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3214 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING BACK SKILL
A good running back will average more than 4 yards per carry.
Rob, student, Stony Brook, NY
(5) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-18)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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SEVERITY OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
People seen in rural hospital emergency departments are much sicker than those seen in inner city hospital emergency facilities. The rural folk are too busy with work and life to seek a physician for minor problems.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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YOU MUST BE INTERESTED
If you are not interested in your topic, your audience won't be either.
Tom Thoeni, Plant City, FL, USA
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-08-21)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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POST OFFICE PROCESSES
No matter how many people are waiting for service, a United States Postal Service counter clerk can be counted on to perform duties at the same, slow, regulated pace.
Wankel, Computer analyst
(69) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-06-07)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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143 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WAVING TO PEOPLE
If you're standing on an overpass, you can count on five out of ten drivers on the highway below returning a wave.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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FEEDING CHILDREN
Finicky eaters will eat only half the amount of food they ask for.
L. Musselman, office manager and mother of young children
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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655 Precipitation thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING RAIN
If the barometric pressure is falling rapidly, a ring around the moon means rain in 18 to 24 hours, about 75 percent of the time.
Paul E. Lehr, meteorologist
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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VERIFYING A SCALP
To tell a real human scalp from a fake, look for a tiny bald spot in back of the crown from which the hair radiates.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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RAISING CHILDREN
The well-adjusted child may complain, but will accept fair punishment as due. If the child balks, there's a problem with the child or the punishment.
Cookie Ohlson, teacher, Prospect Park Middle School, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1423 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE
One way to check the temperature when you're outdoors is to inhale rapidly. If you feel the moisture in your nostrils begin to freeze, it is 10 degrees Fahrenheit or colder.
Truman Plant, expressman
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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WINNING THE HEARTS OF YOUR PARISH
The first year the parish loves you, the second year they hate you, the third year they understand you.
The Very Rev. Emmet C. Smith, Largo, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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