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WHEN TO END AN AWKWARD CHANCE ENCOUNTER
If you meet someone in a public place and stop to chat, note any pauses. If any pause is greater in seconds than the number of years since you last spoke, make a polite exit.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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SEEKING PERFECTION
You are wrong to go through life thinking you are perfect, but also wrong if you do not go through life seeking perfection in everything you do.
Bill, law enforcement, grand haven, michigan, usa
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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CPAP
If your doctor prescribes a CPAP unit for you to wear at night, wear it! It is not simply a device to help you sleep. If untreated, sleep apnea can lead to a stroke, high blood pressure, or heart attack.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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TALKING DURING A GUNFIGHT.
When firing a handgun in an enclosed space or a small room, ones hearing will shut down to protect from further damage.
Frank J. Curran, Philadelphia, PA, USA
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-12-27)
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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HOW AMERICA IS VIEWED
Liberals generally don't believe America is, or should be, the best country in the world. This is why they try to make America like other countries and try to "bring America down to size". Conservatives believe America is an example for the world.
C, Trussville, AL
(34) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-03)
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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BUYING A CAR
The highest price you should pay for a car you're buying with a car loan is one-half your annual gross income.
Augustin R. Anitart, Metairie, Louisiana
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 28 reviews
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INVITING GUESTS
If you invite 100 people to a cocktail party, plan on 75 coming; 25 will send regrets.
Alan Amsler, graphic designer
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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SAFE DRIVING SPEEDS
It's safe to drive ten miles per hour faster than that the highway caution signs.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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SETTING COLUMN WIDTH
Avoid columns of type more than 65 characters long. Longer lines cause readers to read the same line twice.
Peter Smith, Peter Smith Associates
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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MAKING CONVERSATION
Ninety percent of all conversations use only 1,000 words.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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NOSING YOUR CAR TO A WALL
When you are parking a car head on to a wall, turn on your high beams and look at the reflection on the wall as you slowly move closer. When the brightest part, the umbra, falls out of view, you are close enough.
Jon Roppolo, student, Flushing, New York
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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