Basic Instructions

#1 · How to Get Sympathy when Injured

#2 · How to Deal With a Mistake

#3 · How to Be Kind to Yourself

#4 · How to Reveal the Terrifying Truth

#5 · How to Warn the People About Horrifying Future Events

#6 · How to Discuss the Mistakes of Someone You Respect

#7 · How to Understand What Your Belongings Say About You

#8 · How to Think Deep

#9 · How to Follow Up on Your Suspicion

#10 · How to Cope With the Vagaries of Language

#11 · How to Absorb the Wisdom of Others

#12 · How to Have a Frank Discussion About a Recurring Issue

#13 · How to Have a Philosophical Discussion

#14 · How to Complain about a Science Fiction Franchise and/or a Nostalgic Toy Line

#15 · How to Remember Toys from Your Childhood

#16 · How to Finally Piece Things Together

#17 · How to Find Where, Exactly, the Problem Lies

#18 · How to Take Credit for a Good Deed

#19 · How to Know When to Panic

#20 · How to Help a Friend Re-Evaluate Their Choices

#21 · How to Confront the Horrors of the Past

#22 · How to Share a Bad Idea

#23 · How to Understand Why Other People Don’t See What Is Obvious

#24 · How to Evolve as a Person

#25 · How to Share News

#26 · How to Evaluate Your Adversary's Vulnerabilities

#27 · How to Take a Mature View of Your Early Role Models

#28 · How to Explain Your Past Actions

#29 · How to Follow Standard Procedure

#30 · How to Get In Touch With Your Emotions

#31 · How to Predict How a New Technology May Impact Our Lives

#32 · How To Get In Touch With History

#33 · How To Understand A Tradition That Seems to Make No Sense

#34 · How To Descend Into Madness, For Recreational Purposes

#35 · How to Understand Your Own Changing Tastes

#36 · How to Apply Adult Judgment Like an Adult

#37 · How to Understand Other People's Interests

#38 · How to Wallow in Obscure Knowledge

#39 · How to Avoid the Peril of Factionalism

#40 · How to Evaluate Technological Advancements

#41 · How to Confront Change

#42 · How to Consider a New Leisure Activity

#43 · How to Avenge Your Brother's Murder

#44 · How to Get Up the Nerve

#45 · How to Explain What the Deal Is with "The Avengers"

#46 · How to "Riff" on an Idea

#47 · How to React to Something Amazing

#48 · How to Handle a Surprising Truth

#49 · How to Bring It

#50 · How to Tell a Scary Story

#51 · How to Insult a Large Subset of the Human Race

#52 · How to Defend Your Skills

#53 · How to Deal with a Bad Day

#54 · How to Name Your Band

#55 · How to Brace Yourself

#56 · How to Refer to Someone's Not-Spouse

#57 · How to Be a Team Player

#58 · How to Solve an Intractable Social Issue

#59 · How to Cover for Your Own Ignorance

#60 · How to Deal with the Little Things that Really Bother You

#61 · Happy Thanksgiving!

#62 · How to Avoid Workplace Drama

#63 · How to Learn about Other People's Interests

#64 · How to Uncover a Disturbing Secret

#65 · How to Make the Most of Working the Early Shift

#66 · How to Show a New Co-Worker "The Ropes"

#67 · How to Describe Food

#68 · How to Utilize Research to Maximize Chances for Success

#69 · How to make a Public Service Announcement

#70 · How to Hide the Fact That You're Out of Your Gourd on Cold Medicine

#71 · How to Retroactively Ruin a Joke

#72 · How to Create a Tale of Suspense

#73 · How to Criticize Someone You Respect Deeply

#74 · How to Overcome Your Fear

#75 · How to Vent

#76 · How to Appreciate American Cuisine

#77 · How to Select a Dish to Bring to an Office Potluck

#78 · How to Choose a Nickname

#79 · How to Help Pick a Baby Name

#80 · How to Be Persuasive

#81 · How to "Get Your Head Around" an Unbelievable Fact

#82 · How to Handle Exposition

#83 · How to Answer the Question "What's Bothering You?"

