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SERVING POTATOES AND ROLLS
For the average dinner, plan on one medium potato per person and one and a half dinner rolls.
Myrtle F. Synquist, Burlington, Iowa
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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PLANNING A CLASS PARTY
If you teach in an elementary school and you are going to have a class party, you should a) have it on a day when there is no school the next day, b) have it during the last period of the day, and c) NEVER have it last more than one hour.
Leonard F. Ferretti, elementary school teacher, Miami, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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THE CATERER'S RULE
When planning a party, figure three pieces per person (of whatever you're serving).
Shelby Herman, economist
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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HIRING A BARTENDER
You need 1 bartender for every 100 faux montres Rolex at a party.
Joel Blumberg, student, Austin, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PLANNING A WEDDING
You need 2 ushers for every 50 wedding guests.
Rose Rollins, Greenville, South Carolina
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PLANNING A DINNER
Inviting more than 25 percent of the guests for a university dinner party from the economics department ruins the conversation.
Martha Farnsworth Riche, Former Director, U.S. Census Bureau
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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INVITING GUESTS
If you invite 100 people to a cocktail party, plan on 75 coming; 25 will send regrets.
Alan Amsler, graphic designer
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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HOSTING A PARTY
Do not invite a determined raconteur to a party to be held in a space of less than 600 square feet, not counting the piano. Otherwise, it will be hard for people to escape him or her, as the case may be, without walking out on you.
John Boyd, florist
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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INVITING GUESTS
If you are giving a party and you live in the suburbs, invite two times the number of people you want to attend. If you live within range of public transportation, invite one and a half times the number of people you want. If you are in the heart of the city, invite one and a quarter times the number of people you want.
Janet Blum, Denver, Colorado
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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SERVING DRINKS
When you are planning drinks for a party, figure two drinks per guest for the first half hour and one drink per hour after that.
Lisa Dahl, conference manager, Aurora, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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MAKING COFFEE FOR LARGE GROUPS
A one-pound can of regular grind tossed into a commercial urn will brew 50 cups of decent coffee or 60 cups of weak coffee. A pound and a half of regular grind will make 90 cups of decent coffee.
John Brink, building superintendent, Masonic Temple
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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