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1727 Religion thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PARKING AT CHURCH
A church needs 2 acres of parking for every 300 members.
Mary Ellen Parker, retired teacher, Cincinnati, Ohio
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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1728 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GUESSING THE AGE OF A HORSE
A horse develops folds in its eyelids at the age of seven, and it adds one fold a year after that.
Paul Glover, writer, artist, activist, revolutionary, Ithaca, 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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1729 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING THINGS BY MAIL
Most people selling things by mail need at least a 200 percent markup to make money. You shouldn't pay more than $10 for something you sell for $30.
Jim Kobs, Kobs and Brady Advertising, Chicago, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1730 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING SAFE PREDICTIONS
In economics, predict what or when, but never both.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1731 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REFINANCING YOUR HOME
It makes sense to refinance a home mortgage if the money you save with lower interest pays for the cost of refinancing within three years.
John T. Reed's Real Estate Investor's Monthly
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1732 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOWARD'S COOKING RULE
Anything can be improved by adding garlic. But if that doesn't work, add chocolate chips.
Howard Wainer, statistician, Princeton, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1733 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb
TREATING SERIOUS BURNS
Add a burn victim's age to the percent of the body covered with second- or third-degree burns. If the sum is less than, the patient is apt to survive.
Gerald Myers, Redway, California
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1734 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A NAME IN MATHEMATICS
In the field of mathematics, if you haven't made an important discovery by the time you're 22, you probably never will.
Gerald Gutlipp, mathematician, Chicago, Illinois
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Current Rating: 3.3 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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1735 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If you see cirrus clouds in the sky, the weather will change.
Joseph Liberkowski, ex-ocean lifeguard, Medford Lakes, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1736 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STAYING ON COURSE
A 1 degree error in course will take you about 1 mile off track for every 60 miles you travel.
Dr. Bill Grierson, professor emeritus, University of Florida
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1737 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPEEDING ON THE FREEWAY
If you must speed on a freeway, speed in the slow lane. Your chances of getting a ticket are one-fourth that of speeding in the fast lane.
Vince Mooney, real estate broker, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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