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IDENTIFYING GEESE
If a flock of geese is in a close V formation, it is almost certainly Canada geese. If it is a looser V, rippling and waving, or if it is a long line like one leg of a V, it is more likely the less common snow geese.
Hal Borland, Book of Days
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PLAYING POKER
Don't enter a poker game unless you have 60 times the betting limit in your pocket. When you have doubled this amount, it is time to quit for the day.
John Scarne, gambling authority
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FOLLOWING A HIT SONG
Songs that hit #1 in December, January, or February are most likely to be ranked #1 for the year on Billboard's charts.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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FLEEING A BEAR
Bears can outrun, outclimb, and outswim a human. Your only hope is to run downhill. A bear's center of gravity makes it difficult for them to run downhill.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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APPRAISING THE PROPERTY
Trees contribute 7 percent, on average, to the value of a half-acre home site. They contribute up to 27 percent of the appraised value of a home.
Anonymous
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WRITING A SCREENPLAY
One page of an average screenplay equals about one minute of screen time. Therefore, the script for a typical feature film should be about a hundred pages long. In fact, many studios and producers won't look at screenplays much longer than a hundred pages.
John Griesemer, writer and actor, New York, New York
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BUILDING A DOG KENNEL
A kennel should be two times the length of the dog you are building it for. Measure the dog from its nose to the tip of its tail.
Charles Stoehr, robotics technician, Cincinnati, Ohio
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INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET
Watch out if the portfolio manager leaves the mutual fund in which you're invested. One manager is often responsible for a stellar track record.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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WATCHING PISTOLS IN PLAYS
If there is a pistol on the wall in the first act, it will be fired by the third act.
Bob Larson, quoting Anton Chekov, Stuttgart, Germany
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RECYCLING ALUMINUM
It takes 150 aluminum cans to fill a 32-gallon trash can. At 2 cents per can, that's $3 per trash can.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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SAFETY AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE
Never enter a convenience store at night behind someone who just got out of a car when their companion is still in it with the motor still running.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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