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4. Turn off GPS

5. Boot from MicroSD card, do not have a hard disk drive

6. Turn off Cookies

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The Best of Toronto

Best Place to Buy a Suit in Toronto
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25 Things to do while you are in Toronto

Story and photography by Stacey McLeod

Jan 14, 2008

You can’t walk two blocks in the city without seeing a double-decker tour bus or a billboard advertising a King Street musical. Hotel lobbies are filled with pamphlets for obvious attractions like Toronto Maple Leafs games or the Royal Ont ario Museum — and the CN Tower is pretty hard to miss — but what if you want to see more than just the postcard-worthy parts of the city?

For the real Toronto experience, take some pointers from someone who knows it inside and out. Toronto-loving editor Stacey McLeod picks the 25 things you’ve got to do before you head back home.

1. Lie face down on the glass floor at the CN Tower
It looks scary but this two-and-a-half inch thick glass floor can withstand the weight of 14 large hippos. However, looking face down at a 1,122 ft. drop is bound to give you a few butterflies.

2. Sit upstairs at Union Station during rush hour
Rush hour at Union Station is a chaotic affair, with commuters scrambling to catch trains and cramming subway platforms. But while downstairs can feel claustrophobic, the Great Hall’s coffered vault ceilings upstairs offers a reprieve. You can look up and admire the stunning architecture while the chaos goes by around you.

3. Skate at Nathan Phillips Square
A winter visit to Toronto wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the skating rink at Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto’s city hall. Skate rentals, indoor change rooms and snack bars are on-site.

4. Tour the Steam Whistle Brewery
Tour one  of Toronto’s most interesting historic buildings, The Roundhouse, while sampling one  of the city’s signature beers. Steam Whistle Brewery tours are $8 to $24 (depending on whether you want to leave with a bottle opener or a 12 pack of beer) and go daily from noon to 6 p.m.

5. Have a hot chocolate at Soma in The Distillery District
Once you try a steaming cup of this rich and creamy  hot chocolate, made on the premises from pure, exotic ingredients, you’ll never be able to spoon out the powdery instant stuff again.

6. Do a bike tour of Toronto Island
Tour Toronto’s island oasis on a bicycle. There are several ways to see the car-free island on wheels, like Sights on Bikes where for $40 you get a ferry ride, a two-hour island tour and a chance to explore special spots like the haunted lighthouse at Gibraltar Point.

7. Go shopping at Honest Ed’s
With a sign lit up by 23,000 bulbs, this Toronto landmark is hard to miss. Honest Ed’s has been dishing out deals since 1948 and even claim to be the world’s first true bargain store. Household items are often cheaper than a dollar store and there’s stuff everywhere, so get ready to do some digging.

8. Walk the boardwalk at The Beach
During warm months, the boardwalk (stretching 3 km along Toronto’s lakeshore) is full of skateboarders, volleyballers, bike rider, Rollerbladers, dog walkers, baby pushers, seagulls and joggers. There are swimming pools, a canoe club, lawn bowling, tennis courts and endless benches where you can chill out with an ice cream cone and watch Lake Ont ario’s waves come in.

9. Go to Dundas Square
Like it or hate it, it’s worth a visit to this concrete public space. With billboards, big lights, concerts and public events, Dundas Square is hailed as Toronto’s Times Square and gives visitors a taste of the bustling downtown Yonge Street.

10. Dine at a famous chef’s place
Toronto has a rep as home to some of the best chefs and restaurants in the world so splurge and enjoy a meal by a famous local chef like Jamie Kennedy or Susur Lee (as seen on Iron Chef America).

11. Take a city walking tour
Instead of walking around the streets aimlessly, seek out a little guidance. You’ll go home with a history of the city that most Torontonians don’t even know. There are tons of walking tours across the city, like downtown excursions, small neighbourhood tours, walks through the Don Valley and even historic tours of haunted parts of the city. Try multicultural walking tours from A Taste of the World.

