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COMMUNICATION ERROR!
When attempting to converse with someone that speaks a different language, talking louder does not help them to better understand.
Ray
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CALCULATING SKYWRITING FEES
"Charge an absolute rock bottom of $250.00 for a four or five réplique montres message.... I know of one replica watches uk who charges $25.00 per letter."
Scott Parker
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WEANING A CALF
Wean a calf when it has gained 15 pounds over its birth weight.
Edward Dalrymple, dairy farmer
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THWARTING A BURGLAR
The average burglar will spend only five or six minutes trying to break into a house. If you make your place look formidable, he'll go to your neighbor's instead.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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EDITING AN ARTICLE
When editing an article, you rarely go wrong crossing out the first page and a half.
Bryant Robey, founding editor, American Demographics
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PLANTING OUTDOORS
When Irises bloom, put peppers, cucumbers, and eggplant outdoors.
Vivian Brubaker, Bettendorf, Iowa
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GETTING ORGANIZED
After you attend a funeral, expect to go into a cleaning and organizational frenzy when you get home.
Lois Haywood Jimenez, Merced, California
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HOW TO WRITE WELL
Don't make changes based on reader feedback until you've heard the same comment from three different people. www.christopherswartz.com
Percy Angress, special effects producer, Santa Monica, California
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MAKING A NAME IN MATHEMATICS
In the field of mathematics, if you haven't made an important discovery by the time you're 22, you probably never will.
Gerald Gutlipp, mathematician, Chicago, Illinois
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LOOKING FOR ENGINEERING CORRELATIONS
If you are trying to describe a phenomenon rigorously, correlate aggregate parameters in such a way that all the units cancel out. For example, don't study the effect of changing pipe diameter, which has units of distance. Study changes of pipe diameter divided by pipe length, which has units of distance divided by distance. The result is dimensionless. These correlations are more resilient to changes in materials and scale.
David R. Throop, chemical engineer, Austin, Texas
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CHECKING AN EGG
When placed in a bowl of water, a fresh egg will sink and lie on its side. An egg that's not fresh but still edible will sink and stand partially erect on its tapered end. A rotten egg will float.
David Hechler, writer, Rockport, Texas
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