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2087
Joker
FILING THINGS
If your office is typical, three-quarters of the things in your files should have been placed in your wastebasket.
Edwin C. Bliss, time management expert
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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2343
Handwriting
SPOTTING A FORGERY
The most legible handwriting is the least forgeable. A complicated style is easy to forge, even when legible. Calligraphy is nearly impossible to forge.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
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2599
Wind
CHECKING THE WIND FROM THE AIR
If you can't find any waving flags or smoke plumes to indicate the wind direction, check the way the cows are facing. Cows prefer to face away from the wind when they're grazing and when they're lying on the ground chewing their cuds.
Sigmund Sameth, Irvington, New Jersey
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2855
Trains
CROWDED TRAINS
If the subway platform is more crowded than usual, chances are the train will be too.
Frank, Biophysicist, Berkeley, CA, USA
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3111
Computers
HARDWARE INADEQUACY
Software expands to consume all available hardware.
Peter Q, Management Consultant, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(2)
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3623
House and Home
ESTIMATING HOW MUCH CAULK TO BUY
A general rule of thumb is that you need one cartridge of caulk for every two windows or two doors.
James T. Dulley, CA, USA
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Collected by The Editors
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4135
Entertaining
ESTIMATING DOGS AND BURGERS FOR A CROWD
Buy 1/2 a hot dog and 3/4 of a hamburger for every person attending a group cookout.
Clarke Green
(7)
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4391
Body Rules
LEFT SIDE SLEEPING IS BETTER FOR YOU
Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux
Scott Parker
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Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
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4647
Personalities
RULES TO LIVE BY
A person with many rules of thumb to live by are more practical and have a lot of common sense.
TS, Oregon, USA
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Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-23)
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4903
Uncategorized
DECEIT
Figures can lie, and liars can figure.
Bender Bernder Rodriguez, Proffessional Bender, Chicago, IL, USA
(31)
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Wine
BUYING WINE
The best wine value is in blends, not vintages.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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