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2401 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ORDERING FRENCH FRIES
The counter help in fast-food restaurants will usually try to sell you some French fries if you don't include any in your order. As a rule, one out of five customers will accept their offer. The score for hot cherry pies is somewhat lower.
Nancy, McDonald's restaurant counter help
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 37 reviews
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2402 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb
QUADRUPLING YOUR MONEY
To determine the number of years it takes money to quadruple at a compound rate, divide the simple annual rate into 145.
Jud Town, author, St. Albert, Canada
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2403 Stock thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING AND SELLING STOCK
You're trading too much if you turn over an average of more than one-third of your portfolio each year.
Gerald W. Perritt, editor, Investment Horizons
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2404 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING A BRINE SOLUTION
A 10 percent brine solution will float a two-ounce egg so the shell just breaks the surface of the liquid.
The Joy of Cooking
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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DIETING
Most overeating happens at night. If you can't diet all the time, diet after dark.
Arthur Phillips, Fort Myers, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2406 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING CORN IN INDIANA
Getting your corn in late is costly. You lose a bushel an acre a day for every day you wait after May 10.
Steve Bruns, farmer
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2407 Wind thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If the day is even slightly windy and the wind suddenly dies, expect a wind shift.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2408 Time thumb thumb thumb thumb
PASSING TIME
The days will seem shorter if you have lunch early.
Glenn Kornblum, St. Louis, Missouri
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2409 Personalities thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING BEHAVIOR
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Dr. Angelo Valenti, consulting psychologist, Nashville, Tennessee
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2410 Negotiating thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
NEGOTIATING
If a man talks about his honor, make him pay cash.
Jeff Brown, astronomer, Bloomington, Indiana
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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2411 Fish thumb thumb thumb thumb
SETTING UP AN AQUARIUM
Provide at least one gallon of water for each inch of fish.
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, business consultant
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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