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SPLITTING DISHES
Split an entrée with your spouse. Entrées are usually more food than one person can eat. If you're still hungry, you can always order another.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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SIFTING THROUGH BOOK PROPOSALS
Nearly half of all unsolicited proposals for novels will be about disasters.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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DAIRY
The average dairy farm needs about three acres of land per cow for buildings, crops, and pasture.
William Menzi, Cooperative Extension agent
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SPOTTING A HIGH-CRIME AREA
The fewer the residents, the more shoppers and workers and the higher the crime rate.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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SELLING MAGAZINES IN THE LATE 90S
On a magazine cover, young sells better than old. Television sells better than movies. Politics should be avoided. And when in doubt run Princess Di or Britney Spears, your choice.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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PLANTING BY THE MOON
Plant root crops at the full moon. Above-ground crops should be planted at the new moon.
Larry Beck, joiner, Ludlowville, New York
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ESTIMATING TIME OF DEATH
To estimate the length of time a person has been dead, take a rectal temperature. If it is above room temperature, subtract from 98. The answer is the number of hours since death.
Thomas O. Marsh, writer and coroner's investigator, Fairfield, Ohio
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USING SEMICOLONS
When in doubt, use the semicolon; the average reader won't understand its use and will give you credit for erudition.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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PLANTING BARLEY
How much do you lose per acre by planting your barley late? A bushel a day after the first of May.
Marty Schlabach, co-owner," ""Shelter Goods", Rochester, New York
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THE RULE OF COLD
Among related species of mammals, the larger species will occur closer to the poles, and the smaller species will occur closer to the equator.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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SPOTTING AN INFLUENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
In a city, the degree of ecological incongruence is directly proportional to the amount of cultural influence.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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