#84 · How to Play "Who Would Win" (Advanced Techniques)

#85 · How to Analyze a Corporation's Questionable Advertising Choices

#86 · How to Be a Good Friend

#87 · How to Resurrect a Dead Character

#88 · How to Assist a Coworker Who Is Stoned on Cold Medicine

#89 · How to Create a Hypothetical Business

#90 · How to Capitalize on Your Talents

#91 · How to Express Yourself Forcefully

#92 · How to Make a Joint Decision

#93 · How to Wreak Your Revenge

#94 · How to Evaluate a News Story

#95 · How to Rise to the Challenge

#96 · How to Get the Most Out of a Group Exercise

#97 · How to Handle Defeat

#98 · How to Introduce a "New" Superhero

#99 · How to Daydream About What Might Have Been

#100 · How to Give Someone An Intangible Gift

#101 · How to Unite Against a Common Foe

#102 · How to Synergize

#103 · How to Conclude a Story on an Uplifting Note

#104 · How to Assert Your Beliefs

#105 · How to Compose a "Tweet"

#106 · How to Flatter

#107 · How to Increase a City's Tourism

#108 · How to Help Someone Confront their Prejudices

#109 · How to Decide Whether to Rent, Buy, or See a Movie in the Theater

#110 · How to Be Friends with an Attractive Woman when You're a Heterosexual Man

#111 · How to Explain Why You Haven't Put Someone in Your Comic Strip

#112 · How to Wish Your Friend a Happy 50th Birthday

#113 · How to Fully Enjoy Popular Fiction

#114 · How to Explore Your Emotions

#115 · How to Guess

#116 · How to Give Constructive Criticism

#117 · How to See the Patterns

#118 · How to Be a Good husband During "Ladytimes"

#119 · How to Run a Joke into the Ground

#120 · How to Defend Your Musical Tastes

#121 · How to Curse with Flair

#122 · How to Create a Diversion

#123 · How to Use Deductive Reasoning

#124 · How to Enhance Your Reputation

#125 · How to Learn from Other People's Mistakes

#126 · How to Understand Men's Fashion

#127 · How to Work Product Placement Shamelessly into Your Narrative

#128 · How to Find Your Roots

#129 · How to Handle Shocking News of a Highly Personal Nature

#130 · How to Assert Your Intellectual Superiority

#131 · How to Capitalize on Current Trends

#132 · How to Avoid a False Bargain

#133 · How to Face Your Ancestor's Misdeeds

#134 · How to Act When You Meet a Celebrity

#135 · How to Sway Someone to Your Political Opinion

#136 · How to Reminisce

#137 · How to Recover from a Bad shave

#138 · How to Get Into Your Opponent's Head

#139 · How to Talk "All Fancy Like"

#140 · How to Face Certain Death

#141 · How to Adjust your Expectations

#142 · How to "Let It Out"

#143 · "Rick"

#144 · How to Come to Grips with Something That Disturbs You But You Don't Know Why

#145 · How to Successfully Argue a Weak Point

#146 · How to Respond to a Joke That Makes No Sense

#147 · How to Embrace Change

#148 · How to Live Your Dreams

#149 · How to Explain Why You've Chosen Not to Have Children

#150 · How to Face the Consequences

#151 · How to Release an Ancient Evil

#152 · How to Care for Your Smartphone

#153 · How to Handle a Continuity Error

#154 · How to Interrogate a Suspect

#155 · How to Maximize Your Product's Marketing Potential

#156 · How to Discuss a Topic with Someone Who Knows Nothing About the Topic

#157 · How to Evaluate Other People's Deep Philosophical Insights

#158 · How to Make a "Clip Show"

