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no_hypocrisy

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1. Afghani equivalent of The Rule of Thumb

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 07:42 AM

Mar 13

This has been said to derive from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb. In 1782 Judge Sir Francis Buller is reported as having made this legal ruling.

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