The purpose of the series of articles called Stupid Tip of the Day is to offer advice which is so well hidden in plain sight that it may seem too obvious to impart and that everyone probably knows about it, leading the person giving the advice to think that someone else might think it is actually stupid — and have second thoughts about giving it after all.
The Complete Master Guide of Stupid Tip of the Day Articles
This article gives links to all 77 of the articles which are a part of the Stupid Tip of the Day series — I cannot believe that I wrote that many articles in this series — from Tuesday, September 23, 2014, which includes:
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Remove All Items From Your Pockets BEFORE Arriving At the Airport Security Checkpoint
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Why You Should Not Place Hangers On Fire Sprinkler Heads in Hotel Rooms
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Idle Your Vehicle For Greater Than 10 Seconds
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Carry Your Credit Cards With You at All Times — Or, At Least…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Take Photographs Immediately After Being Involved in an Automobile Accident
- Stupid Tip of the Day: An Easy Way to Create and Remember Complex Passwords
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Speak a Different Language TOO Well…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Never Skip the First Leg of Your Flight Itinerary
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Put Metal Objects and Other Items Into Your Bag Before Entering the Airport Security Checkpoint
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Create Your Own Passport Photographs
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Link Different Record Locators of Passengers Traveling Together
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Loiter at Places of Interest
- Stupid Tip of the Day: 9 Reasons to Visit a Market or Supermarket While Traveling
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Talk on the Telephone After Airplane Doors Closed — Otherwise…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Check For Lower Airfares of an Airline From a Different Country
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Your Entire Itinerary in One Place
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Check Your Hotel Room Thoroughly Before Checking Out. Otherwise…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: If the Tissues are Colored, That Likely Means…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: When You Should Exchange Currency at the Airport
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Ensuring the Correct Date When Traveling Internationally
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Raising an Armrest on the Aisle
- Stupid Tip of the Day: 4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Agree To Watch Someone’s Belongings
- Stupid Tip of the Day: How To Get More Stays to Qualify For Elite Status
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Why the Lowest Rental Car Rates are Not Always a Good Value
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Always Have Alternative Methods of Payment When Traveling
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Check Your Take-Out Food Order Before Leaving
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to Crosswalks While Driving. I Was Almost Hit by a Car.
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Three Reasons to Photograph Information Signs
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Watch Carefully When Overhead Storage Bin is Opened
- Stupid Tip of the Day: What Is an Open Jaw Itinerary — and Why Use One?
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Lock the Door to Your Hotel Room
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Avoid Patronizing Eateries With Aggressive Sales Pressure Tactics
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Leave Enough Time For Travel In Case of Irregular Operations
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Publicly Announce Your Departure and Return — At Least Not Until After Your Trip
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Lock Yourself Out of Your Hotel Room
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Pull That Emergency Cord Unless In an Emergency
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Wear Your Shoes When Using the Lavatory Aboard an Airplane
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Have Vehicle Damage Officially Recorded Before Leaving the Rental Car Facility
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Do Not Try to Park For Free at a Hotel Near the Airport
- Stupid Tip of the Day: 7 Factors When Considering Hotel Room Rates Which Include Breakfast
- Stupid Tip of the Day: An Easy Way to Get Rid of Excess Foreign Currency
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Take Every Questionable Item Out at Airport Security Checkpoints
- Stupid Tip of the Day: NEVER Let Anyone In Your Hotel Room
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Balance Yourself When Exploring With a Bag
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Get Out There — Even When You Do Not Feel Like It
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Hotel Hopping to Elite Level Status — But…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Use the Door Latch of Your Hotel Room
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Print Out Your Receipt When Paying In Advance For Lodging
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Watch Out for the Rates of One-Way Car Rentals
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Ignore Solicitations Via Private Message
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Check Your Receipts Against Your Monthly Credit Card Statement
- Stupid Tip of the Day: A Simple — But Risky — Way to Avoid Foreign Transaction Fees
- Stupid Tip of the Day: One Way to Score Free or Discounted Food or Drink
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Hang On to Your Boarding Pass — Until…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Review a Menu While Waiting For Your Table
- Stupid Tip of the Day: One Simple Way to Get Through Passport Control Faster…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Try This Free Simple Trick for Nausea Before Trying Ginger Root Capsules
- Stupid Tip of the Day: The Side on Which to Pump When Refueling Your Rental Car
- Stupid Tip of the Day: The Secrets to Extending the Life of a Cheap Razor — Free
- Stupid Tip of the Day: How to Search for Content Posted at BoardingArea
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Take Care Not to Get Locked Out on Your Hotel Room Balcony — Especially While Naked
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Using The Day Before a Trip as Insurance
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Taking Empty Water Bottles Through Airport Security Checkpoints
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Enjoy the Simple Things in Life
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Use Recycling Bins Whenever Possible
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Driving on the Opposite Side of the Road
- Stupid Tip of the Day: When Other People Need Power From Your Device
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Traveling With Liquid Toiletries
- Stupid Tip of the Day: How to Extend a 24-Hour Risk Free Airline Reservation Cancellation on Delta Air Lines
- Stupid Tip of the Day: How to Tell If an E-Mail Message is “Spam”
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Changing a Seat Assignment on a Flight Operated by a Code-Share Partner
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Carry Your Own Remote Control
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Direct Flights Versus Non-Stop Flights
- Stupid Tip of the Day: One Reason Why You Should Never Use Your Back Pants Pockets…
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Learning Another Language When You Have No Time
- Stupid Tip of the Day: Check For Life Vests
- Stupid Tip of the Day: How Not to Sneeze
Additionally, two articles were devoted to the topic of renaming the popular series of articles:
- Renaming the Stupid Tip of the Day Series: Your Thoughts Requested
- Finalists For Renaming the Stupid Tip of the Day Series of Articles — Plus Links to All of Them
Final Boarding Call
This is article number 11,172 that has been published over greater than 16 years here at The Gate — of which 10,630 of those articles were written by me. Although that total does not include 59 draft articles, ten pending articles, and 473 various other articles which are not public, that is still a lot of articles to manage and organize — and I am attempting to improve it.
Every time a reader tells me that he or she cannot find an article at The Gate, I cringe. Information — as well as The Gate itself — should not be so difficult to find…
…so I am undertaking the herculean task of better organizing the content here at The Gate; and I am open to any suggestions which you may have. In addition to improved organization, I have other ideas in mind to improve The Gate itself. Please post your suggestions in the Comments section below.
Thank you in advance.
Photograph ©2011 by Brian Cohen.
