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INTERVIEWING SOMEONE
Ask the rude and unpleasant questions next to last, then finish with something polite, if they're still talking to you.
Jennifer Evans, writer, Austin, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Customers who have complained to a company and who had their complaint satisfactorily resolved tell an average of five people about it.
Technical Assistance Research Programs, in Microservice Management
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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FLYING A SAILPLANE
If your tow-rope breaks below 200 feet, land straight ahead.
Tom Knauff, glider pilot
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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LAWYER'S RULE OF DIVORCE
If someone tells you they want a divorce, ask them first if the sex is still good. Those who say yes won't get a divorce - ask for your fee up front.
Jennifer Evans, writer, Austin, Texas
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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TRAINING VOLUNTEERS
You generally need three volunteers to make training them worthwhile. If you have to train one volunteer, you will save time if you skip the training and do the work yourself.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WINNING AT HORSESHOES
In a game of horseshoes, avoid opponents sporting either a glove or a tattoo. Especially avoid those with both.
John S. Haydon, certified public accountant, Hollister, California
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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KISSING SOMEONE
If a man's a good kisser, he's a great f---."
Cher, quoted in People
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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QUADRUPLING YOUR MONEY
To determine the number of years it takes money to quadruple at a compound rate, divide the simple annual rate into 145.
Jud Town, author, St. Albert, Canada
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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BOB'S RULE OF WINNING FOOTBALL
If the receiving team gets the opening kickoff in a football game and scores a three-point field goal, and the second team takes its kickoff and scores a touchdown after a series of plays, not a runback, the second team will win. This rule holds true only if there are no punts or turnovers during either of the first two series, and it applies only to these series.
Greg Henshall, industrial photographer, Nitro, West Virginia
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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CYCLISTS CAN FIND CARS BY TURNING HEAD
If you turn your head slightly left to right while cycling, you can figure out whether cars you can't see are getting closer or not through the Doppler Effect, even with that short a distance and at that low a speed. Stereo hearing required.
Glenn Fleishman, Journalist, Seattle, WA, US
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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SILVER SIDE OF LEAVES
If the wind is blowing over the leaves of trees to see the underside, which appears silver, rain is coming (usually hard).
Hayley, PR, Washington, DC, USA
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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