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2114
Money
THE PAPER MONEY RULE
You are close to poverty when paper towels are a luxury item.
Sharon K. Yntema, writer, Ithaca, New York
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Sports
CHOOSING A TENNIS RACQUET
If your tennis racquet twists in your hand, the grip is probably too small. If your arm tires from hanging on tightly, the grip is too big.
Diversion, quoted in Bottom Line/Personal
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Negotiating
LOSING AN ARGUMENT IN JAPAN
In Japan, the first person to raise his voice loses the argument.
Cally Arthur, managing editor, American Demographics
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2882
Romance
A MATTER OF BALANCE
Always let an attractive woman know that you think she's smart and let a smart woman know that you think she's attractive.
Will Musham, composer/writer, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Negotiating
HOW TO GET A NEGOTIATING ADVANTAGE
In any negotiation, the party with the most choices will have a big advantage.
Jim Dolan, Executive, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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3906
Camping
SWINGING AN AX OR HATCHET
A clutter-free chopping area for safely using an ax should have a radius of at least three axe lengths (that is the length of the user's outstretched arm, plus three axes.)
The Scout Accociation, Use of Axes and Saws
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Astronomy
CALCULATING DISTANCES
A light-year (the distance light travels in a year) is to an Astronomical Unit (the distance from the Earth to the Sun) as a mile is to an inch.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Birds
SHOOTING AT DUCKS
It is usually safe to assume that if you are missing shots at crossing birds you are shooting behind them.
Nelson Bryant, The New York Times
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579
Gambling
CALLING A BET
In a poker game, call a bet when you have better than two out of five chances of winning the pot, and do not risk more than you stand to gain if you do win.
Professor Horace C. Levinson, mathematician
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Movies and Film
MAKING MONEY FROM A MOVIE
Movies must make three times their cost of production to cover distribution costs.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Insects
KEEPING BEES
A skilled beekeeper can get as much as 100 pounds of honey per hive per year.
Dave Peyton, Gannett News Service
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