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From: lgardi@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: APOLOGIES TO DON - BOTH OF THEM!
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1993 14:53:18 GMT
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In article <1993Mar9.202057.16654@dbsun.uucp>, meyer@dbsun.uucp (Don Meyer) writes:
> Lori,
> Good luck.  While I claim no knowledge of the origin of the phrase
> "rule of thumb", I do know that:
> 
>    + It is in extremely widespread use.
> 
>    + No one has heard your explanation, therefore the phrase doesn't
>      bother them a bit.
> 
> I also feel the need to comment that your saying that Clint "goofed"
> is poor manners.  He merely used an incredibly common phrase that
> you believe to be non-PC.  Cringing is okay, education is just
> fine (I know I find cultural tidbits like this interesting), but
> I would not say that he "goofed".
> 
> Actually, since I gave in to the urge to respond, I may as well
> continue to skew off topic here (this thread is probably already
> in killfiles worldwide ;-).  I realize that this is more properly
> alt.sex.bondage turf, but I'd think that the _thinner_ the stick was,
> the greater the force (psi) would be, and the more damage you could
> inflict.  Wind resistance plays into it also, as does the material
> the stick is made from (even if wood, there are many choices) of course.
> Are you sure that it's not the other way around?  Perhaps you could
> not beat your wife with a stick that was *less* than the thickness
> of your thumb?
> 
> Apologies to net.police.wannabees for this off-topic reply.  I _did_
> try to warn you in the keywords... :-)
> 
> Don Meyer
> -- 
> " 'Cause you see son, it's one of my responsibilities as a parent to wean
> you from life's joy and prepare you for the relentless heartache that is
> adulthood." -- Earl Sinclair to Robbie
>     =========================================================
Dear guys,
     Sorry for starting this (whatever) in this newsgroup. I guess I was just
pre-menstrul or something...  Let get back to the subject of ROBOTICS which
I look forward to every day. I get alot of great ideas from you people.
Keep it up.
LORI
-- 
<<<RED FISHY WINS>>>
Lori Gardi				(519) 661-2111 ext 8695
Dept. of Astronomy,			lgardi@uwovax.uwo.ca
University of Western Ontario
London, ON, CANADA, N6A 3K7
