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Clothing
BUYING CLOTHES
If you have to convince yourself that you want a particular article of clothing, don't buy it - you'll be adding another dust collector to your closet.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
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Art
CALLIGRAPHY
The most pleasing height for lower-case italic letters is five times the width of the penpoint, or nib.
Ashley Miller, calligrapher
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Joker
SPOTTING A SCHIZOPHRENIC
Schizophrenics almost never yawn.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Photography
MAKING PRINTS FROM SLIDES
If there's some light on a subject's face in an underexposed slide, chances are you can get a satisfactory print if you order special-order highlighting.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Building
BUILDING WALLS OF ADOBE
The height of an adobe wall should be less than ten times its thickness unless it is stiffened by buttresses or intersecting partitions.
Marcia Southwick, writer and builder
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Cooking
EATING CHILI PEPPERS
In general, the smaller the chili pepper, the hotter.
L. M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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Joker
EATING IN CAFETERIAS
Cafeterias serve institution-grade foods. Never imagine anything else.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Crafts
MAKING CANDLES
One pound of wax will make eight 8-inch candles.
Nancy Heffernan Eckstrom, nutritionist, Barton, New York
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Cooking
USING HERBS AND SPICES
When using a recipe, double the amount of herbs and spices called for, and quadruple the onions and garlic.
Stephanie Mills, writer
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Restaurants
SPOTTING A GOOD RESTAURANT
Food and entertainment are best kept apart.
Andy Rooney, television commentator
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Gardening
SPREADING MANURE
A rule of thumb for spreading manure is 5 pounds per square yard - a shovelful here and there to the imprecise. You generally use less poultry manure per square yard - a handful rather than a shovelful - because it is much higher in nitrogen than other live-stock manure.
Anonymous, USA
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