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PLANNING MEAT PORTIONS
Plan for one-quarter pound of boneless meat per person or one-third to one-half pound of bone-in meat per person (ham vs ribs).
Dan Whitlock, engineer, Healdsburg, CA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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ADVANCE PLANNING
To determine how far in the future it's safe to plan vacations and holidays with a new relationship partner, never plan more months in advance than you've been together.
Jim Veihdeffer, PR pundit, Phoenix, AZ, US
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-15)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SIZING UP WOMEN WHO SMOKE
If a woman smokes she is more likely to put out on the first date or have a one night stand.
kris, law, des moines, IA, usa
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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COHEN'S SEVENTH RULE
Never work for a "start up" business unless you start it up.
M Cohen, Troublemaker, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FRIENDLY FIRE
Friendly fire isn't friendly
Michael D. Roach, Federal Employee, Odon, IN, USA
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-02)
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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IDENTIFYING ICEBERGS
Arctic icebergs are tall and narrow. Antarctic icebergs are shaped like sheets.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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SETTING YOUR OBSTETRICS FEE
To set your fee for obstetric care, start with the local fee for embalming. Two or three times that amount is appropriate for the care of a pregnant woman and the delivery of a baby.
A professor of obstetrics and gynecology, quoted in OBGYN News
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SPOTTING A DRUNK
If someone wipes his mouth right after taking a drink, he has probably been overindulging.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 3.5 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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CLIMBING NORTH IN THE SMOKYS
Climbing 1,000 feet in altitude in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina results in a change in vegetation equal to traveling 100 miles north--the Smoky Mountains at 6,000 feet look like northern New England or southern Canada.
Doug Rugh, agricultural economist, Sevierville, Tennessee
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REPORTING A DEMONSTRATION
The police will report that only one-third to one-half as many people are at a demonstration as were actually there. Newspapers will do the same, but television will reduce it even more.
Ellen Klaver, musician, Boulder, Colorado
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HOLDING A JOB
The more you need your job for financial reasons, the worse you will be treated.
J. Johnson, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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