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1882 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RULES OF ROMANCE
Women are last in and first out of romantic relationships; men are first in and last out.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
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1883 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING THE IDITAROD
The first musher to reach the town of Iditarod - the halfway point - in the Alaska Iditarod sled dog race will not win the race.
Russ Wilmot, Iditarod race volunteer, Eagle River, Alaska
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1884 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUILDING STAIRS
Build steps that are seven inches high and ten inches wide.
Harry Pate, builder, Camden, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1885 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A CONSERVATIVE
Conservatives prefer strawberry ice cream.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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1886 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
REPRESENTING AN AUTHOR
A prospective client for a literary agency who begins his letter of application with the words "My name is..." should not be seriously considered.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1887 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TEACHING CHILDREN
The more rules you have in the classroom, the more time you'll spend enforcing them.
Cookie Ohlson, teacher, Prospect Park Middle School, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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1888 Logging thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MANAGING A WOOD LOT
A properly managed wood lot in a good location will produce about two-thirds of a cord of hardwood per acre per year. A 10- to 12-acre wood lot can easily meet the heating needs of the average, well-insulated house.
Gary Goff, extension forester
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1889 Listening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PROTECTING YOUR HEARING
If you have to shout to your date at a concert, then the noise is destroying your hearing.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1890 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING AT HORSESHOES
In a game of horseshoes, avoid opponents sporting either a glove or a tattoo. Especially avoid those with both.
John S. Haydon, certified public accountant, Hollister, California
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1891 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEEZING AN ORANGE
One orange will make half a cup of juice.
The Lansing Methodist Church Women's Society
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1892 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING A GOOD RESTAURANT
If a restaurant displays favorable newspaper reviews in the window, then it is neither really bad (no reviews available) nor really exclusive (too snobby to display reviews).
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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