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801 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MERGING WITH TRAFFIC
Your chances of merging into a line of traffic increase if you make eye contact with a driver in the line.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1057 Design thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CREATING A WORK SPACE
No matter how big a draftsman's table, there will be a 12" x 18" uncluttered area upon which to work.
Richard Malone, Vancouver, Washington
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1313 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE
Words pertaining to the left usually have fewer letters than their counterparts pertaining to the right.
George H. Amber P.E., Royal Oak, Michigan
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1569 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING THROUGH STOP LIGHTS
You greatly increase your chances of making green lights on a city street if you drive five to seven miles per hour over the posted speed.
L. Geer, San Diego, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1825 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING THINGS BY MAIL
If you get more than two replies for every hundred pieces of mail you send out, you're doing great.
Peter K. Francese, President, American Demographics
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2081 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING SUCCESSFUL INVASIONS
The worse the national cooking, the less likely a country will be successfully invaded.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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2337 Personalities thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RIDING A SUBWAY
In any full subway car in any major city, there will be one ambulatory schizophrenic.
Martin M. Bruce Ph.D, psychologist, Larchmont, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2593 Shopping thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING GROCERIES
Groceries cost about $20 per bag. That's paper, not plastic.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2849 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ENTERING THE ZONE ON A 3 ON 0
When playing ice hockey, a good rule of thumb for forwards entering the offensive zone is: first player to the puck, second player to the net, and third player to the high slot (between the face-off circles in front of the net.)
Joy Veronneau, Programmer, Ithaca, NY, USA
(40) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-03-30)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3105 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LLAMAS PREDICTING DURATION OF RAIN
If it starts to rain and llamas run for shelter, it's going to be a short storm. If they stay where they are, it's going to rain for a while.
Dale Graham, Rixeyville, VA, US
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-11)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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3617 Time thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE 80-20 RULE
You can get 80% of a project done in 20% of the total time required. It takes The other 80% of the time to put the finishing touches on that complete the project.
Kenneth Dougherty, Draftsman, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-04)
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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