The Texas Rule of Thumb is: The further you travel Northwest, the higher the elevation and lower the precipitation, the further you travel Southeast, the lower the elevation, and higher the...
It used to be that you could only beat your wife with a stick no thicker than your thumb.
Dress for the weather, and dress in clothing that fits.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Naked ladies and barn animals all got together it was a rush to get one tackled