[TheForge] Rule of thumb (was Guesstamating)

Fri Mar 29 09:28:01 2002

I understand it was actually an old British law.
Ray
Cincinnati

Roy Wilson wrote:

>On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 07:02:51 -0600, Clyde Wynia wrote:
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>>Roy Wilson wrote
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>>>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.
>>>
>>That's interesting. It doesn't appear in any known Bible translation. Where
>>do you find this?
>>
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