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1017 Driving thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING A SPEEDING TICKET
You can safely exceed the posted speed limit on stretches of road without shoulders.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 3.2 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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1018 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CALLING SOMEONE UP
If you are a single woman, never call a person with whom you have a sexually ambiguous relationship when you are drunk.
Ruth Anne Schultz, rain check coordinator, Kingston, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1019 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FLEEING A BEAR
Bears can outrun, outclimb, and outswim a human. Your only hope is to run downhill. A bear's center of gravity makes it difficult for them to run downhill.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1020 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING A HOUSE
Sixty percent of the construction costs for a frame house are labor, 40 percent are materials.
J. Johnson, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1021 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PICKING A PROGRAMMER
Never hire a computer programmer who knows only one programming language.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner, San Diego, California
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Current Rating: 6.9 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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1022 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS
Increase the price of your magazine by 10 percent and you can expect to receive 10 percent fewer subscription orders.
Cathy Elton, San Francisco, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1023 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PARTY GUESTS
The number of guests at a child's birthday party should be limited to the age of the child. Invite three for a three-year-old, five for a five-year-old.
Diane Gerhart, accountant
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 46 reviews
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1024 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb
SMOKING CIGARETTES
You need three books of matches for every two packs of cigarettes you smoke.
Bob Horton, statistics consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1025 Eyes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TESTING SUNGLASSES
For high-altitude skiing, you need sunglasses that are dark. With your sunglasses on, look in a bathroom mirror. If you can see your eyes, the glasses aren't dark enough.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1026 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING OTHER AIRPLANES
If you spot another airplane and it is above the horizon, it is above you. If it is below the horizon, it is below you. If the other airplane is at the same level as the horizon, it is at your altitude. If an approaching airplane appears motionless, it is on a collision course with you.
John Stickle, chief pilot and flight instructor
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1027 Movies and Film thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A BAD MOVIE
If a TV movie starts out badly and has not improved by the first commercial, it won't.
Eleanor Benelisha, library and information services, Richmond, California
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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