Wife: "It took you THIS long to get home. Do you know what time it is?"
Husband: "Five-ish?"
Wife: "No. Seven-ish!"
Husband: "Five-ish?"
Wife: "No. Seven-ish!"
by BlastFurnace April 21, 2025
An approximate way of doing something based on presumptions rather than fact. Contrary to popular belief, the idea the law once allowed a husband to beat his wife as long as the device was no thicker than his thumb is false, as such assaults were outlawed for centuries in common law, although the ban wasn't generally codified in written law until the 1980s.
A driver kept going 5 mph over the speed limit, thinking the police had a rule of thumb that it was a waste of time to give out a ticket to anyone going anything lower than that.
by BlastFurnace February 27, 2025
A Canadian expression that refers to a coffee with two cream and two sugar. Usually associated with Tim Hortons, but the phrase can be used at any restaurant that serves coffee.
The bus driver stopped his full to capacity vehicle, in the middle of a cold day, so he could run into a Tim Hortons to get a double double.
by BlastFurnace March 11, 2025