Search the Main Collection
Sort Result by NUMBER / RATING
money  time  driving  travel  safety  health  dating  animals  relationships  cars  children  food  car  cost  water  automobiles  rules  weather  shopping  home  marriage  writing  music  love  quality  sleep  weight  pets  life  cooking  design  photography  ...

VIEW
TAG
CLOUD




The Main Rules Collection (5130)
Traditional Categories (155)


93 Appliances thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING A REFRIGERATOR FREEZER
Don't even consider freezing a large mass of food in the freezer compartment of a conventional refrigerator. Add no more than three pounds of unfrozen food for each cubic foot of space in the box.
The Lobel Brothers, Madison Avenue butcher shop owners, New York City
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 39 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

349 Antiques thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FIXING UP OLD CARS
As a rule, the average old-car enthusiast can fix up a car to rate about 75 on a scale of 100 points for perfection. Restoring a car as an investment is another matter. A high-dollar car needs to rate a 99 or 100.
LeRoi Smith, writer and car builder
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

605 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PROTECTING YOUR SKIN
To protect your skin from the sun, use sunscreen when your shadow is shorter than you are.
Anonymous
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

861 Energy thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SAVING OIL RESOURCES
One square foot of a south-facing window that is insulated at night saves 1 gallon of oil per year.
Tom Wilson, energy consultant
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1117 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING USED TO COMPUTING
It will take you about a year to feel comfortable using a home computer if you've never used one before.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1373 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DEALING WITH CHEST PAIN
Chest pain that lasts more than two minutes could signal a heart attack.
TV Public Service Announcement, "The Manufacturers of Bufferin"
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1629 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STORING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
The higher the humidity, the duller and thicker a wooden instrument will sound.
Alan T. Whittemore, YMCA Physical Director, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1885 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A CONSERVATIVE
Conservatives prefer strawberry ice cream.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2141 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING WEIGHT
The best way to lose weight is to leave food on the plate.
Mrs. Eileen Lightfoot, Burlington, Iowa
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2397 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DEVELOPING GOOD JUDGMENT
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
Fred Brooks, University of North Carolina, Communications of the ACM
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2653 Speaking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LECTURING IN BULGARIA
If you are speaking English to Bulgarians, write 20 minutes of material for a 60-minute speech to allow time for translation.
Robert Horvitz, artist
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.



< Previous | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 |145 |146 |147 |148 | Next >
Page 143 of 384