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There must be a rule of thumb in pop-culture archaeology that states that the allure of any topic is inversely related to its assigned importance in the affairs of humanity. The more trivial the subject, the dearer it is to most of its partisans and the more worthy of scholarship. The smallest things in life often mean the most to people. Paul Di Filippo

Life Humanity People Related Rule States Topic Must Worthy Archaeology More Trivial Inversely Scholarship Allure Thumb Smallest Importance Most Dearer Affairs Subject Any Often Mean Assigned Things

It's almost a very rough rule of thumb: when Democrats are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around middle-class fears, Democrats win the election; when Republicans are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around cultural fears, Republicans win the election. Rick Perlstein

Win Election Fears Frame Rule Able Thumb Almost Around Democrats Cultural Very Republicans Meaning Meaning Of Successfully Rough Season

As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans do better when the defining issue is national security. Rick Perlstein

Better Year National Rule Defining Security General Economic General Rule Thumb Fairness Democrats Issue National Security Republicans Elections

Do you realize the FBI filing system from the '50s was much more secure? How could you have stolen that data? It was on notecards. Now someone with a thumb drive, or remotely, can take the equivalent of millions of those notecards. Rick Smolan

I never knew when I was gong to leave. I might be walking over to a kid's house, then of all a sudden I would just stick out my thumb and hitchhike across three states. Rickie Lee Jones

Three States Kid Out Would Never Thumb Knew Over House Stick Leave Walking Just Gong Might Then Across Sudden

The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way to be sure is to rub each clump between your thumb and index finger, which makes a mess of your hands. Roger Rosenblatt

Coffee Lost Tooth Way Trick Finger Only Thumb Misled Between Mess Sure Makes Hands Which Your Grounds Each Rub

If I'm super scared or sick, I'll still suck my thumb. Ron Funches

Sick Scared Super Thumb Still Suck

My hand landed on a rock, and the gnome landed on it, squashing my thumb between the rock and the gnome. Basically, it was crushed and took the end of my thumb off. I just looked at my hand, and the first thought that flashed into my mind was, 'How on earth am I going to make my devil horn sign now? That's my trademark!' Ronnie James Dio

Mind Thought First Crushed Devil Took Earth Sign Horn Thumb Between Looked Make Rock How Am Trademark Hand Off End Going Just Landed Now Basically

After it was sewn back on, they did a proper job of it, and now it's OK. It looks a little distorted, and the nail has not grown fully back yet, but I'm thankful I still have my thumb, and I can still do my horn sign. Ronnie James Dio

Thankful Job Back OK Sign Distorted Horn Proper Thumb Nail Looks Still Did After Little Fully Grown Now

There is no way to keep your thumb on the pulse unless you have your thumb on the pulse, and I think we have it. Scott Borchetta

You Think Pulse Unless Way Thumb Your Keep

I think the rule of thumb should be this: if you preface a sentence about a friend with the phrase, 'I love X, but... ' more than once in any conversation, you should stop hanging out with them. Sloane Crosley

Love You Conversation Think Once Rule Out Phrase About More Thumb Friend Than Any Hanging Stop Them Sentence Should

For the average person, taken to their sick bed, it takes a serious bout of pneumonia or a full body cast to completely forget the life they had prior to falling off the rollercoaster. I, however, will do this over a paper cut on my thumb, obsessing of said cut and being generally consumed by it. Sloane Crosley

Life Will Sick Paper Cast Consumed Generally Had Taken Thumb Takes Over Prior Said Bed However Falling Off Person Forget Rollercoaster Being Cut Average Average Person Body Full Serious

Rule of thumb: When Democrats lose, they blame the candidate. When Republicans lose, they blame the opposition. Timothy Noah

Blame Lose Rule Thumb Democrats Opposition Candidate Republicans

One of the great pressures we're facing in journalism now is it's a lot cheaper to hire thumb suckers and pundits and have talk shows on the air than actually have bureaus and reporters. Walter Isaacson

Great Air Pundits Pressures Facing Cheaper Thumb Journalism Talk Talk Shows Hire Lot Than Reporters Shows Now Actually

If you aren't free to protect yourself - when government puts its thumb on that freedom - then you aren't free at all. Wayne LaPierre

Government Freedom You Yourself Free Thumb Puts Protect Then

If you aren't free to protect yourself when the government puts its thumb on that freedom, then you're not free at all. Wayne LaPierre

Government Freedom You Yourself Free Thumb Puts Protect Then

I eat about two meals a day vegan, is my rule of thumb. When I'm traveling, all bets are off, but I don't cook meat in the house. I rarely cook eggs. I never use milk. But when I go out to eat for a special treat, I'll have some meat. But I know, personally, that's the best I'm ever going to do in my life. Adam Conover

Life Best Day Treat My Life Vegan Rule Out Eat Rarely Some About Bets Never Thumb Know House Go Off Eggs Going Meals Personally Cook Use Special Meat Traveling Milk Ever Two

To any man currently thinking it's not safe to say anything to women these days, allow me to offer you a rule of thumb. If you're in any doubt about something you're going to say to a woman, just ask yourself if you'd say the same thing to a man. Karren Brady

Me You Man Woman Women Yourself Same Thing Doubt Thinking Rule Say About Something Allow Thumb Days Safe Offer Same Any Going Just Currently Anything Ask Thing

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