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LOCATING WILDERNESS
In the western United States, any area that has more than 1 mile of road per 1,000 acres will have a tough time gaining Congressional protection as a wilderness area.
Henning Pape-Santos, linguist, Ithaca, New York
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LOSING WEIGHT
A woman should not diet below an intake of 1,200 calories a day; a man, below 1,600 calories.
Jean Mayer, nutritionist, and Jean Goldberg, journalist
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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WATCHING YOUR WOODSTOVE
When your woodstove is going full bore, you should be able to hold your hand firmly pressed on any nearby combustible surface. If you can't, you need to increase the clearance between the surface and the stove, or install a heat shield.
Peter R. Lammert, in Country Journal, Thomaston, Maine
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SNOWMOBILING ALONE
When snowmobiling alone do not travel further into the woods than you can walk out.
Kurt Twardzik, Deceased, Copper Harbor, MI, USA
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AMUSEMENT PARKS
Wen entering an amusement park in the USA, always head to the left and work your way clock-wise through the park. Most people will go to the right and so the lines will be longer.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
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Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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PLAYING CHESS
Never capture the b2 pawn with the queen.
Mike White, Independent IT Consultant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
(17) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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CONTROLLING YOUR CAT
If you don't want a cat to jump into your lap, don't replique montre make eye contact with it.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 137 reviews
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WINNING AT CHESS
The sacrifice of one pawn is worth three free moves.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FINDING TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
Cheap paperback novels average one typographical error for every ten pages.
Joe Applegate, typo hunter as reported by Fred T. Shuster, Associated Press, Los Angeles, California
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MAKING CRIME PAY
Commit a crime that a judge can relate to.
Stephen Gillers, journalist
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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WRITING A BOOK
Someone who can't write three clear sentences in a row will never write a good book.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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