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1904 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING A FOREIGN RESTAURANT
When traveling in a foreign country, avoid restaurants with menus printed in more than two languages--they are for tourists.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics
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1905 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAINTING A HIGHWAY
A road must carry traffic of at least 400 cars per day for a reflective centerline to be a cost-effective improvement.
John Schubert, senior editor, Bicycling magazine
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1906 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING POPULATION SIZE
The number of adult married women in a population is equal to the number of hearths. While women might share a husband, they will not share a hearth.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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1907 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CAPTURING GIANT SNAKES
For capturing pythons, anacondas, boas and other large constrictors, it is wise to have one person for every 4 or 5 feet of snake.
Donald R. Gentner, Cardiff by the Sea, California
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1908 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINISHING A CABINET
Finishing work such as sanding, scraping, oiling, rubbing, and varnishing is 30 percent of any cabinet-making job.
Dennis Pollack, builder, Danby, New York
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1909 Politics thumb thumb thumb thumb
JUDGING POLITICAL SYSTEMS
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man; socialism is the exact opposite.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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1910 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TYPING
Two handwritten pages equals one typed page.
Carl Mitcham, philosophy teacher, Brooklyn, New York
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1911 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb
TEACHING CHILDREN
The rule for getting along with seventh and eighth graders is: don't do anything that annoys them. And they know what annoys them better than you do.
Cookie Ohlson, teacher, Prospect Park Middle School, Pennsylvania
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1912 Logging thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MANAGING A WOOD LOT
A wood lot managed primarily for saw timber will produce about four times as much money as a wood lot managed for firewood.
Gary Goff, extension forester
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1913 Listening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LISTENING TO TENNIS
Your tennis shot will improve if you try to make it sound good.
Tom Robinson, computer programmer, Berkeley, California
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1914 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM
The better the band, the worse the football team.
Tom Lucas, software artist, Berkeley, California
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