Rule of Thumb - 2025 Edition

 

1.  The less you click on unknown sites, the longer your computer will last.

2.   When you think you should stop for gas, you should.

3.  If someone asks you a question about someone else, look behind you before answering.

4.  As long as you carry a small pocketknife, you’ll never need it.

5.   Neither your TV or your cell phone is really smart.

6.   With regards to Death Bed Confessions, there is no such thing as a death bed.  I know, I’ve checked several furniture stores.

7.  No matter what you write, someone else will want to change it.

 

 17th century
Refers to the use of one’s thumb as a measuring tool.
Unrelated to the baker’s thumb, used to add weight to a purchase, or a hitchhiker’s thumb as an informal request for transportation.  None of which is related to Siskel and Ebert.
That's it for thumbs.