"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Anonymous" wrote
Does anyone know the rule of thumb........

Somebody told me how that rule of thumb saying got started. They said
back in old England
men were allowed to beat their wives with a stick but it couldn't be any
bigger around then their
thumbs. Isn't that awful? :-(((

Cheers,
Ellen

Come on Ellen, you saw that in 'boondock saints', the reply to which was
'maybe it should have been rule of wrist' and im not sure if it was a true
story or not :P

Shaun