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617
Entertaining
PLANNING A WEDDING
You need 2 ushers for every 50 wedding guests.
Rose Rollins, Greenville, South Carolina
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Driving
AVOIDING DEER ON THE ROAD
Half of all the deer hit by cars are struck in May or November.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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1129
Design
ILLUSTRATING YOUR DATA
If your data include fewer than 20 pieces of information, a graphic presentation is unnecessary.
Edward R. Tufte, author, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
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1385
Language
LEARNING A LANGUAGE
The shorter a word, the more meanings it has.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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1641
Driving
NEGOTIATING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE
When entering a traffic rotary, stay on the outside if you're taking the first exit, otherwise get on the inside lane.
Leslie Simpson, Wollaston, Massachusetts
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Mail-order
ORDERING FROM A CATALOG
If it doesn't say it, it doesn't have it.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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2153
Military
UNDERSTANDING THE MILITARY BUDGET
New military projects must be budgeted so that every Congressional district can get a significant piece of the action - about 2,000 jobs per district. In the 1990s, this set the base price at about $30 billion.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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2665
Shopping
SPOTTING DISCONTINUED STOCK
Discontinued stock often carries a sales price that ends in a 7, such as $1.97.
Steven F. Scharff, cartoonist, Union, New Jersey
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2921
Antiques
MID CENTURY FURNITURE BUYING
If it says "Danish Modern Style" or "eames Era" it probably wasn't actually made in Denmark and most likely it isn't a Eames piece.
Elle Greene, AustinModern.com MidCentury Vintage dealer, Austin Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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3177
Miscellaneous
COHEN'S FIRST RULE OF GIVING
If you have two of something and give one away, do not ask for it back.
M Cohen, Troublemaker, Charlotte, NC, USA
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3433
Uncategorized
IN THE GAME OF LOVE
The first one to fall in love loses. The other one will take advantage intentionally or unintentionally.
Charles Berriel, Harrison Township, MI, USA
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