12. Get out of the downtown core
Many of Toronto’s neighbourhoods aren’t far from the core and offer a true Toronto experience, not just the polished perspective of tourist-heavy downtown. Each neighbourhood in Toronto is unique. You can go antique shopping in Leslieville, do an art gallery crawl in Parkdale, grab some fresh produce from Kensington Market and pay a visit to a Polish bakery in Roncesvalles.
13. Ride the Queen streetcar
Almost every tourist snaps a photo of a red Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) streetcar. One -up them by taking a ride on one . There are always interesting characters on board and since it’s above ground, you can take the scenic route and check out the sights as you travel to your destination. Cash fare is $2.75 a trip or you can buy daily, weekly and family passes.

14. Go shopping in Chinatown
A walk through Toronto’s Chinatown is an incredible experience, with intense crowds at all times of day, cheap goods and markets as far as the eye can see. Countless restaurants serve up dumplings, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean cuisine, and stores have cheap clothes, housewares and electronics.

15. Have a coffee in Kensington Market
This eclectic, artistic ‘hood is Toronto’s people-watching central, and a great place to grab a cup of coffee. Check out Moonbean or I Deal Coffee.

17. Eat corn on the sidewalk in Little India in the summer
Summertime in the Gerrard Street India Bazaar is a whirlwind of smells and colours, and many restaurants take their kitchens to the sidewalk, serving up roasted corn on the cob that you can garnish with a variety of spices.

16. Window shop in Yorkville
Sometimes it’s best not to check price tags in Yorkville, but it’s still fun to take a peek inside and dream.

18. Take a train ride through High Park
Summertime in the city’s magical High Park wouldn’t be complete without a ride on the trackless train. The train runs every 25 minutes and weaves through much of the park’s 399 acres of scenery.

19. Walk the entire PATH
The PATH is the world’s largest underground shopping complex, connecting Toronto’s downtown core and business district. There are 27 kilometres of stores, food courts and places to hang out, and if you get lost in the tunnels (and you will get lost), there are maps and arrows everywhere to help you find your way. It’s worth the walk.

20. Check out a local band
As Canada’s biggest city, musicians from all over the country move here in search of a big break. Bars like The Cameron House and Dakota Tavern feature great acts nightly, and you can check our live music chart to see what’s happening throughout the city this week.

21. Sample honey at St. Lawrence Market
With rows of vendors and one -of-a-kind finds, St. Lawrence Market is a rush in itself. If you’re looking for a sugar rush though, check out Honey World on the lower level. You can sample dozens of delicious specialty honeys like lavender honey, New Zealand honey and Manuka honey, and will definitely leave with a buzz.

22. Tour the CBC building
The Canadian Broadcast Centre, CBC’s flagship building in Toronto, houses some of Canada’s most beloved national shows and journalists. Visitors can tour both the building and the CBC Museum for a look at some of Canada’s television history, and even catch a free taping of The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos during the week.

23. Eat Souvlaki on The Danforth
A trip to Toronto’s Greektown wouldn’t be complete without sampling its famous souvlaki. You can’t step two feet on the strip without finding a souvlaki house, but a well-loved starting point is Messini’s Authentic Gyros, where they stick the fries right in the pita.

24. Have dinner in Little Italy
Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood is renowned for its selection of restaurants, Italian or not. Check out our restaurants page for some places to go.

25. Read in the garden at Casa Loma
Casa Loma is Toronto’s castle on top of the hill and a romantic spot to spend an afternoon. Although a tour through the historic building is definitely worthwhile, so is a visit to Casa Loma’s beautiful garden in the summertime. The garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there are tons of benches and little corners where you can curl up with a book and relax under the shade of a tree.

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CIO Interview Questions

Executive Management

1. What do you look for in new talent?

2. What shortcomings have you experienced with your management style?

3. How do you adapt your management style during an economic downturn?

4. Can you give me an example of a time where you had a significant disagreement with another executive? How did you resolve the situation?

