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2401
Sales
ORDERING FRENCH FRIES
The counter help in fast-food restaurants will usually try to sell you some French fries if you don't include any in your order. As a rule, one out of five customers will accept their offer. The score for hot cherry pies is somewhat lower.
Nancy, McDonald's restaurant counter help
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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2402
Money
QUADRUPLING YOUR MONEY
To determine the number of years it takes money to quadruple at a compound rate, divide the simple annual rate into 145.
Jud Town, author, St. Albert, Canada
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2403
Stock
BUYING AND SELLING STOCK
You're trading too much if you turn over an average of more than one-third of your portfolio each year.
Gerald W. Perritt, editor, Investment Horizons
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2404
Cooking
CHECKING A BRINE SOLUTION
A 10 percent brine solution will float a two-ounce egg so the shell just breaks the surface of the liquid.
The Joy of Cooking
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2405
Dieting
DIETING
Most overeating happens at night. If you can't diet all the time, diet after dark.
Arthur Phillips, Fort Myers, Florida
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2406
Farming
PLANTING CORN IN INDIANA
Getting your corn in late is costly. You lose a bushel an acre a day for every day you wait after May 10.
Steve Bruns, farmer
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2407
Wind
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the day is even slightly windy and the wind suddenly dies, expect a wind shift.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
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2408
Time
PASSING TIME
The days will seem shorter if you have lunch early.
Glenn Kornblum, St. Louis, Missouri
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2409
Personalities
PREDICTING BEHAVIOR
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Dr. Angelo Valenti, consulting psychologist, Nashville, Tennessee
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2410
Negotiating
NEGOTIATING
If a man talks about his honor, make him pay cash.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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2411
Fish
SETTING UP AN AQUARIUM
Provide at least one gallon of water for each inch of fish.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
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