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618
Flying
FLYING AN AIRPLANE
To correct for wind on the outbound leg, double the correction you used on the inbound leg.
Robert B. Davis, Holister, California
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Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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619
Entertainment
SPOTTING THE FAMOUS
A person is only famous if you can remember his last name.
Christine Tarbell, Greene, New York
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620
Clothing
DRESSING FOR AN EVENT
When in doubt, overdress. It is easier to dress down than up.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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621
Joker
HOW TO SPOT A PESSIMIST
A pessimist is someone who lives with an optimist.
Alan R. Brown, New York, New York
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622
Crime
SPOTTING A HIGH-CRIME AREA
The fewer the residents, the more shoppers and workers and the higher the crime rate.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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623
Body Rules
HUMAN HORSEPOWER
Working hard, the average person can generate about one-quarter horse power.
Kevin Kelly, Athens, Georgia
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624
Fuel
FUELING A TRUCK
The average tractor-trailer gets four to five miles per gallon on the highway.
L. M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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625
Uncategorized
GENERATING PUBLICITY
One personal call to a newspaper reporter is worth 20 news releases to newspapers.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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626
Business
MAILING FORMS TO EMPLOYEES
For every 150 W-2 forms you mail to employees at the end of the year, you should expect four or five returns. They'll need new addresses, corrections, or better carbon copies.
Jackie Creble, secretary, Burlington, Iowa
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627
Gambling
LOSING YOUR MONEY
You should drop out of a poker game when you have lost more than 20 times the maximum bet allowed in the game.
Edwin Silberstang, games expert
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628
House and Home
HEAT LOST THROUGH THE ROOF
If the coldest temperature in your attic is within one or two degrees Fahrenheit of the coldest temperature outdoors, your ceiling is fairly well insulated.
Steven Flood, Saginaw, Michigan
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