5. What non-monetary incentives do you use to retain key performers?

6. Can you give me an example of a project that you sponsored which failed? What did you learn from the experience?

7. Can you give me an example of a time you influenced corporate strategy? What was the result?

8. How do you deal with staff who are more interested in office politics than the interests of the company?

9. What criteria do you use to terminate staff for cause?

IT Management

10. How do you use metrics to manage IT? What are some common metrics pitfalls?

11. Do you view business as a customer or a partner of IT?

12. How do you deliver IT cost transparency?

13. Can you describe a time when executives made unreasonable requests to IT? How did you manage it?

14. How do you balance tactical business demands with the need to stick to a long term strategy?

15. What project are you most proud of? Can you give me a example of a project you were involved in that failed?

16. Who do you most admire for their management style?

17. When do you require a RFP as part of the procurement process? When is a RFP too much?

18. How do you ensure a fair and competitive procurement process?

19. How do you manage sudden increases and decreases in budget driven by economic conditions and company results?

20. How do you ensure that IT line managers are involved in strategic IT planning?

21. How do you create a IT strategy for a organization with weak finances? How about a company with deep pockets?

22. How will you market IT to your peers on the executive team and to the CEO?

23. Can you give me an example of a long term IT strategy you successfully implemented?

24. How do you stay abreast of what your competitors are doing in the IT space?

25. How do you scale IT projects for faster delivery?

Projects and Delivery

26. What percentage of IT projects meet time/cost/quality targets?

27. Why do IT projects fail?

28. What do you look for in a project manager?

29. What are the benefits of having a PMO?

30. What project management methodologies are you familiar with?

31. Can you describe the software development lifecycle (SDLC)?

32. What information is contained within a requirements document?

33. What types of projects are best delivered by the agile project management methodology?

Technology and Architecture

34. What is Enterprise Architecture?

35. How do you stay current with emerging business and technology trends?

36. How do you align IT with business strategy?

37. What are the top 5 challenges facing IT organizations this year? What are the top 5 opportunities?

38. Are you familiar with the concept of the technology hype cycle?

39. Do you feel that any recent technology trends are all hype?

40. Do you see any trade-off between innovation and standardization? Can you give me an example?

41. How do you approach the buy vs build decision?

42. What area interests you most — applications, data or infrastructure?

43. If you could have a executive dashboard that displayed any 5 IT metrics — what metrics would you choose?

44. How do you ensure that networking, computing and storage resources can be quickly and cheaply scaled to meet business demands?

45. What do you look for in a chief architect?

46. How do you balance time to market with quality?

47. What are the principles of master data management?

48. What makes a good / bad user interface?

49. What are some typical gaps in business processes? How do you fix these gaps?

50. How do you get the business to buy in to a long term IT strategy?

51. What is the importance of open technology standards?

IT Service Management

52. How is high availability measured?

53. What is the difference between incident and problem management?

54. What metrics best measure quality of service?

55. How do you ensure help desk service excellence?

56. What does continual service improvement mean to you?

Security

57. How do you sell security initiatives to the business?

58. What do you think about security convergence?

59. What are the biggest security threats to an organization like ours?

60. How do you strike a balance between information sharing and information security?

61. Does the business need to involved in security? How?

62. What kind of information is contained in a security incident response plan?

63. What is the relationship between information security and change management?

64. What are the key laws governing information security?

65. Can you give me an example of a security incident that occurred in your organization? How did you manage it?

66. What are the most important standards related to information security?

67. How does security governance relate to corporate governance?

68. Are you familiar with the security concept known as defence in depth?

Sourcing

69. What is your approach to interviewing?

70. How do you ensure that procurement is highly competitive and fair?

71. How do you strike a balance between economies of scale and vendor lock-in with outsourcing partnerships?

72. Do you have experience negotiating with outsourcing partners?

73. How do you think IT sourcing will change in the next 10 years?

74. Can you give me an example of a time that one of your vendors did not meet their commitments? How did you resolve the situation?

