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ESTIMATING THE ADULT SIZE OF A HORSE
To estimate the adult size of a young horse, first measure the distance from the nostrils over the ears and down the neck. Then measure from the withers to the hoof. The amount by which the first exceeds the second is the amount the horse will grow.
Mark S. Patterson, scored 100 on his last civil service test, Lyons, New York
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CUTTING FIREWOOD
One person, working alone, can cut, haul, and stack about a cord of firewood a day.
John Fay, apple grower
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AVOIDING A FOREIGN JAIL
If the water and food in a country are suspect, take similar precautions with the law.
Anonymous, quoting an article in Insight
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CLEANING A PARK
The number of people and the amount of litter decrease with the cube of the vertical distance and the square of the horizontal distance to the trailhead.
Scott M. Kruse, biogeographer
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ESTIMATING THE SPEED OF MORSE CODE
To estimate the speed of Morse code, send a string of dots and count the number of dots over a few seconds. The code speed in words per minute is 2.4 times the number of dots per second.
R. A. Heindl, Design Engineer, Euclid, OH, USA
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COURSE SELECTION
The quality of the professor is more important than the subject of the course, especially if it's an elective.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
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THE LAW OF NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES
The more poorly a school or school district performs, the more frequently that school and/or district will implement new programs or initiatives--and the greater the odds of that school/district failing to give the new initiative enough time to be effective before moving on to the next new initiative.
Arb Elbow, Teacher, Waco, TX, USA
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CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD DECISIONS
Many more conservatives than liberals believe that personal responsibility should be expected, and that the consequences of bad decisions should be allowed to happen, within humane limits, in order to encourage better decisions later.
C, Trussville, AL
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DONATING SPACE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
People looking for free newspaper space for announcements typically want them to run more than once. The old newspaper rule: one announcement is news, two announcements is advertising.
Ben Hansen, editor, The Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Texas
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HIRING HELP FOR A PARTY
You need 1 waiter per 10 guests for a buffet supper or 3 waiters per 20 guests for seated dinner service. For receptions or cocktail parties, you will need 1 bartender, 1 kitchen helper (a waiter may double in this function), and 1 waiter per 50 guests. For more than 50 guests, you will need a supervisor as well.
Food and Wine magazine
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BUYING A CAR
Don't buy a car with a horsepower greater than your IQ.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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