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DEALING WITH LARGE SUMS OF MONEY
Large sums of money engender both stinginess and personal extravagance.
D. Branner, New York, New York
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FIELDING A FLY BALL
If you play centerfield, wear a billed cap and keep your head level. Go in on any ball that is hit so that it never disappears over the top of the bill; go out on any ball that disappears over the bill. If the ball is hit high and shallow, you will have time to recover.
Henning Pape-Santos, linguist, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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WINNING AN ARGUMENT
When two people argue, the one who responds the most wins.
Jennifer Evans, writer, Austin, Texas
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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BLINK-FREE GROUP PHOTO RULE
You need to take more than one photo of a group to get one without somebody blinking. For calculating the number of photos to take for groups of less than 20: divide the number of people by three if there's good light and two if the light's bad.
Dr. Piers Barnes, physicist
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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DOGS DON'T WANT REVENGE
Your dog didn't chew that up to get back at you. He really wants to all the time and he just didn't think you were looking.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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COHEN'S 3 RELATIONSHIP RULES
(1) Never listen to your answering machine messages while a woman is within earshot. (2) Never show up without calling first. (3) Never sleep with someone you've broken up with.
M Cohen, Troublemaker, Charlotte, NC, USA
(23) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-15)
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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WATER WEIGHS 8 LBS PER GALLON
Water weighs roughly 8 lbs per gallon, as does milk and other similarly watery substances.
Craig, University professor
(4) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-11)
Current Rating: 7.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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BASEBALL CAP RULE
A backwards baseball cap is indicative of a "C" student.
Jim Rumpf, College Professor, Big Rapids, MI, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-08-13)
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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BLACK PEPPER
Packaged ground black pepper is never as flavorful as pepper that is freshly ground.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 8.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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WATCHING BIRDS
Study the bird, not the field guide. The bird will fly away. The guide won't.
Christine Jones, birdwatcher, San Francisco, California
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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KNOWING WHEN TO QUIT GAMBLING
End any gambling session after winning half of your session's stake. If you start a session with $2,000, quit when you reach $3,000. You may ride out a hot streak; but as soon as you lose one bet, it's time to quit, convert your profits to traveler's checks, and mail them home.
Marvin Karlins Ph.D, author and gambling authority, Psyching Out Vegas
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