rule of thumb
one of the most commonly misconstrued sayings, an example used in
Boondock Saints "a man is allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb." A claim made by a satirical caricaturist by the name of James Gillray against a judge. The first and original use of the saying is as simple as the words. The thumb was used as a readily available tool of measuring. Such as the
Tailor's rule of thumb "the circumference of the thumb twice, is the circumference of the wrist, twice the circumference of the wrist is the circumference of the neck, and then twice the circumference of the neck is the
waist's circumference." Then there is the
Brewer's rule of thumb where if the temperature of the wort wasn't insufferable by the thumb it was cool enough to pitch the yeast. It has now been used as a term of commonplace knowledge in a field.
rule of thumb
by YousaywhyIsaywhynot on Oct 23, 2006 18:08:11
Commonly used term orginating in the early
1900s, when it was legal for men to beat their wives, as long as they used
a stick no
wider than their thumb.
rule of thumb
by Spiff C on May 29, 2006 11:10:18
A rule from
the old days, in which a man could beat a woman with something no bigger than his
thumb. It is now used in common language, and most people don't even realise
the origin.
rule of thumb
by THEKosheerDillWhole on May 15, 2009 12:30:16
This is the highest acceptable level to wear
your pants. place your hand
sideways across your lower stomach with the top of your thumb even with the bottom of
your belly button. the top of your pants should be LOWER than the bottom of your hand.
Rule of Thumb
by Strangling Jack on Apr 30, 2010 16:00:16
During coitus, if you're ready to move from the pink to the stink, but you're
not sure if she's into it, you can always gently
mash your strongest thumb into her butthole, as if to say, "What do you think?" If she smiles or goes with it, trade your thumb for your cock
Indiana Jones style.
Rule of Thumb
by PhilMujar on Jun 03, 2014 03:34:04
The rule that basically a lot of
modern women will allow a man to sneak a finger up their ass during sex, but will
draw the line at full anal sex.
The rule of thumb states that a thumb, being thicker than the average finger, inserted into a female's ass consensually will ultimately then mean that the consenting female will allow said male to insert his penis into her ass.
Example:
Davy and
Stuart were together last night, do you know what happened? No, but apparently she failed
the rule of thumb.
Davy said he's meeting Stuart tonight and won't try anything until he's found out whether Stuart passes the rule of thumb.
Rule of Thumb
by docspock on Jul 29, 2014 15:28:06
Rules of Thumb
by hunterVSsmoker on Jul 27, 2009 22:45:15
Example:
The Rules of Thumb are:
1) There should be a hand in it somehow
2) The hand should have a thumb bitten off, so customers would look at the four fingers remaining on the hand and think, "Hey, four."
3) Under no circumstances would they use Photoshop.
L4D is a
visceral experience, and its
box art deserved the same approach.
Rule of thumb
by Achmed1977 on Apr 25, 2009 03:45:16
Originating from
the Middle East, this refers to a father trying to penetrate his daughter with his thumb in order to
assess whether she is ready to be married off. If penetration is impossible then she is
not ready for marriage.
New Rule of Thumb
by Le11223344 on Apr 08, 2023 01:25:13
Example:
Swimmer Riley
Gaines just got assaulted by a male for speaking up about
women’s rights. This day and age, the new
rule of thumb allows males to beat women for speaking.