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PLANTING TOMATOES
When set in the field, a young tomato plant should be as wide as it is high. Taller plants are leggy and more prone to wind damage.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
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CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE
One way to check the temperature when you're outdoors is to inhale rapidly. If you feel the moisture in your nostrils begin to freeze, it is 10 degrees Fahrenheit or colder.
Truman Plant, expressman
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UNDERSTANDING MODERN FRENCH PHILOSOPHY
To understand modern French philosophy, simply assume that everything intangible is real, while everything material is unreal. Thus, disappointment is real, but your Citroen is not.
Gordon Hard, assistant editor, Consumer Reports, Mount Vernon, New York
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PAYING A TOLL
Avoid the line with the motorcycle. The biker won't have the money ready. Instead, he'll have to dig into his pocket, and on a cold day he'll have to take off his gloves.
Benjamin Keh, Berkeley, California
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RULES OF ROMANCE
To stay married, patch up your arguments before you go to bed.
Anonymous
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JUDGING THE HEALTH OF A DOG'S DIET
If your dog's stools are hard and well-formed, he's getting the right diet.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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BUILDING A HOUSE
It takes four experienced builders about 400 hours to build an average-sized house.
Thomas Peterson, builder
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USING SOFTWARE
Most people use only one-tenth of the computer software they buy after they get their computer. Of the software they use, most will never use more than 25 percent of the software's capacity.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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WRITING POETRY
To be a professional poet, it takes ten years of steady practice.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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RULES OF ROMANCE
The most beautiful women at a college mixer are the ones at the entrance taking tickets.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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HUNTING FOR A JOB
In your first interview, don't ask about vacations, pay, pensions, or working hours. Doing so will give the impression you are looking for an easy job. First get an offer, then tell the employer what you want.
John Munschauer, author, Jobs For English Majors and Other Smart People
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