Comments on: Stranger Than Fiction: Rule Of Thumb

By: K-Li

K-Li — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:15 +0000

I did know about this actually. Boondock Saints taught me.

By: darkoutcast666

darkoutcast666 — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:20:23 +0000

Not so much. All references to the archaic law are made by judges and such who spoke about the barbarism of such a law. However, there is not one case of such a law being present in England. It is best guessed that the “rule of thumb” was a measurement, not a wife-beating guideline and that any mention of beating implements was simply a political maneuver.

By: mandieville666

mandieville666 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:13:57 +0000

i did know that indeed. so much for my ruler.

By: Faust

Faust — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:12 +0000

“Can’t do much damage with that then can we, perhaps it should have been the rule of wrist” Boondock Saints rule

By: kau

kau — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:11:59 +0000

weird…. killer fingers are very painful auhauhUHAUHAUHa

By: Moz

Moz — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:26:47 +0000

@Karen Many archaic units of measurement were roughly determined by things such as thumbs, forearms, feet, etc. simply because they were always on hand…

By: Emery

Emery — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:34:02 +0000

I learned that from Boondock Saints, too. Favorite movie!

By: Me

Me — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:17:31 +0000

Yes, I have seen Boondock Saints

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:03:33 +0000

Yes, and did you know that “a frog in you’re throat” isnt from the sound people make when they are sick, Its a medieval medical practice in which people with a sore throat would put a live from in their mouth and it was beleived when the frog inhaled it would suck the infection out of you…

By: Ville Ojala

Ville Ojala — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:26:26 +0000

I’ve known this, it’s in a book also.