Rule of thumb?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="her">her</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>”:</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span>-<span word="vegan">vegan</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>’<span word="s">s</span>; <span word="her">her</span> <span word="regimen">regimen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="labels">labels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aides">aides</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="is">is</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="picky">picky</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="do">do</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="ts">ts</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="aids">aids</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="is">is</span>.”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Rule">Rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="abides">abides</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="science">science</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> (<span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>) <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suck">suck</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> – <span word="she">she</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> “<span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>” <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p>
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