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2209 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING AND TALKING
The sale is made while the customer is talking.
David Lyon, writer and advertising authority, Westport, Connecticut
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2465 Military thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAINTAINING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
Northrop Corporation estimates that a unit of 24 F-20s can be kept flying by 164 people; a unit of F-16s requires 323 people, and a unit of F-15s, 476.
Gregg Easterbrook, staff writer, The Atlantic Monthly
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2977 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RIPE PINEAPPLE
A pineapple is ripe if you can easily pull a stem leaf out.
Bill Percival
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3489 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING YOUR OWN HOUSE--AMATEUR
Materials will cost twice as much as you estimate and construction time will be four times your estimate.
Marvin McConoughey, Retired, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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3745 Appliances thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING HI-FI SPEAKERS
Good speakers are heavy for their size. If it feels lightweight and flimsy, that's usually how it'll sound.
johnny silver
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4001 Measuring thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WALKING SPEED
An average walking speed is about 5 km/h (3 mph), although this depends heavily on factors such as height, weight, age and terrain. Walking at 3mph, it would take 20 minutes to walk a mile. If you see an instruction telling you to walk briskly - then it means - walk at three miles an hour. - Wikipedia and other sources
Patronymic Undisclosed, Worm Farmer, Batavia, OH, USA
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4513 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MULTIPLYING BY 9
To teach a kid how to multiply by 9, hold your hands out in front of you. If you bend down your third (3) finger, notice you have 2 fingers to the left and 7 fingers to the right. Thus, 9 x 3 = 27. If you have 0 fingers to either side, put a zero in its place. It works with all of them! (Thanks Dad!)
Holiday Headings, Certified Pharmacy Technician, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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4769 Clothing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPANDEX COSTUMES
If you have to wear more than a yard of spandex, you probably shouldn't.
kee nethery, engineer, Berkeley, CA, United States
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162 Bicycles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TRAVELING BY BICYCLE
On a good ten-speed bicycle you can travel 50 miles per day at a leisurely pace. Riding straight through with only a few rest stops can get you 70 to 80 miles per day with little effort.
Alwyn T. Perrin, editor, Explorers Ltd. Source Book
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418 Boats thumb thumb thumb thumb
SAILING A CANOE
On an extended voyage along the coast of Alaska and British Columbia, three-quarters of your time will be spent paddling, but half your distance will be covered in the one-quarter of the time spent under sail.
George B. Dyson, boatbuilder, British Columbia, Canada
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674 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE 80/20/30 RULE
If you get rid of the 20 percent of your customers who cause 80 percent of your headaches, your profit will increase by 30 percent.
Alex Stewart, Atlanta, Georgia
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