[TheForge] Rule of thumb (was Guesstamating)
Roy Wilson
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Fri Mar 29 07:50:08 2002
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 05:08:53 -0300, D.E. Barnes wrote:
>Speaking of rule of thumb, anybody know where that saying came from?
It's referenced in the christian bible, I don't recall what ruler
or kingdom initially made it law. It refers to the largest
diameter rod you can legally beat your wife with. The same
diameter as your thumb.
Roy Wilson
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Zanzibar Internet Land Line Administrator
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