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1618
Marriage
CHOOSING A SPOUSE
If your fiance does something that bothers you before you're married, it will bother you ten times more after you're married.
Bruno Colapietro, matrimonial lawyer with over 8000, Binghamton, New York
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1874
Money
KEEPING A FRIEND
Never loan a friend more than you can afford to give away.
Reed Alvord, Hamilton, New York
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2130
Sports
RACING A BOBSLED
In bobsled competition, every second lost at the start costs three seconds at the finish. On a luge run, the time lost at the start is multiplied by four times at the finish.
ABC TV Winter Olympics commentator, 1984 Winter Olympics
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2386
Negotiating
WINNING AN ARGUMENT
When you're arguing with a man, you've gotten to him if he shuts up. If he also turns away from you, he is either going to be violent or hold a grudge.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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2642
Shellfish
SETTING UP A LOBSTER TANK
Provide at least two gallons of refrigerated water per pound of lobster.
T. M. Prudden, lobster expert
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2898
Games
WRITING A ROLEPLAYING GAME
Minimize page flipping, even though it means---sometimes repeatedly---duplicating information. It saves wear and tear on the book and on the reader's patience.
Alan Kellogg, disabled, San Diego, CA, USA
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3154
Travel
THE BEST THING TO PACK
Always pack several large zip-lock bags. They have a million uses on the road. Organize your souvenirs. Keep your camera dry. Inflate for a makeshift pillow. They ALWAYS come in handy and take up virtually no room in your luggage.
Dalin, Traveler
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3666
Weather
PREDICTING THE SEVERITY OF WINTER
It will be a bad winter if squirrels build their nests low in the trees.
Rodney Schabacker, Student, Winthrop, Iowa, USA
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3922
Finding Things
FINDING SMALL THINGS ON THE FLOOR
The fastest way to find a small object on its floor is to look for its shadow. Roll a flashlight around on the floor. The object may be tiny but its shadow will be big and easy to spot!
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Maitlen W. Montmarency, painter, kailua, hi, usa
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4434
Business
THIS AND THAT
When all is said and done, more will be said than done!
HOWARD BARNES, RETIRED, KENT, WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
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4946
Animals
CRITTER CONFRONTATION
Do not
masking tape
anything that you know is meaner than you.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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