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2655 Tests thumb thumb thumb thumb
TAKING A FEDERAL EXAM
On any government multiple-choice test, the longest answer is usually the correct one.
Michael F. Brown, patent attorney
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2656 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FERTILIZING TREES
Most trees need about half a pound of nitrogen per inch of trunk diameter.
Shelly Wade, tree specialist
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MAINTAINING AN AIR FORCE
American, West German, and British air forces expect to have 40 percent of their aircraft under repair at any given time.
Brent Wiggans, artist, computer scientist, and military buff
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2658 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb
BOB'S RULE OF WINNING FOOTBALL
If the receiving team gets the opening kickoff in a football game and scores a three-point field goal, and the second team takes its kickoff and scores a touchdown after a series of plays, not a runback, the second team will win. This rule holds true only if there are no punts or turnovers during either of the first two series, and it applies only to these series.
Greg Henshall, industrial photographer, Nitro, West Virginia
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PLANNING A NEWS BROADCAST
A half-hour network news broadcast reduced to type will fill about half the front page of a newspaper.
Roger Carpenter, news buff
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2660 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A GOOD RESTAURANT
Don't go to a restaurant that has a sign in the window advertising for waiters. It's hard enough to get waited on in a restaurant that thinks it has plenty of help.
Andy Rooney, television commentator
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2661 Safety thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING THE ICE FOR SKATING
One inch, keep away; two inches, one may; three inches, small groups; four inches, O.K.
Holley Bailey, editor
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2662 Telephones thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE OLD TELEPHONE RULE OF 80/20
Telephone companies earn 80 percent of their revenues from 20 percent of their customers.
Steven Kropper, telecommunications consultant, Watertown, Massachusetts
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CHECKING A FIRE LADDER
To check a fire ladder for proper lean, stand perfectly erect with the toes against the ladder beam and the arms straight out. If your hands fall on the rung in a comfortable grasping position, the ladder is set properly for climbing. If only the fingertips touch the rung, the base of the ladder is too far from the building. If the heel of the hand touches the rung, the base of the ladder is too close to the building.
The National Fire Protection Association
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2664 Water thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING YOUR WATER FOR HARDNESS
You can tell if your water is hard or soft by looking at your ice cubes. Hard-water cubes have a white spot in the center where minerals congregate; soft-water cubes are uniformly cloudy.
Lou J. Smith, executive director, Canadian Water Quality Association, in The Houston Chronicle
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SPOTTING DISCONTINUED STOCK
Discontinued stock often carries a sales price that ends in a 7, such as $1.97.
Steven F. Scharff, cartoonist, Union, New Jersey
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