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1618 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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1874 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KEEPING A FRIEND
Never loan a friend more than you can afford to give away.
Reed Alvord, Hamilton, New York
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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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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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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2386 Negotiating thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2642 Shellfish thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2898 Games thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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
(16) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-06)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3154 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-14)
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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3666 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
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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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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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
(10) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-03-24)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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THIS AND THAT
When all is said and done, more will be said than done!
HOWARD BARNES, RETIRED, KENT, WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-02-28)
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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CRITTER CONFRONTATION
Do not masking tape anything that you know is meaner than you.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
(90) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-15)
Current Rating: 7.9 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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