#159 · How to Face a Medical Problem

#160 · How to Talk to Someone Who's Lucky

#161 · How to React to A Verbal Warning

#162 · How to Deal with a Disinterested Audience

#163 · How to Improve Yourself

#164 · How to Discuss a Decision With Which You Do Not Agree

#165 · How to Discuss the Differences Between Men and Women

#166 · How to Give Somebody the Respect They Deserve

#167 · How to Embrace Change

#168 · How to "Play" with Someone

#169 · How to Explain Yourself

#170 · How to Help Someone See Their Mistake

#171 · How to Impress NOBODY

#172 · How to Handle a Customer Complaint

#173 · How to Make People Uncomfortable

#174 · How to Summarize a Complex Topic

#175 · How to Recuperate from a Minor Surgical Procedure

#176 · How to Explain Your Tastes

#177 · How to Decide What to Do

#178 · How to Correct a Mistake That May Lead to the Ruin of All Mankind

#179 · How to Participate in "Group Learning"

#180 · How to Ask for Help

#181 · How to Discuss Video Games

#182 · How to Explain Your Marginal Beliefs

#183 · How to Develop an Idea

#184 · How to Handle a Deadline

#185 · How to Make a Crass Generalization

#186 · How to Have Nice Things

#187 · How to Plan Your Halloween Costume

#188 · How to Figure Out "Who's That For?!"

#189 · How to Be a Good Parent

#190 · How to Hide Your Achilles Heel

#191 · How to Get Someone to Do Their Job

#192 · How to Ruin the Story You Are Telling

#193 · How to Stop Watching a TV Show

#194 · How to Learn About Someone By Examining Their Possessions

#195 · How to Pick Which Animal You're Most Like

#196 · How to Form Your Opinion of Another Human Being

#197 · How to Overlook Flaws

#198 · How to Avoid Misunderstandings

#199 · How to Articulate Your Vision

#200 · How to Help Someone Plan a Visit

#201 · How to Listen to a Friend's Problems

#202 · How to React When you Learn You've Been Doing Something Wrong for Years

#203 · How to Ask Someone "What's up" with One of Their Body Parts

#204 · How to Decide Whether or Not to Change the Format of Your Comic

#205 · How to Give Someone Advice About a Major Purchase

#206 · How to Get a Conversation Back on Track

#207 · How to Harken Back to Simpler Times

#208 · How to Observe Proper Protocol

#209 · How to Ask the Obvious Question

#210 · How to Have a Recreational Argument

#211 · How to Make Fun of the Opposite Sex

#212 · How to Ponder the Imponderable

#213 · How to Finally Realize What Was Really Happening All Along

#214 · How to Accept the Fact That You Are Getting Old

#215 · How to Accept Forgiveness

#216 · How to Do Something Original

#217 · How to Ape the Motions of a Sensitive Human Being

#218 · How to Help Your Child Pick a Role Model

#219 · How to Take a Serious Look at What You're Doing

#220 · How to Distract Your Enemy

#221 · How to Accept Responsibility

#222 · How to Complain to Your "Superiors"

#223 · How to Change Your Life

#224 · How to Reinvent a Classic Character for Modern Audiences

#225 · How to Visit the Mirror Universe

#226 · How to Maintain a Low Profile

#227 · How to Tell When It's Time to Shut Up

#228 · How to Look Beyond the Obvious

#229 · How to Disagree Like Civilized Gentlemen

#230 · How to Critique a Friend's Work

#231 · How to Calm Down

#232 · How to Face the End of Civilization . . . Again

#233 · How to Cope With Your Feelings of Jealousy

#234 · How to Defend an Artistic Decision

#235 · How to Explain Another of Your Brilliant Plans

#236 · How to Advise Someone Who's Moving in with Their Girlfriend

#237 · How to Say No

#238 · How to Figure Out Who You Really Are

#239 · How to Welcome a VIP

#240 · How to Understand a Baffling New Technology

#241 · How to Join Forces with Like Minded Individuals

#242 · How to Keep Learning

#243 · How to Break In New Shoes

#244 · How to Maximize Your Investment

#245 · How to Apply New Insights to an Existing Problem

#246 · How to Appraise an Antique or Collectible

#247 · How to Figure Out What It Means

#248 · How to Share a Meaningful Insight

#249 · How to Understand Someone's Seemingly Irrational Behavior

#250 · How to Build Upon an existing Concept

#251 · How to Destroy a Conversation

#252 · How to React When You Are Being Patronized

#253 · How to Play "If I Won the Lottery"

