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867
Insurance
THE THUMB-VALUE RULE
A thumb is worth 40 percent of the whole hand in worker's compensation cases.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1123
Movies and Film
FIGURING OUT A MOVIE
Little girls wearing glasses always tell the truth. Little boys wearing glasses always lie.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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1379
Dogs
BETTING ON DOGS
Don't bet on a dog that urinates just before a race. It's either nervous and will burn out early, or it is too full of water and will be slow.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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1635
Real Estate
RAISING THE RENT
A 1 percent increase in interest rates requires a 5 percent increase in rents.
Tony Gaenslen, amateur landlord, New Hampshire
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1891
Fruit
SQUEEZING AN ORANGE
One orange will make half a cup of juice.
The Lansing Methodist Church Women's Society
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2147
Fish
FEEDING A BASS
A largemouth bass can eat a fish one-half its length.
Walter Booth, outboard engine repairman
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2659
Video
PLANNING A NEWS BROADCAST
A half-hour network news broadcast reduced to type will fill about half the front page of a newspaper.
Roger Carpenter, news buff
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3171
Trees
FINDING NORTH
Moss grows on the North side of trees
Karen Seeta
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3683
Marriage
FIANCE'S FAMILY
You don't marry your spouse, you marry your spouse's family. You already know that you are willing to spend the rest of your life with your fiancé, but you're also committing to making their family your family.
Moses Moore, Consultant, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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3939
Business
WORD OF MOUTH
A happy customer will tell a few friends how great you are. An unhappy customer will tell everyone they know to not ever do business with you.
www.baopi120.net
S L Young, Project Manager, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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4707
Energy
CEILING FAN EFFICIENCY
Ceiling fans circulate the air better and reduce electricity cost when spinning clockwise in winter and counter-clockwise in summer.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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