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CULTURAL EATING HABITS
A person who uses their left hand to cut something on their dinner plate while holding the fork in their right hand, is probably from a European country. We Americans switch hands with our fork when we cut and eat.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
(90) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-15)
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THE SIX BASIC EMOTIONS
The six basic emotions are Contentment, Happiness, Frustration, Anger, Anxiety, and Depression. All other réplique montres de haute qualité emotions are varieties of these emotions.
Dr. Robert Dato, Psychoanalyst, Wynnewood, PA, USA
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NEGOTIATING RIGHT OF WAY WHEN DRIVING
When driving, you can assume that any person travelling at faster than walking speed under their own power (eg. runners, cyclists) will always want to avoid stopping if your respective trajectories intersect. Therefore, if safe, you should cede right of way.
Matthew Lancey, Sydney, NSW, Australia
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
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WAITING FOR THE MOON
The moon rises 50 minutes later than it did the day before.
Pierce Butler, Natchez, Mississippi
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FLYING FALCONS
When approaching your bird to take her hawking, she's ready to fly if she flies toward you. If she flies away from you, don't take her hunting that day.
Jack Barclay, biologist, pilot, flight instructor, Santa Cruz, California
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675 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING THE MIDWAY
At an amusement park, ask the person at the game booth to demonstrate the game. If he refuses, it's because he can't win a prize. This means your chances of losing are too high.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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SPOTTING A GOOD MOVIE
Never waste your money on any movie for which the names of the technical crew only all end in vowels.
Dan Wagner, San Jose, California
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STALKING A HOUSEFLY
If you're more than three feet away from a housefly, it can't see you.
L. M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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BUYING OCEANSIDE PROPERTY
If you are north of the equator, don't buy property on the south side of a jetty. The drift of the ocean is from south to north, and the beach will erode south of any protrusion that blocks the drift.
Carol Terrizzi, artist and graphic designer, Ithaca, New York
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BUYING FRUIT
To choose a ripe pineapple, tap it with your finger. If the sound is the same as when you tap the inside of your wrist, it's ripe.
Jack Fleming, formerly from Maui, Hawaii, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
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CARING FOR FISH
In a new aquarium, feed the fish half as much food as you want to and change the water twice as often.
Steven Vest, librarian and poet, Berea, Ohio
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