Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 1684 Cooking MAKING HOT FUDGE Your hot fudge is ready when you can write your name in the surface with a spoon without the letters disappearing before you finish writing. Robin Masson, attorney and law professor, Ithaca, New York Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews Comments (2) You must login to Rate.

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5644 Cooking
WHEN EGGS ARE SFAE
Once the viscosity of an egg begins to change it is safe to eat.
Tom Thoeni, Clerical, Naples, FL, USA
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5641 Management
WORKING FROM HOME INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY
Working from home increases employee productivity, reduces necessity of office space and related costs, reduces gas burning, polluting, traffic jamming commutes and car repair payments - maybe even car notes, reduces employee attrition... some employees are happier but other employees may not like the privacy and isolation.
Scott Parker
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5639 Ages and Stages
SOURCING OUT FALSE INFORMATION ONLINE
Read through a story online and look for the embedded links. If the story contains: a.) AT LEAST three links that are direct connected to the information that is highlighted in the story b.) the links go AT LEAST two separate news platforms that provide verified sources related to the highlighted information, and c.) all of the authors give their names in the bylines of the story, the story is more likely to be true.
Dr. Shane Tilton, Professor, Ada, Ohio, United States
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5638 Gardening
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
Wherever you stand near a bonfire, the smoke always comes your way.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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5637 Ages and Stages
EXPERTISE
98% of the adult population are World authorities on the best way to load a dishwasher.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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5636 Crime
PIRACY
Approximately 3.14% of seamen are pi-rates.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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5635 Money
JANUARY
During January there seems always to be lots of month left at the end of the money.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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5634 Carpentry
EXPERIENCE NAILING
The thumb on the hand that holds the nail is larger than the thumb on the hand that holds the hammer.
Paul Backus, Retired, Salem, OR, USA
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