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1959 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SIZING UP A SCHOOL PROGRAM
The more trivial a school program, the more pretentious the jargon used to justify it.
Emery Nemethy, Catawissa, Pennsylvania
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1960 Logging thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOPPING WOOD
Most people who try chopping a tree with an axe soon discover that the axe will wedge in the wood if the cut is not made wide enough. In most cases, the width of the chop area should be as wide as the tree is thick.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1961 Listening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LISTENING TO PEEPERS
When the spring peepers start, the maple sugaring stops.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1962 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING A GAME
If you do exceptionally well in a game of bowling or a round of golf, your next game or your next round will be exceptionally bad.
George Mackie, Nokomis, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1963 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING FRUIT
An orange is ripe when its surface is smooth rather than bumpy because its pustules are swollen with juice.
Brad Edmondson, editor, American Demographics
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1964 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A HIGH-CLASS RESTAURANT
After he first greets you, the waiter in a high-class restaurant will not speak unless spoken to.
Frank Turley, director, Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1965 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REWINDING AN AUDIOCASSETTE IN THE DAYS WHEN IT MATTERED
It takes five seconds to fast forward or rewind one minute of audiocassette tape.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1966 Science thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUDGETING PHYSICS RESEARCH
The shorter the life of the particle, the more it costs to make.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1967 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING JUST THE MATTRESS
If you want to buy just a mattress, take the price of the set (box spring and mattress), divide by two, and add $25.
James Parker, civil engineer, Medford, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1968 Lawyers thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING A CASE
When you don't have much of a case, argue the law.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1969 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING THE BEST SALESPERSON
The best salespeople have the most reorders.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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