[TheForge] Rule of thumb (was Guesstamating)

Fri Mar 29 12:06:00 2002

ATTENTION
This is called "NIP IT IN THE BUD" what I'm saying .
Lets leave religion and politics on other lists.
This list is for ( well you already know what this list is for  )
I don't think that Roy was attacking your religion, he was
attacking goof-balls that pull quotes out of thin air.
And if you are that insecure in your belief, that's your problem
not for this list.
Dave Mudge

----- Original Message -----
From: CHRIS KILPATRICK <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rule of thumb (was Guesstamating)

> Roy,
>          Is this a blacksmith forum or a place for you to offend my
> religious beliefs because you want to?  Is it acceptable here to make
> SEVERAL salacious and slanderous remarks about my faith, which are have
been
> proven untrue, just because of your hatred?  I guess my point here Roy, is
> that this is not that kind of forum and your remarks have offended me.
They
> are false and proven so.  I will not be silent while you insult me and my
> faith.
>
> A. Christian Kilpatrick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Wilson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Rule of thumb (was Guesstamating)
>
>
> > On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:52:47 -0600, Dave Brown wrote:
> >
> > >The "largest size rod" is in the realm of legend.  There is no known
> > >factual reference to this.  Use Google, or other search engine, and
enter
> > >"rule of thumb" (with the quotation marks) and you will get more
> references
> > >than you need for this.  As I said earlier, the only conclusion is that
> the
> > >source of this phrase is clearly unclear.
> >
> >   I like the biblical-times one.  It's something I could easily see
> > some Aramaic or Persian gymnosophist coming up with and having
> > hundreds of people believe.
> >
> >   As to Google and such, YES, you'll find a bazillion debunking
> > links - to a dozen or so Snopes-like sites.  Who tend to reference
> > each other as well.
> >
> >   Who does *their* error checking?
> >
> >   Someone just mentioned that Snopes or Debunk stated that it was a
> > myth and didn't come into use until the 1950's.  I KNOW that's
> > wrong, because I've seen the phrase used in books printed between
> > 1880 and 1910.  Where did they get the 50's date from?
> >
> >   It all comes down to "sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?", which
> > almost nobody ever correctly attributes - it was FIRST used in
> > Juvenal's _Satires_.
> >
> >   Sorry for the rant, I just hate it when some source is given as
> > the definitive last word "just because".
> >
> >
> >
> > Roy Wilson
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> >
> >
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