Not that I have a lot of time to be “hanging out” on the internet, but I’ve been highly entertained lately by a website called Sidetaker (www.sidetaker.com) – it’s the latest Dr. Phil/Dr. Laura without a face and is conveniently available 24-7.  And, not that I’ve taken advantage of this site (for advice) – but, it appears you can easily become a guest and have your problem solved in fairly short order.  Much different odds than you’ll ever have with Phil, Laura and Oprah (of course).

This site boils down to a world-wide “weigh-in” session related to problem solving and because it is anonymous, the sky’s the limit on issues.   My favorites lately (I guess sadly), have to do with pee.  Uhmmm, sorry – yes, read on.  I’ll share and I’m sure you’ll LOL, too.  I hope. 

Sidetaker’s tagline is “Let the world decide who is at fault” and here is a site description:

Fighting with your significant other? Arguing with a friend, roommate, or co-worker? Who’s right and who’s wrong? Air it out anonymously while letting people of the world give you advice and make the decision on who should apologize.

Reading the site not only entertains me, but also amazes me.  The problems people have. ..Geez Louise!  Many of the problems kind of seem made up, but apparently they are all real.   The site allows one person to post an issue/problem they are having with “another person” and then the “another person” posts a response.  From there, people add their comments and after a couple of weeks a winner is declared based on the comments.  Seems mature enough. 

I think that what really happens is that after the comment period is up and people have added their thoughts, the original person with the issue probably feels so stupid that the problem kind of solves itself.  Here is one of my all-time favorite “issues” posted – and, sort of relevant lately with the state of the economy:

 

Title:  Never Flushes the Toilet (Not Lazy - Cheap)

 

Original Complainer:

My husband is constantly complaining about little things in our house that annoy him and he drives me nuts with his cheapskate ways. So much so, my kids and I aren’t even comfortable living here. Probably the biggest problem I have is him coming home from work and picking fights over lights. If there is more than 1 light on or a light using more than 1 bulb is on, he bi___es at me or yells at our kids. Another thing he does is not flushing the toilet. Why? Because it’s not yellow enough. He believes that if you pee, you only have to flush it every three. WHAT!?!  We live in PA and winters are cold. He turns the heat down to 58 degrees at night when it’s in the teens out. You can literally see your breath in the morning. So cheap we just can’t live comfortably. And he won’t change. My friends agree but he thinks they do because they are my friends.  He’s nuts.

 

And, the non-flusher’s response:

Hollie doesn’t know the value of a dollar. She thinks money grows on trees. My parents always watched their money and saved the same ways. I’m trying to save for the future and our retirement. She’ll never get it. Her friends don’t have any savings. They all have credit cards and bills.  She’ll understand one day.

The comments are as entertaining as the original post, but I’ll let you check those out.  This issue is listed as one of the “top problems” on the site right now – along with “Peeing on Your Partner in the Shower.”  Uhmmm, really??  My first thought was that this post was written by two four-year olds, but it claims to be adult-authored. Get a good chuckle –and, maybe post the words “Whatever People!” like I think I will do in the next day or so.  Here is the link:  http://www.sidetaker.com/story/612/peeing-on-your-partner-in-the-shower.

Anyway, if you want a laugh . . .check out Sidetaker.  If you have a problem, well I guess – post away.  And, O’s producers – you can stop putting out calls for guests on the show (http://www.oprah.com/pluglist.jsp?teamTypeName=TOWS).  Sidetaker is your “One Stop O Shop.”  Or, maybe this post should really be on my www.jerryspringershouldknow site?  Hmmmm.