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4216 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RULES OF ROMANCE
24 Hour Rule: Give yourself only 24 hours to inform your partner you are upset about something they've done, otherwise let it go.
Dave Heraty, Sales Manager, Chicago, IL, USA
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Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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VERY FEW LIBERALS ARE INTERVIEWED
When interviewing guests or speaking of people in the news, the media/news will often label those people as "conservative", but almost never is anyone labeled "liberal".
C, Trussville, AL
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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DESIGNING AN AD
If an ad is well designed, it will look just as good upside down.
Michele Rogers, advertising creative director, Warwick, Rhode Island
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 62 reviews
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PLANNING A PARTY FOR CHILDREN
A child's birthday party is just like a play. There's a beginning and an end, and every minute is accounted for.
Meredith Brokaw, author
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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CHANGING YOUR OIL
If your car holds 5 quarts of engine oil or more, change the oil every 3,000 miles. For every half quart less than 5 that your engine holds, decrease your between-change mileage by 500. For example, a car that has an oil capacity of 3 and a half quarts should have its oil changed every 1,500 miles.
Will Parker, Georgian music authority
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SHOPPING FOR A MAN
When buying a gift for a man, anything packaged in yellow will probably please him.
Ann German, East Islip, New York
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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SINKING EYEBALLS
Sunken eyeballs in a sick infant indicate at least 10 percent dehydration. So does a sunken soft spot, or fontanelle, on the top of the head.
James Macmillan M.D., Ithaca, New Yrok
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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DRIVING ON ICE
If the roads in an area ice over only five to ten times a year, half of the season's fender-benders will occur after the first icing.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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SORTING YOUR MAIL
You receive four pieces of junk mail for every bill. Seven pieces for every letter.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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LISTENING TO TENNIS
Your tennis shot will improve if you try to make it sound good.
Tom Robinson, computer programmer, Berkeley, California
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HITCHING A RIDE IN THE DAYS OF HITCHHIKING
If you are hitchhiking a great distance, don't use a sign announcing your destination. Instead, use signs giving the direction you're going, such as "North," South," "East," or "West."
Gerry M. Flick, M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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