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The late H. L. Mencken is alleged to have said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." In reality, Mencken didn't say that; but going on a century later, freelancers desperate for pennies continue to test the apochryphal aphorism every day. Take, for instance, InfoBarrel's¹ Howie Romans (x3xsoldierx3x), who had so little faith in the common man that he took it upon himself to attempt to teach the masses "How to Read a Ruler Measurement." Never mind that the title's redundant – more importantly, it borders on insulting when Howie suggests that
