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"LIFETIME GUARANTEES"...
mean nothing if the company goes out of business.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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BUILDING A MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
People are willing to walk for seven minutes to get to a McDonald's. That's why you'll find McDonald's restaurants a 14 minute walk apart in downtown areas.
Terry Moloney, applied geographer, Tydac Technologies Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 127 reviews
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BICYCLING UPHILL
Change gears on hills so that your legs pump at a constant rate.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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INTERVIEWING SOMEONE
If someone you're interviewing makes the same point more than twice, it's the most important thing to him, and a crucial clue to his personality.
Robert Kanigel, writer and editor, Baltimore, Maryland
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS
For every complaint a company receives, there are 26 other customers with problems, and 6 are serious.
Technical Assistance Research Programs, in Microservice Management
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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AVOIDING OTHER AIRPLANES
If you spot another airplane and it is above the horizon, it is above you. If it is below the horizon, it is below you. If the other airplane is at the same level as the horizon, it is at your altitude. If an approaching airplane appears motionless, it is on a collision course with you.
John Stickle, chief pilot and flight instructor
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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RULES OF ROMANCE
In a singles bar, the serious drinkers gather at the near end, the bores at the far end, and the recently divorced in the middle.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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MANAGING THINGS
No manager or supervisor should have responsibility for more than six separate activities.
Lester R. Bittel, management consultant
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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DRUNKEN DIVERS
The deeper a scuba diver descends, the more nitrogen he absorbs from the air he is breathing. Increased levels of nitrogen in the blood cause an intoxicating condition known as nitrogen narcosis or "rapture of the deep." Divers will often use martinis as a rough measure of narcosis: each 50 feet of depth makes you feel as disoriented as one martini on an empty stomach.
W. Suter, Arlington, Virginia
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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RULES OF ROMANCE
Highly intelligent women seem more masculine than average. Highly intelligent men seem more feminine than average.
Jeffrey K. Woodhead, Davis, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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SAVING MONEY
You should have six months' salary in savings for emergencies.
Bob Horton, statistics consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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