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2750 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WHITE COLLAR VS. BLUE COLLAR RULE OF BATHING
You are a white collar worker if you need to bathe before work. You are a blue collar worker if you need to bathe after work. You are very well paid if you need to bathe both before and after work.
Kee Nethery, Meddlelurgist, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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CHOOSING A BARBER
Between two barbers in a shop, choose the one with the worst haircut. They cut each other's hair.segway price
George Cameron, Wilmington, NC, USA
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TOM TAYLOR'S RULE FOR SUCCESSFUL DISSERTATIONS #1
Select a topic on which there is little related literature.
Tom Taylor, Ed. D., Nairobi, Kenya
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TOM TAYLOR'S RULE FOR SUCCESSFUL DISSERTATIONS #2
Select a topic on which the data can be gathered in a very short period of time.
Tom Taylor, Ed. D., Nairobi, Kenya
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TOM TAYLOR'S RULE FOR SUCCESSFUL DISSERTATIONS #3
Do not select any topic about which one of your committee members has written a book or regularly gives seminars. (YOU be the expert when the dissertation is defended.)
Tom Taylor, Ed. D., Nairobi, Kenya
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MOON WATCHING
To know whether the moon you see tonight will be bigger or smaller tomorrow night - In the Northern Hemisphere, the moon spells "DOC" each month - first it looks like a "D" (waxing moon), then an "O" (full), then a "C" (waning.) South of the equator, it's just backwards and the word is "COD" - "C" moons will grow and "D" moons will shrink.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Current Rating: 8.4 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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NOTICING THAT A BABY IS GETTING DEHYDRATED
Little babies who push their heads into the pillows in the crib are getting dehydrated and need a drink. This is because they are able to sense their dehydration (as a lowering of internal pressure in their "soft spot.")
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCED BY BURNING GASOLINE
Burning ten gallons of gasoline produces 180 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Lawrence A. Howe, Mechanical Engineer, Annapolis, MD, USA
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CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCED BY BURNING GASOLINE
Driving ten thousand miles produces 3.6 tons of carbon dioxide.
Lawrence A. Howe, Mechanical Engineer, Annapolis, MD, USA
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Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2759 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOADING A MUZZLE LOADER
Back in the days when every firearm was made by hand and every firearm was a muzzle-loader, the starting powder charge for a new firearm was determined thusly: Place the proper sized bullet in your palm and pour just enough powder over it to cover it completely. That amount of powder twill be a safe starting charge that can be adjusted for accuracy. Works today with modern muzzle-loaders too!
Tom Jacobs, Managing Editor, Reno, NV, USA
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YO-YOING
With regard to the length of the string, most of the pro's use a belly button height string. This is the best length for the greatest variety of tricks.
Bill Alton, Yoyo Newsletter Editor, Portsmouth, NH, USA
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