About Rules of Thumb

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Abstract

so would you. So would the bird. Even that rock maybe wrapped in a sock would look more friendly with a smile. So would we all. So would the wife afraid for her life and being beaten with that stick.</p><p id="e012">These days I use tools to build, not to break. I feed two birds with one piece of bread, instead of knocking them on the head and I smile while I’m smashing the patriarchy with those sticks and stones.</p><p id="5f25">Based on this prompt:</p><div id="8b0f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/think-horses-not-zebras-92bc9964d74a"> <div> <div> <h2>think horses, not zebras</h2> <div><h3>a common rule of thumb and a poem to challenge it</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div>

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A poem

Did you know that rules of thumb were said to be based on the rule that measured the tool a man could use to beat his wife?

Do you still say you will kill two birds with one stone? I wonder if that stone has to be bigger than the stick or if there’s a trick to knocking off those birds with that rock.

I heard a time or two that I would look prettier if I smiled. Well, hell, yeah, so would you. So would the bird. Even that rock maybe wrapped in a sock would look more friendly with a smile. So would we all. So would the wife afraid for her life and being beaten with that stick.

These days I use tools to build, not to break. I feed two birds with one piece of bread, instead of knocking them on the head and I smile while I’m smashing the patriarchy with those sticks and stones.

Based on this prompt:

Tagging Madb Tighe Amanda Dalmas Zara Everly Dennett JP Timko if you’re up to it and anyone else interested in today’s prompt: when common rules of thumbs can be wrong too.