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1444 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
USING SARAN WRAP
To tear Saran Wrap smoothly, hold your thumb on the W of the box.
Nancy Heffernan Eckstrom, nutritionist, Barton, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1445 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A FRACTURED BONE
If it hurts more when you press your injury with a finger at one spot, it may be a fracture.
Alan R. Brown, New York, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1446 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GROWING PLANTS UNDER LIGHTS
You need at least 20 watts of fluorescent light for every square foot of growing area.
Amy Rice, College Park, Maryland
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1447 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If you can hear spiders singing, it will be hot.
Granny Irwin, Kenmore, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1448 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
VISITING DISNEY WORLD
At Disney World, the crowd is most likely to turn to the right. Therefore, the rides to the left are less crowded.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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1449 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HITTING SPEED BUMPS
If the speed bumps are only a few inches in height, you'll feel them less if you speed up rather than slow down.
Jerry Azzaro, San Francisco, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1450 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAYING MARRIED
The chances of divorce are greatest during the fourth year of marriage.
Anonymous
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1451 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEETING A STRANGE DOG
When meeting a strange dog, present him with the back of your closed hand to sniff. Don't show him your fingers - they're threatening.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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1452 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING CONCRETE
It takes one person the better part of a day to mix and pour two cubic yards of concrete.
Ken Kern, writer and builder
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1453 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING SOFTWARE
The difference between a used-car salesman and a software salesman is that the car salesman knows when he's lying.
Ben Cota, technology marketing guy, Oakland, California
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1454 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING FOR A NEWSPAPER
Instead of submitting newspaper stories one by one, submit a batch of them to reduce the number of questions the editor will ask you about them.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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