tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post4677816701145472564..comments2023-08-24T16:23:44.260+10:00Comments on Words all Around: origin of the phrase 'rule of thumb'parlancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-27387632745607307512012-08-05T19:26:40.311+10:002012-08-05T19:26:40.311+10:00proud womon, I forgot to say, I wouldn't even ...proud womon, I forgot to say, I wouldn't even eat a mushie if the person was okay afterwards, because there's a danger the poisonous ones can kill you months later. They damage certain internal organs, forget which.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-27927248415162506752012-08-05T19:23:08.746+10:002012-08-05T19:23:08.746+10:00proud womon, from things I've read on your bl...proud womon, from things I've read on your blog, I'd say we're about the same vintage. Like fine wine, we're aging well. <br /><br />One of the good things about the workshop was that we all reached down, pulled a leaf or two, and ate it. I felt quite brave. I still feel okay, lol.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-33694829998199404482012-08-04T21:23:41.717+10:002012-08-04T21:23:41.717+10:00rule of thumb was a big saying 'in my day'...rule of thumb was a big saying 'in my day' - that would be when we were growing up parlance - we do seem to be 'of an age'... and 1 inch was always associated with the end of thumb to first joint (although the average that figure is based on is dubious - womyn wouldn't have figured into the way they measured - nor small men!!)<br /><br />i love the idea of an edible weeds proud womonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469068903173524980noreply@blogger.com