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1816
Logging
CUTTING FIREWOOD
It takes ten eight-inch maple trees to make a cord of wood.
Michael Blyskal, state real estate appraiser in The New York State Conservationist, Albany, New York
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1817
Listening
MAKING CONVERSATION
If a person talks out of one side of his mouth, his hearing in the opposite ear probably is impaired.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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1818
Joker
SPOTTING A WINNING BASEBALL TEAM
Never root for a team whose uniforms have elastic waistbands. It is why the Cubs never make it.
Susan Sarandon, actress
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1819
Fruit
MAKING APPLE CIDER
It takes three apples to make a glass of apple cider.
States Cider Mill, Odessa, New York
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1820
Quality
FUR TRAPPING
You can tell the condition of an animal pelt by looking at the fleshy side. Pelts that are blue when skinned or turn blue as they dry on a stretcher have not reached their prime.
J. E. Wertenbach, trapper
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1821
Music
KEEPING YOURSELF IN STRINGS
The first string that breaks on a guitar is usually the high E (1st string); next likely to break are the D and G strings (3rd and 4th).
Ellen Klaver, musician, Boulder, Colorado
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1822
Weapons
CHOOSING A SHOTGUN STOCK
When you snap your shotgun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel, you should see only the bead at the end. If you have to jam your cheek against the stock to do this, something has to be altered.
Nelson Bryant, The New York Times
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1823
Sleep
REMEMBERING YOUR DREAMS
Before going to sleep, drink half a glass of water and leave the other half by your bed. When you wake up, drink the other half. Then you'll remember your dreams.
Valerie D'Acquisto, secretary, Brooklyn, New York
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1824
Joker
UNDERSTANDING A CULTURE
To find out what's really going on in a culture, look for the places where language is being created and where lawyers are congregating.
Brad Edmondson, editor, American Demographics, quoting Stewart Brand
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1825
Mail-order
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
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1826
Money
SAVING MONEY WITH COUPONS
If a coupon is worth less than a dollar, it's not worth clipping, sorting, and storing.
Joy Veronneau, software engineer, Lansing, New York
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