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MERGING WITH TRAFFIC
When merging into a line of traffic, the chances that someone will let you into line increase the more common you look. Expensive cars and junkers get ignored.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1033 Design thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
JUDGING DESIGN
The right design minimizes the need for labels. Wherever labels seem necessary, consider another design.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1289 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A BEGINNER
If signers finish mouthing their names before their hands finish spelling the letters, they've had less than a year's practice at fingerspelling.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 36 reviews
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1545 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING A SPEEDING TICKET
If you're speeding on a rural interstate, follow young men in pickups with local plates. They know where Smokey is.
Larry Gassan, Jolly Dino Art Direction, Los Angeles, California
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1801 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAIL-ORDER SALES
The best months to sell something by mail are September, November, and January. Of those, September and January are best.
L. Perry Wilbur, mail-order expert, Money in Your Mailbox
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2057 Listening thumb thumb thumb thumb
FOOLING YOUR EARS
The sense of hearing is the easiest to trick.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2313 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb
JEAN'S WHITE CAR RULE
The drivers of white cars are jerks. This could be a California problem.
Jean Lee Mahakian, Novato, California
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Current Rating: 4 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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2569 Shopping thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAYING FOR GROCERIES
Figure $3.00 per item to estimate the cost of your groceries at the check-out counter. Inflation is not a factor; as prices rise, packages shrink.
Penny Russell, artist, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2825 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FIGURING YOUR GLOVE SIZE
In buying gloves you will find that the length of your middle finger is the width of your palm.
Paul LaVasseur, Sr., Retired Teamster, Tacoma, WA, USA
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(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3081 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
NEVER GIVE AWAY THE ICE CREAM
Even if you already intended to give them a treat, make them work for it.
Swampdog
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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3337 Energy thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING BTUS
Burning natural gas gives about a million BTUs per thousand cubic feet (MCF.)
R. A. Heindl, Design Engineer, Euclid, OH, USA
(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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