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A MARITIME RULE
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.. Red sky at night, sailors delight
Elaine Gibbons, Communications Manager, SAN JOSE, CA, USA
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-06)
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3912 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PICKING A WINNER
When at the races always pick the best/top jockey in that race because the rider picks the horse, and the jockeys are out there to bring home a paycheck.
mary ann moorhouse, ranch manager, glencoe, nm, United States
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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BODY TEMPERATURE AFTER BIKING
If the air feels a little cold before riding a bike vigorously, you will be comfortable once riding and you will sweat a little when you stop riding, more if you go inside after parking your bike.
Max Vidrine, KDVS DJ, Davis, CA, USA
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-06-24)
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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RUNNING AN ADVERTISING AGENCY
Expect 40 percent of your employees to quit each year.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 33 reviews
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PLANNING A PARTY FOR CHILDREN
Have a party on even numbered years.
Suzanne Leddy, director, Purdue Child Care Program, Lafayette, Indiana
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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585 Automobiles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING YOUR TIRES
Your tire tread should come to the top of Lincoln's head on a penny held on edge upside down.
Barbara Gilbert, bank teller
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Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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841 Color thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAINTING A CAR
When you're choosing paint for a car, navy blue, burgundy, or black cherry connote "luxury." Bright yellow and red are "sporty." Black and white are classics, while grays and silvers seem "European." Greens are hard to sell.
Rich and Jean Taylor Constantine, quoting Debbie Weber, manager of Color Development Design at the Ford Motor Co.
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1097 Eyes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING YOUR DOMINANT EYE
To find your dominant eye, make a circle of your thumb and forefinger about 6 inches in front of your face. Look through the circle with both eyes at an object across the room. Now close one eye; if the object stays in the circle, the open eye is the dominant one.
Donald H. Dunn, in Business Week
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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DRIVING SAFELY
If you find yourself driving on ice, deflate your rear tires until they have a double chin (at about 18 pounds). Then slowly drive off the ice and reinflate your tires.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 3.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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DETERMINING POSTAGE
Use one stamp for every six sheets of paper. Envelopes count as one sheet of paper if you must fold the contents, two otherwise.
Michael & Virginia Thompson, engineer and accountant, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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LISTENING TO DRIVERS
The person doing the talking after a fender-bender is usually the person who caused the accident.
Steve Carver, illustrator, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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