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PERUSING A STOCK OFFERING
For a young company going public that hasn't produced much in the way of earnings, look at the ratio of its total offering price to its annual sales. This market-capitalization-to-sales ratio generally exceeds 2.7.
Francine Schwadel, staff reporter, quoting various experts in The Wall Street Journal
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EATING CHEESE
The quality of the flavor of cheese is inversely proportional to the thickness of the slice.
Jas. C. O'Neill, Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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LOSING WEIGHT
A woman should not diet below an intake of 1,200 calories a day; a man, below 1,600 calories.
Jean Mayer, nutritionist, and Jean Goldberg, journalist
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GROWING HEAT
One-eighth of an acre, an area about 50 by 100 feet, will grow enough wheat for an average homesteading family. For this, you will need to plant about 15 pounds of seed.
Richard Bacon, writer and historian
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SAILING IN HEAVY SEAS
On a cruising sailboat in wind conditions that are increasing, canvas should be reduced the first time it seems like a good idea.
Michael Spencer, lawyer, San Francisco, California
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CHOOSING A TRAIN ON WEEKENDS
Take the local, not the express, on weekends if it is in the station and you're headed for a local station. If you wait for the express, you'll end up on the same local you skipped earlier.
Jim and Marilyn Ranish, New York, New York
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JEAN'S WHITE CAR RULE
The drivers of white cars are jerks. This could be a California problem.
Jean Lee Mahakian, Novato, California
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THINGS THAT BITE
As a matter of biology rather than sexism, if something bites you, it is probably female.
Scott M. Kruse, biogeographer, Fresno, California
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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FISHING FOR TROUT
If you can see the fish, the fish can see you.
Grant Wootton, fly-fishing pundit
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GLAZING POTTERY
Dividing a pot in half with a glaze makes it weaker visually.
Corinne Abbott, Manitou Springs, Colorado
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POLITICAL ELECTIONS
The better the weather on election day, the better it is for Democrats.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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