75. Have you ever initiated legal action against a vendor or partner? Has a partner ever initiated legal action against you?

76. Do you have experience with process outsourcing? What processes did you outsource? How did it go?

77. What are the risks of outsourcing? How do you mitigate these risks?

Leadership

78. Give me an example in which you developed untapped potential in your staff.

79. How do you ensure that business partners with IT — for example: ensuring that business provides diligent requirements?

CIO

80. What is the role of the CIO?

81. Who reports to the CIO?

82. What are some of the key challenges for the CIO?

83. As CIO who are your top five stakeholders?

84. Do you think CIOs make good CEOs? Why / why not?

Governance

85. What is the primary focus of IT governance?

86. What is the CIO’s role with respect to corporate governance?

87. Who is typically involved in IT governance activities?

88. Do you have an IT governance program in your current organization?

89. What metrics and measures of IT are of interest to the board of directors and shareholders?

Commitment

90. From what you know about our company — what percentage of our revenue do you estimate can be directly attributed to IT?

91. From what you know about our company — what do you think the budget of our IT department might be?

Creativity

92. Can you think of a mission statement for me now — that embodies what your approach would be in this role?

Vision

93. How does technology empower employees to do their jobs ?

94. Can you give me an example of a time that you applied out-of-the-box thinking to solve a business problem?

95. What technologies will transform the business world in the next 5 to 10 years?

Legal

96. What should a organization such as ours do to protect our intellectual property?

97. How has the legal landscape changed in the past 5 years (from an IT and information security perspective)?

98. How do privacy laws affect a company like ours?

General

99. Are you a risk taker?

100. What is the worst business mistake you have ever made? What did you learn from the experience?

101. What are your long term career goals?

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Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
Sun Tzu

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?
Sun Tzu

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Sun Tzu

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
Sun Tzu

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
Sun Tzu

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
Sun Tzu

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
Mencius

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Mencius

We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Mencius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Confucius

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Confucius

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Confucius

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
Confucius

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Confucius

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Confucius

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Confucius

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.
Carl Sandburg

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
Don Marquis

Experience is what you have after you’ve forgotten her name.
Milton Berle

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain

I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
Warren Buffett

I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.
Joe E. Lewis

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.
Ronald Reagan

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Henry A. Kissinger

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.
Dalai Lama

Sleep is the best meditation.
Dalai Lama

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Dalai Lama

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Buddha

The hardest part of climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.

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12 афоризмов для каждого знака

ОВЕН
1. Сначала сделаю – потом подумаю.
2. Там, где остальные тормозят, я жму на газ.
3. Самое трудное – выслушать собеседника до конца.
4. Один Овен – хорошо, два Овна – многовато.
5. Первым не нападаю, но не дай бог меня задеть.
6. Есть, наверное, люди “головастей” меня. Но “рукастей” – точно не найти.
7. Делай, как я, ведь лучше все равно не сделаешь.
8. Приятно получать подарки, но еще приятнее их дарить.
9. Я многое прощаю себе, но не другим.
10. Для чего люди рождаются? Конечно же для приключений.
11. За первую половину жизни я успеваю сделать так много, что потом не знаю, чем заняться.
12. Страх – а что это такое?

ТЕЛЕЦ
1. Смелый идет первым, а умный – вторым.
2. Не жалко денег на покупку, жалко – на гулянку.
3. Не беспокойте того, кто хорошенько уселся.
4. Не надо мне чужого, не трогайте моего.
5. Ласковый теленок двух маток сосет.
6. Лучше красивый диван, чем красивый закат.
7. Терпеть не могу одноразовых зажигалок.
8. Зря я не стал дегустатором.
9. Я как груженый автомобиль. Разгоняюсь медленно, зато потом попробуй останови!
10. Если от человека хорошо пахнет, значит с ним можно иметь дело.
11. Плохое обслуживание в ресторане стерплю, а вот маленькие порции – никогда.
12. Если увидите Тельца, просящего милостыню, не верьте глазам своим.

