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PARKING AT CHURCH
A church needs 2 acres of parking for every 300 members.
Mary Ellen Parker, retired teacher, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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SIZING UP A TEACHER
A teacher who complains that his or her students are all stupid is probably a poor teacher.
Bruce Reznick, associate professor of mathematics, Urbana, Illinois
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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FOLLOWING AIR MASSES
Air masses travel about 750 miles per day (slower in summer, faster in winter).
Eric Sloane, artist and writer
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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DIPPING A BRUSH
Don't dip your paint brush into the paint more than one-third to one-half of the length of its exposed bristles.
Joseph R. Provey, editor, Home Mechanix
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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CHOOSING A BARBER
Between two barbers in a shop, choose the one with the worst haircut. They cut each other's hair.segway price
George Cameron, Wilmington, NC, USA
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Current Rating: 8.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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PAIN
When someone complains about pain, watch their hands. Flat on the belly is deep pain, if they move their hands its likely diffuse, moving pain. If they point to it, it may be a sharp pain, close to the surface. A rubbing motion is often muscular pain.
Tom McNamee, Programmer, Tucson, AZ, USA
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 8.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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EXTENDED WARRANTIES
The extended warranty is never worth buying on a watch, rarely worth buying on a stereo or video component, sometimes worth buying on a TV or desktop computer, and always worth buying on a laptop computer.
Mark H. Anbinder, Technology Evangelist, Ithaca, New York, USA
(17) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-08-14)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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GETTING TO KNOW SOMEONE
The more exciting or dangerous their hobby, the more boring their job.
Terry Kranning, Professional Knife Maker, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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4287 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PRIME NUMBER PATTERNS
When written in base 10, all prime numbers except 2 and 5 end in 1, 3, 7 or 9.
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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VIDEO TAPE
Always record and watch your speech before presenting it to an audience. See and hear what they will.
JAMES STRATTON, FINANCE MANAGER, ZANESFIELD, OH, USA
(4) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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CALCULATING SPEED
15 miles per hour is 22 feet per second. For example, a bullet travelling 660fps is moving 450mph.
Matt Giwer, retired, Tampa, fl, usa
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2011-03-22)
Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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