[lbo-talk] Oberlin College: Hell on Earth

[jeffrey fisher]

ah. not very conclusive, is it? but my read was that it all adds up to 
the usual story here being unlikely . . . but not because men weren't 
allowed (or even supposed) to beat their wives.

On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at 11:53 AM, Kelley wrote:


> At 11:25 AM 11/11/03 -0500, jeffrey fisher wrote:
>> this sounds like a job for snopes, but i couldn't find anything there 
>> . . .
>>
>> kelley?
>
> this comes up on WMST-L repeatedly. this archive of typical 
> conversational dynamics is not conclusive, but there is a claim that 
> there is a source from blackstone's. i've pasted one snippet, but read 
> on for more: > <http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/ruleofthumb.html>
>
> aahhhh, bitnet. :)