FOIL pick pockets by placing a freshly toasted 'pop tart' in each pocket. Would-be thieves will quickly rupture the fragile pastry and receive third degree finger burns from the steaming jam inside.
OLD FOLKS foil the VAT man this winter by clambering up on top of a bookcase, cupboard or wardrobe. Warm air rises, and so the temperature will increase the higher you climb.
IN THE same way that a lazy eye can be cured by covering the other eye with frosted glass, a lazy ear can be cured by pushing a cork into the good one.
SUN READERS Cut out the problem page before you throw the newspaper away and send them to the Samaritans. They will then be able to help if they encounter any similar problems themselves.