БЛИЗНЕЦЫ
1. Умная голова ногам покоя не дает.
2. Кто владеет информацией, тот владеет ситуацией.
3. Идеи, как и продукты, не должны залеживаться.
4. Один ум хорошо, а два – лучше (особенно если оба принадлежат одному и тому же человеку).
5. На базаре “за базар” не отвечаю.
6. Двигаюсь по жизни, как скутер – по воде: не углубляясь, зато быстро.
7. Люблю количество, потому что на качество терпения не хватает.
8. Один телевизор (телефон) в доме – хорошо, а три – лучше.
9. Язык у меня работает так быстро, что голова порой не догоняет.
10. Я сегодня не такой, как вчера.
11. У Близнеца всего по паре: если есть жена, значит, должна быть и любовница.
12. Нет такой ситуации, из которой нельзя выкрутиться.

РАК
1. Я редко спешу и поэтому редко опаздываю.
2. Хорошо бы запастись всем на свете: и терпением, и вареньем.
3. Нет прощения тому, кто выбрасывает остатки трапезы.
4. Я несу за собой свое прошлое, как рюкзак.
5. Лучше подкопить, но достойную вещь купить.
6. Ничто так не согревает душу, как вид набитого до отказа холодильника.
7. Тяжело жить там, где негде спрятаться.
8. Снаружи я твердый, а внутри мягкий, как настоящий рак.
9. Кенгуру оберегает свою сумку, а Рак – свой загашник.
10. В душе я романтичней всех, зато в быту – практичней всех.
11. В душе каждого Рака (особенно Рачихи) герой каким-то образом уживается с истериком.
12. Неужели за двадцать лет можно износить пальто?

ЛЕВ
1. Красивая табличка на двери кабинета важнее высокой зарплаты.
2. Несмотря на мой приветливый вид, в душе я – диктатор.
3. Не каждый Лев любит рисовать, но каждый любит рисоваться.
4. Если работаю – то до упаду; если гуляю, то угощаю всех вокруг.
5. Боюсь на свете только одного: попасть в смешное положение.
6. Если делать, так по-большому…
7. Босс должен разбираться не столько в своем деле, сколько в людях, которыми руководит.
8. Приятные манеры – половина успеха.
9. Рояль в доме лучше, чем пианино, пусть даже на нем некому играть.
10. Зачем вам солнце, если я рядом?
11. Приятнее оказывать поддержку, чем получать ее.
12. Я артист на ярко освещенной сцене жизни.

ДЕВА
1. Криво висящая полка сводит меня с ума.
2. Другие получают от еды удовольствие, а я – витамины и микроэлементы.
3. Докажи мне строго логически, что мы созданы друг для друга.
4. Даже если мужчина по знаку Дева, не стоит торопиться с выводами…
5. Счастье – это возможность все контролировать.
6. Несмотря на скромный вид, я тоскую по аплодисментам.
7. Мне нетрудно извлечь косточки из целого ведра вишен.
8. Пройду под дождем, не испачкав белых туфель.
9. Мухомору нужно непременно бросаться в глаза, а белый гриб и так хорош.
10. В каждой Деве живет классная дама.
11. Приятнее прогуляться в ухоженном садике, чем в заброшенном парке.
12. Чую понты за три версты.

ВЕСЫ
1. Я долго сомневаюсь, зато редко ошибаюсь.
2. Вовлеку кого угодно во что угодно.
3. Не над всеми “i” надо ставить точки.
4. От долгого сидения в безвкусно обставленной комнате я могу и заболеть.
5. Я и сам порой не знаю, за белых я или за красных…
6. Без тусовки я, как цветок без клумбы.
7. Принципиальными бывают только дураки.
8. Если у тебя нерешительный вид, все спешат на помощь.
9. Человек без приятных манер, как автомобиль без бензина.
10. Самое противное – спорить.
11. Нет такого слова “нет”.
12. Без партнеров как без рук.