#254 · How to Help Someone Prepare for a Job Interview

#255 · How to Help Realign Someone's World View

#256 · How to React When Someone Tells You What They Would Have Done

#257 · How to Be Gracious in Defeat

#258 · How to Share Your Knowledge

#259 · How to Explain How You Did It

#260 · How to Soothe Hurt Feelings

#261 · How to Wrestle with Technology's Disturbing Philosophical Implications

#262 · How to Get Some Use Out of Artwork You Really Like, but Seldom Need

#263 · How to Explain Why You Like Something

#264 · How to Apply the Lessons of Fiction to the Real World

#265 · How to Fight Casual Racism

#266 · How to Tell Someone That you Don't Care What They Think

#267 · How to Show Some Civic Pride

#268 · How to Collaborate

#269 · How to State Your Beliefs

#270 · How to Engage in Friendly Debate

#271 · How to Hack the Human Mind

#272 · How to Defend Your Taste in Art

#273 · How to Disguise an Insult as a Compliment

#274 · How to Play the Field

#275 · How to Answer a Hypothetical Question

#276 · How to Figure Out Your Next Move

#277 · How to Find Hope for the Future of Humanity

#278 · How to Explain Why Star Trek Is Much Better Than Star Wars

#279 · How to Explain Why Star Wars Is Much Better Than Star Trek

#280 · How to Speak an Unpopular Truth

#281 · How to Appear Far More Knowledgeable Than You Are

#282 · How to Treat Your Adversary with Respect

#283 · How to Give the People What They Want

#284 · How to Reverse Engeneer

#285 · How to Learn About Someone Through Their Family History

#286 · How to Provide Context

#287 · How to Diffuse Irrational Anger

#288 · How to Create a Memorable Advertising Campaign

#289 · How to Argue with Someone's Opinion

#290 · How to Share Your Personal Philosophy

#291 · How to Re-Explain Details in a Long-Running Narrative

#292 · How to Give Performance Notes

#293 · How to Alter Someone's Perspective

#294 · How to Let a Conversation "Flow"

