Tom Parker’s Rules of Thumb website has to be one of the coolest websites you’ll find. It’s just loaded with all sorts of helpful and kind of helpful heuristics, most for things you’ve never once thought of. Some examples . . .
When ants travel in a straight line, expect rain. When they scatter, expect fair weather.
You can figure that a properly riveted joint will have three-fourths of the strength of the pieces it joins together.
When the bird and the bird book disagree, believe the bird.
You can figure that a properly riveted joint will have three-fourths of the strength of the pieces it joins together.
When the bird and the bird book disagree, believe the bird.
Some of my personal favorites . . .
Never play cards with a man named Tex.
Never eat anything bigger than your head.
Never drink something you can’t pronounce.
Never date a woman named after a city.
Never eat anything bigger than your head.
Never drink something you can’t pronounce.
Never date a woman named after a city.
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