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595 Entertainment thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FOLLOWING ENTERTAINERS
Performers are washed up if they frequently make headlines in Las Vegas.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FITTING A MAN'S JACKET
You can check the length of a dress jacket with your arms relaxed at your sides. The hem of the jacket should reach the tip of your thumbs.
Danny Speer, composer
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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597 Emotions thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TRACKING AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM
If you suspect someone has an emotional problem, look for the person who aggravates him or her the most. If it's another person with an emotional problem - bingo!
Cookie Ohlson, teacher, Prospect Park Middle School, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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598 Crime thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BEATING A TICKET
If you're trying to beat a parking ticket, you have a better chance of winning if you wear a jacket and tie or dress.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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599 Body Rules thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF YOUR FOOT
The distance form your elbow to your wrist equals the length of your foot.
Carla Corin, biologist, Eagles River, Alaska
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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600 Fuel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRILLING FOR OIL
Seven of every 10 exploratory oil wells are dry holes. Of those that hit oil or gas, only 1 in 40 is commercially successful.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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WRITING AD COPY
To find out which words sparkle and which are duds, read the copy backwards.
Timothy Wenk, magician, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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602 Business thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STARTING A NEW BUSINESS
Do not start a new business unless you can wait at least one year before realizing a profit.
Thomas O. Marsh, writer and coroner's investigator, Fairfield, Ohio
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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603 Gambling thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING POKER
After the deal, a player who stays in the game and plays out more than one hand in five is overstraining the law of averages and is on his way to the poorhouse.
Dale Armstrong, card player
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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604 House and Home thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
INSTALLING A FAN IN A SUN ROOM
To move hot air out of an overheated sun room, you need a thermostatically controlled fan with a flow rate of four to six cubic feet per minute per square foot of glass in the sun room.
Jan F. Kreider, consulting engineer, Popular Science
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PROTECTING YOUR SKIN
To protect your skin from the sun, use sunscreen when your shadow is shorter than you are.
Anonymous
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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