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IDENTIFYING ELEPHANTS
The African elephant has an ear shaped like Africa. The Indian elephant has an ear shaped like India.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 29 reviews
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HANGING PICTURES
Hang pictures no more than ten inches above your furniture.
Penny Russell, artist, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4 out of 10 based on 47 reviews
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BOOK PUBLISHING
If you ask a publisher if a new book is selling well, and she replies, "It's too soon to tell," - it isn't - and it isn't.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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RAISING CHILDREN
Don't help children climb. Left to themselves, they will climb only as high as they can manage. Even so, be ready to catch them.
John H. Beauvais, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 31 reviews
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MAKING PUNCH
To make an alcoholic punch, figure one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, 4 weak.
Gordon Stewart, Niagara Falls, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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HIRING HELP FOR A PARTY
You need 1 waiter per 10 guests for a buffet supper or 3 waiters per 20 guests for seated dinner service. For receptions or cocktail parties, you will need 1 bartender, 1 kitchen helper (a waiter may double in this function), and 1 waiter per 50 guests. For more than 50 guests, you will need a supervisor as well.
Food and Wine magazine
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
The mach number times 10 on jets is the number of miles traveled by the jet each minute. In other words mach .80 = 8.0 miles per minute.
P. Douglas Combs, professional airline pilot, aviator & aircraft mechanic, flight instructor, Tempe, Arizona
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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WIRING A HOUSE
To quickly estimate the amp load of a circuit, figure one amp per fixture or bulb.
Ray Barbkenecht, counselor
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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DRESSING YOURSELF
Wearing dark colors on the bottom and light colors on the top is usually more visually appealing than the reverse.
Donna Salyers, The Cincinnati Enquirer
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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FIGURING SOMEONE OUT
If you want to know how people really feel about something, watch what they do.
Juanita Peterson, Sheridan, Colorado
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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SPOTTING EMBEZZLEMENT
In good times, the rate of embezzlement rises and the chance of getting caught declines because people are more relaxed and trusting.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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