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Rules of Thumb

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I only have one I can remember right now. It's how people should never buy the first gen of electrical products. By the later generations, the company would have worked out the kinks of the product. Examples would be the Wii (broken strings) MacBook Pro (overheating, noise) X360 (overheating, ring of death) Zune (craptacular features, installation errors, tc.) PS3 (HD problems) etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This thread is for rules of thumb. There will always be exceptions.

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And a 'rule of thumb' is... :-w

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And a 'rule of thumb' is... :-w

 

 

 

 

 

 

guidepost: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

never count your chickens before they hatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

look both ways before you cross the road

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whenever offered free stuff, take it

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whenever offered free stuff, take it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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whenever offered free stuff, take it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to CostCo and try out every piece of sample food they have. By round two ends, you should be full.

my mum gave me a sandwich for lunch..

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Go to CostCo and try out every piece of sample food they have. By round two ends, you should be full.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... what's a CostCo and where do I loot one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I thought we were to stay away from the exceptions, and focus on the rules =P

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Go to CostCo and try out every piece of sample food they have. By round two ends, you should be full.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... what's a CostCo and where do I loot one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I thought we were to stay away from the exceptions, and focus on the rules =P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CostCo is a warehouse club. And my bad :P

I find the original rule of thumb to be the most useful: Don't beat your woman with anything wider than your thumb. I don't know why that is, I guess if you beat her with something small enough the bruises won't last as long.

This is the way the world ends. Look at this [bleep]ing shit we're in man. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm splitting, Jack.

 

 

 

 

Go to CostCo and try out every piece of sample food they have. By round two ends, you should be full.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... what's a CostCo and where do I loot one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I thought we were to stay away from the exceptions, and focus on the rules =P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's a wholesale store kind of like Sam's club. Basically, it is a warehouse -like place that sells everything from tires (I think) to fireworks to fish.

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Would 'don't trust anyone' count?

"Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo"

never count your chickens before they hatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You beat me to it. :XD: That was mine. :P

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Me doing staff.

Shoot first and ask questions later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or is it..

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Never eat the yellow snow. Never talk to men who wear dresses.

This is the way the world ends. Look at this [bleep]ing shit we're in man. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. And with a whimper, I'm splitting, Jack.

Wear. Sunscreen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When running a marathon while wearing next to nothing.

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Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be.

Generally stay 2 seconds behind the car infront of you or you're in for a surprise if you start to drift off :P

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I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam.
\ Never talk to men who wear dresses.
DO you mean never go to Scotland?

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\ Never talk to men who wear dresses.
DO you mean never go to Scotland?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

those would be kilts :wink:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresses do not have pleats, kilts do, there's a difference :-w

<the49ronin> O_o methinks ard is acting mighty high and pretty -.-

<Ard_Choille> I am pretty

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Generally stay 2 seconds behind the car infront of you or you're in for a surprise if you start to drift off :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only a fool breaks the two second rule. 8-)

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Never eat the yellow snow. Never talk to men who wear dresses.

 

 

 

Some good advice there :D

 

 

 

An IT teacher knows no more about computing than an average 12 year old.

 

 

 

Tis true :lol:

 

 

 

I find the original rule of thumb to be the most useful: Don't beat your woman with anything wider than your thumb. I don't know why that is, I guess if you beat her with something small enough the bruises won't last as long.

 

 

 

I dont need a thumb, never beat your woman :shame:

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And if I remember right, the very gross 6 second rule is that if you drop food to the ground, it's still good to eat if you pick it up before six seconds have been passed. yuck.

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An IT teacher knows no more about computing than an average 12 year old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Define "IT teacher".

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