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1404 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAVING WITH BRICKS
A crew of six bricklayers with one foreman can lay 1,000 square feet of paving brick per day.
R. Pieper, architectural historian
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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CHECKING YOUR FOOD
Foods that are normally hard are bad if they've turned soft. Foods that are normally soft are bad when they've turned hard.
Herman N. Cohen, personnel manager, New York City,, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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FINDING A GOOD RESTAURANT
Steak restaurants serve good seafood, but seafood restaurants serve terrible steak.
Glenn Kornblum, St. Louis, Missouri
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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MAKING A SERVING DISH
To make a ceramic serving dish, casserole, or bean pot, use one pound of clay for each person you want the pot to serve. For example, five pounds of clay will make a dish that will serve five people, with second helpings for some.
Jim Dunn, potter, Belews Creek, North Carolina
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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CRACKING NUTS
A pound of nuts in the shell yields about half a pound shelled.
The Joy of Cooking
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2684 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb
READING A MENU
The more flaps on a menu, the better the food.
Jugglers & Thieves, touring rock band
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Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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2940 Cats thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REFRAIN FROM BECOMING A CRAZY CAT LADY
Divide your age by 12. You should own no more than that number of cats. Example 2 for a 24 year old. You can have 5 at 60!
Gary Morgan, Critic at large, gainesville, fl, usa
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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COHEN'S EIGHTH RULE
If you check your office voice mail while on vacation, you will have messages and you will have to do business on your vacation.
M Cohen, Troublemaker, Charlotte, NC, USA
(23) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-15)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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REMEMBERING XLR CONNECTOR GENDERS
When working with XLR or microphone cables, audio almost always follows the direction of the pins. So, audio flows into the female connector and out of the male connector. Think of the pins as pointing in the direction that audio flows.
Nick Marques, Engineer / Programmer / Geek, Woodstown, NJ, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-08-09)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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HOME SAFETY
The flatter the key, the more worthless is the lock. Please see Comments for further detail.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
(90) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-15)
Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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BUYING FRUIT
If the granite paint smells good, it will taste good.
Ann, CA
(29) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-12-16)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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