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2003
Fish
FISHING TIPS
If cows remain lying in a group on a rainy day, then fish will not bite.
Anna L. Curtis, Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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2004
Crafts
SEWING
Never use a knot in hand sewing.
Anonymous
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2006
Writing
WRITING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
If you're writing directions, write at a seventh-grade English level.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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2007
Education
THE STUDENT IS READY RULE
When you're ready to do something about a problem, almost anything can help. When you're not ready, no amount of workshops, counseling, or programs will effect a lasting change. The rule is: when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner,, San Diego, California
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2008
Logging
CUTTING FIREWOOD
One person, working alone, can cut, haul, and stack about a cord of firewood a day.
John Fay, apple grower
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2009
Listening
ARC WELDING
The length of your arc determines the quality of your weld. A good arc sounds like frying bacon. An arc that's too long starts to hiss and sound hollow; an arc that's too short stops arcing.
Smokey Olsen, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
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2010
Sports
SURVIVING A SKI
If you can't see it, you can't ski it.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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2011
Radio
RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL CALL-IN SHOW
A successful call-in show will attract 10 to 15 calls an hour.
Dan Leonard, disc jockey, Buffalo, New York
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2012
Restaurants
SPOTTING A CLEAN RESTAURANT
A restaurant is safe to eat in if its bathrooms are clean.
Gary Heilig, Lansing, Michigan
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2013
Joker
TYING SHOELACES
If one shoelace is loose, you need to retie both.
James McConkey, writer, Trumansburg, New York
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2014
Science
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Plan on a 10 percent loss of material for each step in a sequential chemical reaction.
David Finn, printmaker, New York, New York
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