Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 2796 Music CHOOSING A CONDUCTOR'S BATON You should be able to balance a good conductor's baton one and one quarter inch up the shaft from the handle. If it balances any further up the shaft than that, you will find yourself holding the baton incorrectly to compensate. Your arm will get tired. Wendy Ksiow, Senior Legal Processing Bank Clerk, Photographer and Seamstress, Garden Grove, CA, USA Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 14 reviews Comments (2) You must login to Rate.

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5415 Restaurants
RESTAURANTS WITH VIEWS
The better the view, the worse the food.
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5414 Animals
SPEAKING TO PETS
Pet owners typically speak to their dogs, cats, birds, fish, etc. in a higher pitch voice than normal, much like when people speak to infants.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5413 Travel
THE BEST $20 YOU CAN SPEND ON VACATION
When checking into a hotel, reject the first room you're offered, then give the desk clerk a $20 tip. You'll be moved to a much better room.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5412 Entertainment
BEST SEATS AT LIVE EVENTS
The best seats at a live theater or music event are near the sound-mixing board.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5411 Miscellaneous
HELPFUL STRANGERS
A stranger who stops to offer you unsolicited help likely has a similar income to you.
Taggart, adventurer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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5410 Health
MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUGS
If someone has been diagnosed with a mental illness or a substance abuse problem, they most likely have both.
Taggart, adventurer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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5409 Education
EXPERTISE
The more a person speaks in absolutes about his or her area of expertise, the less actual experience he or she has. In other words, trust the guy who says "This usually works" over the guy who says "This always works."
Taggart, adventurer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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5408 Finding Things
FINDING A RESTROOM
When trying to find a restroom in a public building (church, school, mall, govt. bldg. etc.) look down the hallway for a drinking fountain, a restroom will be close by.
Steven Lewis, retired entertainer, Fort Worth, TX, us
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