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2401 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ORDERING FRENCH FRIES
The counter help in fast-food restaurants will usually try to sell you some French fries if you don't include any in your order. As a rule, one out of five customers will accept their offer. The score for hot cherry pies is somewhat lower.
Nancy, McDonald's restaurant counter help
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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2657 Military thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAINTAINING AN AIR FORCE
American, West German, and British air forces expect to have 40 percent of their aircraft under repair at any given time.
Brent Wiggans, artist, computer scientist, and military buff
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3425 Conversations thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TRUTH
If 2 people are having a dispute, the angrier one is usually wrong. Anger clouds judgement.
Senthil
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-26)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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3681 Crafts thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAINED CLASS CUTTING
In stained glass cutting, you will break the piece you're cutting when doing a concave cut 3 times as often as doing a convex one.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3937 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FUELING AN AIRLINE
Every penny more per gallon of fuel cost adds $195 million to the airline industry's expenses per year.
John Heimlich, chief economist, Air Transport Association of America
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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4193 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RELATING TO YOUR SPOUSE
Before marriage, the relationship is about compatibility. After marriage, the relationship is about commitment.
Brian
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-07-12)
Current Rating: 8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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4449 Speaking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION
An effective presentation should have a slide with an upward trend and one slide that is too complicated to understand.
Ernst Schnell, Engineer, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-03-21)
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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4705 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING YOUR GARAGE SALE PRIORITY
If you decide to have a yard sale, the first decision is, do you just want to get rid of stuff. . .. If you do, make the prices really good and post a prices are negotiable¯ or all prices ½ off tomorrowā€¯ sign. Your sale will be a bigger success if you remember this decision, after all, you won't get rich from your sale.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
(56) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-27)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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5217 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE HIDDEN COSTS OF HOME OWNERSHIP
*** figure the cost of [home] ownership at 4 to 6 percent of the [home's] market value for the year.
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 7.4 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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SELLING A BUSINESS
The sale price of a small business is between seven and ten times the average profit of the last three years.
Bill Chellberg, Elmhurst, Illinois
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354 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
For every 18,000 feet (or 3 1/2 miles) in elevation, atmospheric pressure falls by half.
Ernst Luposchainsky III, collector of obscure technical data, inter alia, Hollywood, California
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