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2633 Military thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
EATING C-RATIONS
If a can of C-rations has a B in the serial number, it probably contains fruit cocktail.
Dave Hinckle, musician, Neon Baptist,
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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PLAYING GOLF
If you're hitting an approach shot with an iron to the green and you don't know which iron to use, always use the longer one.
Andy Cruickshank, Aiea, Hawaii
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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ANNOUNCING THE NEWS
It takes about 1 minute to read 15 double-spaced typewritten lines on the air, or about 4 seconds per line.
Charles Osgood, CBS, news commentator
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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SPOTTING A GOOD RESTAURANT
Food and entertainment are best kept apart.
Andy Rooney, television commentator
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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PUTTING OUT A FIRE
Direct your fire extinguisher at the base of the flames from a distance of less than ten feet. If you can't get any closer than ten feet, the fire is probably too large for a hand-held fire extinguisher. Concentrate your efforts on leaving the vicinity of the fire.
Norman Lewis, volunteer fireman
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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WATCHING COMPANY CALLS
For every 1,000 telephone calls made by a large corporation, 100 are outside local, 10 are long distance, and 1 is international.
Steven Kropper, telecommunications consultant, Watertown, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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TESTING AN EDGE
Any cutting edge that reflects light, from a razor blade to a chainsaw tooth, is in need of sharpening.
Michael Mangan, stained-glass designer, Carrollton, Ohio
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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PROVIDING WATER FOR FAMILIES
A family of four uses roughly one acre-foot of water per year - that's the amount of water it takes to cover one acre of land with a foot of water.
William R. Doerner, writer
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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SITING A SHOPPING CENTER
People are willing to drive for 30 minutes to get to a regional shopping center.
Terry Moloney, applied geographer, Tydac Technologies Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SETTING UP A LOBSTER TANK
Provide at least two gallons of refrigerated water per pound of lobster.
T. M. Prudden, lobster expert
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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BUYING STOCK
Don't buy stocks for a year after a presidential inauguration. For some reason, the market almost always goes down in that period.
The American Association of Individual Investors
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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