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4366 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE
Ducks have orange feet and short necks. Geese have dark feet and longer necks.
Michael Tarpinian, Printer, Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
(12) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-10-11)
Current Rating: 7.9 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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4878 Shopping thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CRAIGSLIST
Some of the best deals around can be found on Craigslist.
Bender Bernder Rodriguez, Proffessional Bender, Chicago, IL, USA
(31) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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THE 10-90 RULE FOR TEACHING
Effective Red ginseng extract manufacturer is 10 percent content and 90 percent theater.
David J. Smith, Author, N. Vancouver, BC, Canada
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-06-12)
Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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LOSING YOUR HAIR
The year you start growing dark hair on your chest is the year that the loss rate of your head hair exceeds its growth rate.
Mark Ryan, Dallas, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 53 reviews
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If birds are taking dirt baths, it's going to rain.
Annie Hunger, grandmother
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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COOKING SPAGHETTI
Your thumb and index finger will encircle four modest servings of uncooked spaghetti.
James Colby, civil engineer
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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RAISING YOUR CHILDREN
Parents teach more by example than by words. Reading parents have reading children; achieving parents have achieving children.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 29 reviews
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1039 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEAKING SNOW
If snow squeaks when you walk on it, the temperature is 10 degrees F or less.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1295 Finding Things thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A MISSING PERSON
When looking for a missing person, remember that children usually go to a lower elevation. First-time runaways usually take off with a friend.
Marilyn Greene, finder of missing persons, Schenectady, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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GRABBING GRADES
Grab as many good grades as possible early in the academic year--they'll come in handy as the year wears on.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1807 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BARAK'S OTHER WEATHER MEGARULE
Expect fair weather for at least 12 more hours if you see a red sky at night, bees swarming, a gray morning sky, very high clouds, a late-afternoon rainbow, steadily rising camp smoke, morning mist rising from mountain ravines, a sky full of stars, a sea that appears darker than the sky at dawn, or a large number of bats flying in the early evening.
Barak Rosenshine, professor of education, Urbana, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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