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3069 Miscellaneous thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RULE OF THUMB RULE OF THUMB
All rules of thumb, including this one, are correct four out of five times.
ExoByte, Game Designer
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-10)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3325 Jobs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PARKING LOT PAY
When interviewing for a job, take a good look at the cars in the parking lot. If they are all junkers, then they don't pay much. If they are all ritzy, high dollar cars, then they don't pay enough and everyone is in debt. If they are full of Hondas, Toyotas and other "economical cars" then they pay well enough for people to take vacations and have a family life too.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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REJECTING OPTIONS
At the dining hall or the grocery store, never take the last of anything. There might be a reason it's still there.
Frank, Biophysicist, Berkeley, CA, USA
(15) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-10-23)
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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4349 Games thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LENGTH OF A MONOPOLY GAME
Expect a Monopoly game to last 90 minutes, provided participants are willing to trade properties.
Dr. Gary Heller
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-12-27)
Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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4605 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
The longer it takes a person to describe their symptoms to an emergency physician, the less sick the person really is.
Thomas Ramirez, physician, Annandale, VA, United States
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-15)
Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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254 Books thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A USED BOOK
If a used book store has more than one copy of a book written before 1975, it will be worth your while to check each one. The cover prices will probably differ.
Bruce Reznick, associate professor of mathematics, Urbana, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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510 Cattle thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A DAIRY
The average useful life of a dairy cow is five to seven years.
Chris Dahl, dairy farmer
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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766 Crime thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COPPING A PLEA
If you get arrested, and you did it, and it's your first offense, skip the lawyer, plead guilty, and take your fine and/or probation. It will save you time and money, and it's the best "deal" most attorneys can arrange.
Carl Reddick, probation officer, Newport, Oregon
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1022 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS
Increase the price of your magazine by 10 percent and you can expect to receive 10 percent fewer subscription orders.
Cathy Elton, San Francisco, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1278 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WATERING THE GRASS
It's time to water your lawn when the grass has a purplish cast and footprints remain after walking across the lawn, a sign of wilting.
Norman W. Hummel Jr., assistant professor, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, in The Ithaca Journal,
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COMMITTING SUICIDE
How a suicidal person is born influences their choice of suicide method. People who commit suicide by hanging were likely deprived of oxygen at birth. People who shoot themselves in the head were likely delivered with forceps. Mothers of people who overdose were probably anesthetized for the delivery. Cesareans tend to slit their wrists.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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Current Rating: 3.2 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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