#295 · How to Attract the Right Kind of Interest

#296 · How to Support Someone's Decision

#297 · How to Reassure Someone

#298 · How to Assign Blame

#299 · How to Handle Personal Conflict

#300 · How to Engage in Recreational Cruelty

#301 · How to Consider a Differing Opinion

#302 · How to Explain What Words Mean

#303 · How to Make Your Actions Seem More Glamorous

#304 · How to Get to the Root Cause of Your Irritation

#305 · How to Debunk a Frightening Myth

#306 · Why I Make a Point of Telling People That I Don't Like Sports

#307 · How to Help someone Through a Health Scare

#308 · How to Explain Something That is Hard to Explain

#309 · How to Judge

#310 · How to Tell a Tale of Suspense

#311 · How to Help a Friend Answer Deep, Troubling Questions

#312 · How to React When Someone's Beliefs Sound Crazy to You

#313 · How to Write a Contest Winner Into Your Comic Strip, Like You Promised

#314 · How to Keep Track of Your Ideas

#315 · How to Discuss a TV Show When You Haven't Seen All the Episodes

#316 · How to Explain Your Profound Personal Triumph

#317 · How to Align Your Goals

#318 · How to Talk to Someone on a Third Party's Behalf

#319 · How to Create a New Business

#320 · How to Better Understand Another Person's Hobbies

#321 · How to Inspire Your Followers

#322 · How to Not Change People's Minds

#323 · How to Try to Make Someone Hear What They Are Saying

#324 · How to Help Someone Face Their Disturbing Experiences

#325 · How to Discuss Your Marital Problems

#326 · How to Point Out a Design Error

#327 · How to Get to Know a Business Associate

#328 · How to Face Your Doppelganger

#329 · How to Make and Fulfill a Contract

#330 · How to Help a Friend

#331 · How to Gain Insights From Current Trends

#332 · How to Sell the Unsellable

#333 · How to Complain About Your Personal Problems

#334 · How to Avoid Accidentally Offending Somebody

#335 · How to Consider New Ideas

#336 · How to Mess with Someone

#337 · How to Discuss a Book

#338 · How to Remove All of the Funny from a Story

#339 · How to Discuss Someone's Questionable Life Choices

#340 · How to Deal with Ideas That Make Your Uncomfortable

#341 · How to React When You've Been Wrongly Accused of Murder

#342 · How to Find Your Motivation

#343 · How to Construct a Good Story

#344 · How to Talk Someone out of Making a Wretched Mistake

#345 · How to Get Someone to Take One for the Team

#346 · How to Explain the Future to Your Past Self

#347 · How to Adapt Your Strategy

#348 · How to Graciously Receive an Honor

#349 · How to Commiserate

#350 · How to Communicate Effectively

#351 · How to Get the Maximum Enjoyment from a Movie You "Kinda" Want to See

#352 · How to Handle a Project That Seems Doomed to Failure

#353 · How to Motivate Yourself to Maintain Your Dental Health

#354 · How to Remember Information by Using a Mnemonic Device

#355 · How to Explain Your Unique Interests

#356 · How to Discuss Something You Just Like, and the Other Person Loves

#357 · How to Let Someone in on a Secret

#358 · How to Stage a Hostile Takeover Takeover of Another Strip

#359 · How to Manage Your Emotions

#360 · How to Survive the Dreaded Post-Holiday Phone Call

#361 · How to Talk Through a Troubling Experience

#362 · How to Turn to Your Friends for Advice

#363 · How to Handle Being "Thrown Under the Bus"

#364 · How to Succeed on Your Own Terms

#365 · How to Join a Team

#366 · How to Tell the Difference Between a Metaphor, a Simile, and an Analogy

#367 · How to Share a Great Discovery

#368 · How to Encourage a Friend to get a Prostate Exam

#369 · How to Give Your Opinion

#370 · How to Find Out the Name of a Person You've Known a Long Time

#371 · How to Handle a Failed Joke

#372 · How to Give Someone Hope

#373 · How to Understand Human Behavior

#374 · How to Gain Perspective

#375 · How to Make a Positive Change

#376 · How to Slow the Spread of Germs (Re-Rerun)

#377 · How to Figure Out Who You Are

#378 · How to Tell People About Your Accomplishments

#379 · How to Differentiate Between an Explanation and an Excuse

#380 · How to Make a Story Where It Appears the Hero Turns Bad, but Has Not

#381 · How to Give a Friend Romantic Advice

#382 · How to Defend Your Choices

#383 · How to Deal with Someone You Have Offended

#384 · How to Accept Your Limitations

#385 · How to Disagree

#386 · How to Manage Your Time

#387 · How to Deal With the Loss of Your Super Powers

#388 · How to Give Someone Bad News That They Need to Hear

#389 · How to Mediate a Dispute

#390 · How to Get to Know a Place

#391 · How to Keep Your Secret Project Secret

#392 · How to Explore Your Cultural Heritage

#393 · How to Share Your Dreams, or Share Your Dreams

#394 · How to Decide If You Should Call in Sick

#395 · How to Discuss Something that Does Not Interest You

#396 · How to Take Pleasure in the Little Things

#397 · How to Sound Really Old

#398 · How to Tell Someone That They Are Still Wrong

#399 · How to Deal with the Truth

#400 · How to Listen to Other People's Medical Problems

#401 · How to Consider Someone Else's World View

#402 · How to Spot an Insincere Apology

#403 · How to Harken Back to Simpler Times

#404 · How to Create a Compelling Villain

#405 · How to Negotiate

#406 · How to Expand Your Horizons

#407 · How to Deal with the Customer Service Hotline

#408 · How to Sort Out Your Differences

#409 · How to Discuss Your Weird Ideas

#410 · How to Talk to a Depressed Friend

#411 · How to Celebrate Human Inventiveness

#412 · How to Argue with Your Spouse

#413 · How to Learn from Other People's Experiences

#414 · How to See the Positive Aspects of Getting Older

#415 · How to Deal with Your Shortcomings

#416 · How to Reassess Something You've Been Doing Your Whole Adult Life

#417 · How to Help Someone Make Sense of a Bad Experience

#418 · How to Engage in Wordplay