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1635 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING THE RENT
A 1 percent increase in interest rates requires a 5 percent increase in rents.
Tony Gaenslen, amateur landlord, New Hampshire
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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CHARCOALING CHICKEN
If you're going to barbecue chickens for a large group of people, you'll need one pound of charcoal per whole chicken.
John Van Der Mark, city fireman, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1637 Injuries thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE INJURY RULE OF SIX
It takes six weeks to completely recover from a musculoskeletal injury, though you feel better in three weeks.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1638 Mathematics thumb thumb thumb thumb
ROUNDING NUMBERS
When adding a list of fractional numbers with a calculator, your answers will be more accurate if you begin with the numbers closest to 0.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1639 Weather thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Whatever the weather on the first of the month, you'll have the opposite weather for the rest of the month.
Phyllis Johns, Snyder, New York
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Current Rating: 3.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1640 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING GERMANS
If you see someone drinking a bottle of orange juice, replacing the cap on the bottle, and putting the bottle down after each sip, the person is probably German.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1641 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
NEGOTIATING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE
When entering a traffic rotary, stay on the outside if you're taking the first exit, otherwise get on the inside lane.
Leslie Simpson, Wollaston, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1642 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb
ACCEPTING AN ENGAGEMENT RING
The cost of an engagement ring was once considered to be an important gauge of a gentleman's character. A smart young lady would look for a suitor who spent one month's wages on a ring. Any young man who spent less than a month's salary on a ring was most likely cheap; one who spent more was a show-off.
Adam Perl, antique dealer
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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COMPARING A DOG'S AGE TO A HUMAN'S AGE
The old rule--multiplying a dog's age by 7 to find the equivalent human age--is fallacious. A dog is able to reproduce at 1 year and has reached full growth by 2 years. To calculate a dog's age in human terms, count the first year as 15, the second year as 10, and each year after that as 5.
Pierce Butler, Natchez, Mississippi
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1644 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING NAILS
When setting a nail with a nail-setter for later puttying, drive it down as deep as it is wide at its head.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1645 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb
PRESERVING YOUR SHOES
Shoes last half again as long if you keep them in a shoe box when you aren't wearing them.
Kirstin Hark, 7th grade student, Conroe, Texas
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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