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FOLLOWING LABOR
If a woman can walk around during contractions, she is not fully dilated.
Dr. K. Emmott, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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KEEPING A CAR
For every dollar of gas you put into your car each year, you'll need to put in a dollar's worth of repair or maintenance.
Rev. Dan Orine, Athens, Georgia
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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WRITING AD COPY
To find out which words sparkle and which are duds, read the copy backwards.
Timothy Wenk, magician, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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APPROXIMATING YOUR FIELD OF VIEW
The hook of a coat hanger equals the binocular field of view (7 to 8 degrees) of a standard pair of binoculars when held 15 to 18 inches from the eyes.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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AVOIDING A SPEEDING TICKET
If the tractor trailers on the freeway around you slow for no obvious reason, there's probably a cop, a wreck, or a traffic jam ahead. If the cars with local license plates slow, a speed trap may be ahead.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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WEIGHING YOUR MAIL
Nine pennies weigh one ounce. If you happen to be out of pennies, try two Hershey bars with almonds, unwrapped.
Ron Elkins, Evanston, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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COMPARING FRENCH TO GERMAN
A text printed in German will take up a third more space than the same one in French.
Dick Brenton, record producer
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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AVOIDING A CRASH IN A CAR RACE
At high speed, nothing stays in the same place for long. Aim your car at the spot where you see an accident start. Chances are the accident will have moved by the time you get there.
Joie Chitwood, former Indy driver and owner of the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS
Customers are most difficult to deal with during the full moon. The next most trying phase is the new moon.
Georgia Chapman, pharmacist, Bedford, Virginia
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Current Rating: 3.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Exploded on the ground, a nuclear bomb will vaporize its yield. A 100-kiloton bomb will vaporize 100,000 tons of rock or soil.
Dave the Nuclear Terrorist
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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SELLING INVENTIONS
Less than one patented invention in a hundred makes any money for the inventor.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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