Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 2401 Sales ORDERING FRENCH FRIES The counter help in fast-food restaurants will usually try to sell you some French fries if you don't include any in your order. As a rule, one out of five customers will accept their offer. The score for hot cherry pies is somewhat lower. Nancy, McDonald's restaurant counter help Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 35 reviews Comments (0) You must login to Rate.

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5111 Computers
COST OF IMPLEMENTING AN ERP SYSTEM
The cost of the consulting required to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System is twice the cost of the software license. So if you are going to pay $100k for an ERP system, count on paying $200k to implement it.
Aaron Horn, IT Manager, Ames, IA, USA
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5103 Computers
COST OF PRINTER INK
Personal computer printer ink costs about $10,000 per gallon -- more than expensive perfume.
Scott Parker
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5102 Flying
HOURLY COST OF LSA AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP
Per maritime industry information, it costs about $200.00 an hour to operate an outboard boat. It costs about $150.00 and hour to operate a three-way partnership owned light sport aircraft.
Scott Parker
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5096 House and Home
HOUSE CLEANING RULE
A cleaning service will do a better job on a messy house as opposed to one that needs little tidying.
Wankel, Computer analyst
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5095 Gardening
RAISED GARDENS GROW MORE PLANTS
Raised garden beds produce 1.4 to 2 times as much vegetables and flowers per square foot as ordinary beds.
Scott Parker
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5094 Gardening
FERTILIZER PER SQUARE FEET ROT
Upon initial planting, you need two to three pounds of organic fertilizer mixed with the compost for every 100 square feet of a vegetable garden.
Scott Parker
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5089 Death
DEATH RATES DECLINE IN A RECESSION
Death rates actually go down in a recession -- despite all the anxiety and angst people feel. So many premature deaths are road accidents, and when people don't have a job to go to (or money to spend), they tend to stay off the roads.
Scott Parker
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5084 Marriage
MARITAL COMPATIBILITY
One martial partner will be about as attractive, intelligent, and mature as the other marital partner.
Dr. Robert Dato, Psychoanalyst, Wynnewood, PA, USA
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