09-22-2004, 05:12 PM
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#24 (permalink)
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Insane
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Originally Posted by mirevolver
I for one find it repulsive even to the point of avoiding use of the phrase, "Rule of thumb." Since the origin of that phrase comes from an old English law that allowed a man to beat his wife provided that the stick he used was no wider than the width of his thumb.
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That is an urban legend. |
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