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In the 1400'a law was set forth
In England, a man was allowed to beat
his wife with a stick no thicker than his
thumb. Hence we have the "Rule of thumb!"

Never said anything about women using
a broom. Ok, there is the stuff about
witches.

Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was
invented. It was ruled, "Gentleman Only---
Ladies forbidden---and thus entered into
the English language GOLF

It is impossible to lick your elbow

While you are trying to disprove this I
will wait for response before entering more.







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