I know what you’re thinking…well possibly anyway. Yeah I did a 101 post a few days ago, and it was fun. I mostly did it to poke fun at the Yellow Pages survey, but what it did do was give me a ton of ideas for blogging. Well, one type of blogging, lists. Specifically “101 Alternative Uses” lists. So after I clicked publish on the phone books post I started thinking, what else can I write about? I had already spent too much time writing that post so I went off to bed. The next day I was taking the trash out before heading to work when I looked in my hand, a Target shopping bag and poking out of the bag were some toothpicks. Target bags and toothpicks? Yes. Random? Yes. Did I ask some friends and co-workers which I should do a list on? Yes, now you have someone to blame. So toothpicks won, so here we go:

1. Use to plug a similar shaped hole in your tire
   *Is only a temporary solution, you’ll still need to replace the tire
2. Create a make-shift splint for a mouse or other small mammal
3. Use as a flag pole for an ant hill
4. Make a bed of toothpicks
   *Kind of like a bed of nails but with toothpicks
5. Press a toothpick through your nose to look like a witchdoctor
   *Upon removal you may need to see an actual doctor
6. Make a balance system to weigh small objects
7. Use an entire box and glue in a pattern to replace a broken heel on a shoe
8. Use to replace the spokes on your bike
9. A replacement speedometer needle for your vehicle
10. Use as darts
11. Make a really small pair of chopsticks
    *Can also double as a pair of tweezers
12. Use as a really pathetic candle wick
13. Place a few in-between your fist and use as brass knuckles
14. Name one as your official object to reset the router tool
15. Use as a replacement leg for a cockroach
16. Make a weight set for hamsters
    *Hamsters may eat the weights if they are edible like gummy bears
17. Weave a basket
    *You could also weave a chair
18. Use as a light switch
19. Make a mini-bon fire
20. Use as keys for a typewriter
    *You may feel some discomfort when typing
21. Make miniature haystacks
22. Build a model ship
23. Replacement fang for a snake
24. Use to fix a straw roof
25. Dip in ink to write a letter
26. Make your own “Pin-Head” mask
27. Build small crosses
28. Use as hair curlers
29. Make a pinwheel
30. Use as nails to hang stuff on the wall
31. Construct a really long stick to change the channel on the TV from your couch
32. Use as replacement bristles for a hair brush
33. Use as stiches for an injury that requites stiches
34. Make a set of blinds for windows
35. Cut to a variety of sizes and write braille letter
    *Start the letter off with it was written using toothpicks so the person reading can avoid splinters
36. Make a ladder
37. Use as a bookmark
38. Use to hold your hair up
    *I don’t know the technical term, but women wrap their hair in a bun and stick something like a pair of chopsticks through…that’s what I’m talking about. Yeah I could Google it, but I’m writing this list for you guys.
39. Use to stir a glass of chocolate milk
40. Use to poke a hole through the thing cover between the cap and the bottle of whatever so you don’t have to unscrew the cap, remove the separator then screw the cap back on.
41. Use as replacement whiskers for your dog or cat
    *Upon replacement you might not want to snuggle with said feline or canine
42. Use to pin things to a bulletin board
43. Use as fishing bobbers
44. Use as a needle to sew a blanket
45. Empty a goose down throw pillow and refill with toothpicks
    *It should feel the exact same
46. Use as a replacement aglet
    *If you don’t know what an aglet is you haven’t watched Phineas and Ferb
47. Use as replacement hands on a clock
48. Create a full grid on your yard by using toothpicks in a one in by one inch patter
49. Instead of “forking” someone’s yard, toothpick it!
50. Make Lego people using toothpicks and small marshmallows
51. Use as a pick for a stringed instrument
52. Make a slingshot
    *You could also use toothpicks as projectiles for the slingshot
53. Create a fake mommy hedgehog to feed orphaned baby hedgehogs
    *May require obtaining hedgehog milk to feed baby hedgehogs…but if you have access to that why do you need to make a fake mommy hedgehog?
54. Use in biology class to hold back the skin of whatever you’re dissecting
55. Arrange in an odd pattern on someone’s stomach after they have fallen asleep while tanning in the sun…or in a tanning bed
56. Make a bracelet
57. Make mini kebabs
58. Replacement branches for a ficus tree
59. Create a tiki torch
60. Attach to your fingers to give yourself claws
61. Use to mark where to hem clothing
62. Pop a blister
63. Construct a bird cage
64. Create a decorative magnet for the fridge
65. Use as a tee for golf
    *You need to be really good at balancing stuff to do this, otherwise just hit it off the grass
66. Make a pair of glasses
67. Use to keep score at a sporting event
68. Create a set of building blocks
69. Make a kite
70. Create a fork
71. Make a set of Allen wrenches (hex keys)
72. Create a bridge
73. Use to measure the square footage in your living space
74. Make a flimsy window for a doll house using toothpicks and plastic wrap
75. Use to pick up litter
76. Write a letter using toothpicks to create the letters
77. Use as desk paper spike
78. Use a toothpick to conduct an orchestra
79. Mark your journey on a map visit by visit with toothpicks
80. Make a yoyo
81. Create a dreamcatcher
82. Use as spikes on shoes for a sport that requires cleats
83. Use paper plates and toothpicks to make spaceships
84. Make a mouse trap
85. Use as a belly ring
86. Can be used to hold price tags on clothing
87. Use as oars for Stewart Little
88. Hold a corsage in place
89. Use to mark hits/misses in Battleship
90. Create a chess set
91. Send through a wood chipper to create mulch
92. Slide in the cracks of a door to “toothpick it shut”
93. Use to put a tent together
94. Make a barbwire fence, but with toothpicks
95. Make a hoop to train goldfish to jump through
96. Make a tiny umbrella
97. Replacement zipper
98. Construct a miniature forest
99. Make a tennis racket
100. Use as popsicle holders
101. Make a mouse trap that catches the mouse alive
     *What, you really think I was going for impalement?

There you have it! 101 alternative uses for toothpicks…what did you have in mind?