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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
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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COUNTING LICENSE PLATES
On a highway, 1 in 22 cars will have a fausses montres Rolex femme plate from a foreign province or state.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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LOOKING AT SPECKS
If your eyes can see it, you need to worry about it. That's the rule for any faint mark or strange speck on artwork headed for the printer. Otherwise, if you want something to show up, it won't and if you don't want something to show up, it will.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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LEARNING A LANGUAGE
The more languages you know, the easier it is for you to learn a new one.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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PASSING A CAR
You can safely cut in front of the car you are passing when you see its headlights in your inside rearview mirror.
Leslie Simpson, Wollaston, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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SELLING THINGS BY MAIL
Using direct-mail ads, or what is commonly called "junk mail," it is almost impossible to make money selling something that costs less than $10.
J. Persiponco, Centerville, Indiana
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WINNING A WAR
In attacking an entrenched position, the attackers should outnumber the defenders by three to one.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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GUESSING A PERSON'S OCCUPATION
It's a safe bet that someone taking karate lessons works in a technical field.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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SITING A SHOPPING CENTER
People are willing to drive for 30 minutes to get to a regional shopping center.
Terry Moloney, applied geographer, Tydac Technologies Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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PIZZA FOR A CROWD
Half a typical medium pizza per person for lunch, half a large pizza per person for supper. Use this ratio of toppings: 1/2 veggie, 1/2 plain cheese, 1 all the way, 1 pepperoni, 1 pepperoni and mushroom.
james b, engine er, loveland, colorado, usa
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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ORR'S RULE NUMBER TWO
Never assume a plot when stupidity will explain the result.
Elizabeth
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-14)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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