----- Original Message ----- From: "Spring" TIPS FOR MEN: How much to tip: waiter or waitress, 15-20 percent; bartender, 15 percent; barber or stylist, 15 percent. To talk your way out of a traffic ticket: roll down your window; be cooperative; don't incriminate yourself. To kill 10 minutes with someone you dislike: avoid touchy topics; focus on the positive; burn no bridges. To get on the air on talk radio: call early; get to the point; know when to stop. To deliver a eulogy: consult with friends and family; avoid loaded issues; be yourself. To stand up to a psychological bully: keep your cool and make eye contact. To cook a romantic meal, prepare ahead of time - don't leave her waiting in the living room. Compliment a woman on everyday things. To lose 10 pounds in six weeks, do one hour of stair climbing five times a week. To win at arm wrestling, pull, don't push. To shoot a free throw, shoot the ball in an arc, visualizing yourself in a phone booth trying to shoot through the top of the booth. To bowl a strike, don't throw the ball too hard or too slowly. To survive an IRS audit, speak only when spoken to. TIPS FOR WOMEN: You should R.S.V.P. within a week of receiving an invitation. If a jacket doesn't fit right in the shoulder, put it back - no matter what anyone claims they can fix. One never wears a plaid jacket to a job interview. A belt fits properly when the buckle prong goes through the third hole. You should get your hair cut one week before a big day. If you can smell your own perfume, you're killing everyone else. Even women have to polish their shoes. Want to look five years younger? Get out of debt. Never argue in front of anybody else. The only time your are not better off shopping alone is when you are buying eyeglass frames. Adding sugar can take the saltiness out of a sauce. If you dress well, people will think you have a personal life. By Hal Rubenstein from "The Look," a fall fashion guide from InStyle Ü Don't forget to send me your tips for our *Reader's Tips Issue* on Friday, Nov. 16! My email is [email protected] Thank you! Sally Jo