Search the Main Collection
Sort Result by NUMBER / RATING
money  time  driving  travel  safety  health  dating  animals  relationships  cars  children  food  car  cost  water  automobiles  rules  weather  shopping  home  marriage  writing  music  love  quality  sleep  weight  pets  life  cooking  design  photography  ...

VIEW
TAG
CLOUD




The Main Rules Collection (5130)
Traditional Categories (155)


1252 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING RICE
One cup of uncooked rice will feed four people.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
Comments (2)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1508 Certain Places thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A LAUNDRY IN JAPAN
Coin laundry machines must run nine times a day to be profitable in Tokyo. In rural Japan, five or six times a day will do.
David A. Lloyd-Jones, Tokyo, Japan
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 36 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1764 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CURING LUMBER
Air-dry lumber for one year per inch of thickness.
John Kelsey, editor, Fine Woodworking magazine
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2020 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEASURING RICE
When using rice in casseroles or soups, use one handful per person.
J. Michaelson, asset manager, Phoenix, Arizona
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2276 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE DINING-OUT RULE
The total meal will cost about two times the price of the entrees.
Richard Patching, acoustician, Calgary, Alberta
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2532 Mechanics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BREAKING BOLTS AND STUDS
If a bolt breaks while you are screwing it in, you will be able to remove the broken piece, but if it breaks while you are unscrewing it, forget trying to remove the broken piece. Drill it out and retap the threads.
Chris Packard, The Packard Company, Newton Centre, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2788 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FREEZING TONIC WATER
When freezing a 2 liter bottle of tonic (soda) first empty the bottle to the top of the label. Subsequent expansion will not explode the bottle.
Peter M. Donahue, Electrician, Falmouth, MA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

3044 Hiking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SAFETY WHEN HIKING
Never step _on_ what you can step _over_. Never step _over_ what you can walk _around_
Dave Bull, woodblock printmaker, Tokyo, Japan
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

3556 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
VOTING
If the best that we can do is vote for the candidate that we dislike least, than we need new candidates.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

3812 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ACING A COURSE
To ace a course, you should plan on spending two hours on outside study and homework for every hour of classroom time.
Elliot Miller, Engineer, Miami, Florida, USA
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-10-16)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

4324 Body Rules thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
IF YOUR THROAT TICKLES SCRATCH YOUR EAR
"When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm," says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. "This spasm relieves the tickle."
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.



< Previous | 337 | 338 | 339 | 340 | 341 | 342 |343 |344 |345 |346 | Next >
Page 341 of 384