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784 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DEALING WITH A DRUNK
The easiest way to quiet a drunk is to whisper to him.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 28 reviews
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CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
According to the 1952 Everest Expedition, one pound added to your boots equals five pounds added to your back. Buy the lightest boots that are safe.
David A. Lloyd-Jones, Tokyo, Japan
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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RIDING A HORSE
If you're trying to get off a horse that kicks, jerk the horse's head towards you as you dismount. This will throw the horse off balance, and you'll keep your teeth longer.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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GETTING A JOB
Most job seekers can expect 1 to 5 job leads and/or interviews for every 100 resumes they mail out.
Karen E. O'Neill, career consultant, Englewood, Colorado
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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RIDING A BUS
On a Greyhound bus, the side with the bathroom has more leg-room than the side with the driver.
Neil Hess, ski instructor, Syracuse, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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GETTING AWAY WITH A LIE
If you're trying to decide whether to tell the truth so you won't get punished or pull a Reagan and say you can't remember, root for the Gipper. If you tell the truth, they'll punish you anyway.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2320 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING AT LEAVES
Leaves appear light if you face them with the wind at your back, and dark if you face them from downwind.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2576 Time thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FIRING A SALUTE
Repeating, "If I wasn't a gunner, I wouldn't be here," will give you the two-second interval between rifle salutes.
John Fountain, Riverside, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2832 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SHOOTING ON A 2 ON 0
When playing ice hockey, if you are going in on the goalie 2 on 0 and your partner passes the puck across in front of the net - shoot high because the goalie will be sliding across the bottom of the net.
Joy Veronneau, Programmer, Ithaca, NY, USA
(40) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-03-30)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WEAR A LIFE JACKET
You wouldn't leave the dock without your life jacket to go out over 25 foot+ deep water, why not wear it on the ice. LOTS of variables affect ice conditions - too many to ever completely understand.
Joel Parent, Independent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-10)
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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FORGIVENESS
She can forgive but she won't forget.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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