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PLANS
No plan survives contact with the enemy
Michael D. Roach, Federal Employee, Odon, IN, USA
(8) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-02)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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COMPUTER BACKUP FAILURE RATES
On average, there is a failure rate of about 54% on attempted recoveries of data from tape backups.
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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HOTELS WITH GOLF COURSES
Don't stay at a hotel with its own golf course unless you plan to play there. Your room rate partially subsidizes the maintenance costs of the course.
Matthew Butterick, writer
(71) Contributions from this contributor since (2011-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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CLIMBING ABOARD A BOAT
If there are three or more inches of water in the bilge of a rowboat, don't get in it. Your weight will be enough to capsize the boat.
Andrew Kuchinsky, boater, Boston, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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SELLING A BUSINESS
A travel agency will sell for 0.04 to 0.1 times its gross income.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
To correct for wind on the outbound leg, double the correction you used on the inbound leg.
Robert B. Davis, Holister, California
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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LISTENING TO PEOPLE
When someone speaks in a passive voice, he is trying to conceal something.
Alfred Kahn, economist
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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FLYING IN CROSSWINDS
Most light planes are capable of taking off or landing in 90-degree crosswinds that are less than 20 percent of the airplane's power-off stall speed.
Gene Miller, engineer
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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ACCEPTING AN ENGAGEMENT RING
The cost of an engagement ring was once considered to be an important gauge of a gentleman's character. A smart young lady would look for a suitor who spent one month's wages on a ring. Any young man who spent less than a month's salary on a ring was most likely cheap; one who spent more was a show-off.
Adam Perl, antique dealer
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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SELLING PERFUME
When the dollar is weak, perfume sales soar.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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WATCHING WILD PITCHES
For someone scoring a baseball game from the press box: If a pitch is in the dirt, it'll be scored as a wild pitch.
Red Barber, commentator and sports announcer, National Public Radio
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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