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Originally Posted by Gotlift01
Did you know.........
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip there thumb or finger into the liquid to determine the ideal temperature, neither too hot nor to cold, for adding yeast. From this we get the phrase " Rule of thumb!"
~Nick
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip there thumb or finger into the liquid to determine the ideal temperature, neither too hot nor to cold, for adding yeast. From this we get the phrase " Rule of thumb!"
~Nick
but you couldnt use a switch or stick any bigger than your thumb
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Originally Posted by getblown5.9
i heard this was from the times when it was legal to beat your wife...1400-1500's maybe
but you couldnt use a switch or stick any bigger than your thumb
but you couldnt use a switch or stick any bigger than your thumb
Wow never heard that one..................it's kinda funny if that is true!! Imagine ( not saying it's cool to do ) but imagine beating your wife with your thumb
..........I got a pretty good idea where my thumb would be stuck if I ever tried that on mine 
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From: Lyndon KS
Originally Posted by Gotlift01
Wow never heard that one..................it's kinda funny if that is true!! Imagine ( not saying it's cool to do ) but imagine beating your wife with your thumb ..........I got a pretty good idea where my thumb would be stuck if I ever tried that on mine
~Nick
..........I got a pretty good idea where my thumb would be stuck if I ever tried that on mine ~Nick
English Common Law from the 1600's stated that a man may "correct" a wife or servant with a switch no larger than teh breadth of his thumb.........
hence the term Rule of Thumb.....
at least thats what teh BOSS's law school text said....
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