Be-a-Girly-Girl
- HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH AN ELDERLY PARENT
I have lots of issues with this one. The advice is so simple and obvious, such as to “ask your parents how things are,” and even if you don’t communicate well with your “elderly parents,” I don’t think this wikiHow will help you much.
http://www.wikihow.com/Communicate-with-an-Elderly-Parent
- HOW TO BECOME A BADASS
Once again, I thought this one was created to be ironic, but I am now doubtful of that. They say that in order to become a badass, you must “wear sunglasses.” Just follow these simple rules to become a “badass”.
http://m.wikihow.com/Become-a-Badass
- HOW TO FIND A SUGAR DADDY
This is one of my personal favorite wikiHows. It gives you the scoop on how to find, and better, keep a sugar daddy. One piece of advice they give is to, “Be sexy.”
