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PASSING A TEST
If you're taking a multiple choice test and you don't know the right answer to a question: 1) Choose the longest answer; 2) Eliminate the answer that includes the words "always" or "never;" 3) Choose B or C because test makers avoid A and D.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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ELECTRONICS REPAIR
Each electronics (TV, Computer) repair shop requires a population of 50,000 to support it.
Tom McNamee, Programmer, Tucson, AZ, USA
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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WHO WINS AN ARGUMENT
In any argument, the calmest of the two is generally considered to have the upper hand.
Douglas H. Hanbury, retired, East Peoria, IL, USA
(30) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-18)
Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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USING A QUARTER TO MEASURE INCHES
A US quarter is a trifle under an inch in width.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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DEAD MAN'S CORNER
In the typical suburban shopping center, with a parking lot in front, the smart business man will avoid the area at the inside corner of an L shaped building. It may have a lot of floor area, but it typically has little frontage or exposure to the public view.
Gary Wheeler, AIA, LEED AP, Architect, Modesto, CA, US
(21) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-12)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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NOT TO BE...
Any time someone prefaces a comment with, "Not to be mean..." or "Not to be offensive..." usually the following comment will be extremely mean or offensive.
Holiday Headings, Certified Pharmacy Technician, Toledo, Ohio, USA
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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BUYING A CIGAR
If you are buying a cigar wrapped in cellophane, always look for yellow-tinted cellophane, as this indicates that the cigar is well aged.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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THE THREE CASE RULE
Be methodical about accumulating wine in your cellar. If you can manage to get three cases ahead, you can stop worrying about having a good supply.
David Nowicki, wine authority, Interlaken, New York
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BUYING A TENT
Figure on 18 square feet of surface area for each adult camper.
Alan R. Reno, Watertown, New York
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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COOKING OUTDOORS
Cooking outside a tent requires twice as much fuel as cooking inside a tent.
Peggy Kerber, editor, Mountaineering
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SHORTENING YOUR LIFE WITH CIGARETTES
Each cigarette you smoke shortens your life by the amount of time you took to smoke it, plus ten minutes.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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