СКОРПИОН
1. Жаль, некого ужалить.
2. Cобытие подобно дивану: в нем должны быть скрытые пружины.
3. Для улыбки нужна серьезная причина.
4. Наполовину я – птица феникс, а на другую – Железный Феликс.
5. Я пою песнь любви на поле битвы.
6. Мои страсти не часто выходят наружу, подобно акуле, которая редко всплывает на поверхность.
7. Мир пропадет без рыцарей.
8. Мой характер сродни бомбе: она лежит себе спокойно, пока не рванет.
9. Меня поймет лишь тот, кто догадается, почему пустынный Скорпион относится к знакам Воды.
10. Дурак доверяет, а умный проверяет.
11. Я похож на кактус. Мой сказочный цветок раскрывается для избранных, зато колючки видны всем.
12. Не перевелись еще на земле Отеллы.

СТРЕЛЕЦ
1. Необязательный человек просто обязан быть обаятельным.
2. Зачем пить, если потом нет времени пофилософствовать?
3. Угрызения совести – а что это такое?
4. Мой идеал – Иван Царевич.
5. Не болтай о своих промахах, а то потеряешь авторитет.
6. Идите вы со своими галстуками!
7. Другие надуваются от обиды, а я – от важности.
8. Лучший отпуск – кругосветное путешествие.
9. Кому я должен, всем прощаю.
10. Все – за мной! Впрочем, я и сам толком не знаю, куда направляюсь.
11. На меня невозможно сердиться.
12. Разве я вру? Просто слегка преувеличиваю.

КОЗЕРОГ
1. Стоит всю жизнь карабкаться на вершину, чтобы разок оттуда плюнуть.
2. И один в поле воин (особенно если упереться “козьим рогом”).
3. Не нарушай законы. Другому сойдет с рук, а тебя поймают.
4. Я практически всегда прав, но от этого не легче.
5. Считаете, я мало чего достиг? Посмотрим, что вы скажете лет через семьдесят.
6. Приятно рассуждать о дальних странах, сидя дома.
7. Покажите того наглеца, который решится отдавать мне приказы.
8. Козерог, подобно коньяку, должен быть выдержанным.
9. Люблю труд – ненавижу трутней.
10. Я еду, еду – не свищу, а как наеду – не спущу.
11. В пять лет я уже вполне взрослый, а в пятьдесят все еще молод.
12. Как и положено горному козлу, я не ищу проторенных путей.

ВОДОЛЕЙ
1. Только я способен любить все человечество сразу.
2. Будущее просто обязано быть прекрасным.
3. Секс? В жизни есть дела и поважнее!
4. Деньги жгут мне руки, как печеная картошка из костра.
5. Трудно быть ангелом, но надо.
6. Сначала – друзья, а потом уже – семья (если, конечно, останется время).
7. Нет меня добрее, нет меня бодрее.
8. Как скучно быть похожим на других!
9. Добрые намерения важнее добрых дел.
10. Зачем у меня на шляпе кармашек? Чтоб вы спросили…
11. Я – лучший друг детей, потому что сам в душе – ребенок.
12. Мой знак дал миру больше всего гениев и психов.

РЫБЫ
1. Не давите на меня, не то выскользну, как рыба из рук.
2. Не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать… послезавтра.
3. Готов понять всех, только не себя.
4. Наше дело – посочувствовать, а за помощью обращайтесь к Ракам.
5. Ива в бурю гнется, а дуб валится.
6. Всем известно, что я вечно занят, хотя мало кто знает, чем именно.
7. Только извилистая дорожка ведет прямо к цели.
8. Работать в спешке – то же самое, что глотать не прожевывая.
9. Не могу отказаться от спиртного, как рыба – от воды.
10. Порядок придумали зануды.
11. Хоть я немного не от мира сего, обмануть меня не удастся никому.
12. В тихом омуте Рыбы водятся.

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