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11 May 2003 (Sunday):

Thank God for thumbs.

posted by enjelani @ 10:59 AM PST

Replies: 8 comments

Indubitably. But what prompted thanks to God on this particular occasion? :)

posted by m. mellow @ 11 05 2003 02:37 PM PST

so true... without them, the post would have read: "ThankGodforthumbs."

posted by soren @ 11 05 2003 03:17 PM PST

Were you hitchhiking? I'd have picked you up and given you a lift... :)

posted by Moonpuddle @ 11 05 2003 09:29 PM PST

Enjelani! Here I am, waiting for weeks to be exposed to a profound thought -- and what do I get? Thank God for thumbs. There must be a deeper meaning in this for the initiated. Why thumbs? What about the little pinky finger? A weakling, it is true, and didn't contribute as much to the evolution of homo sapiens. But at least he's a team player, standing as he does behind the rest, not arrogantly setting himself apart. And the index finger? She may not see as much action now as she once did, but how would you learn the world as a kid if you couldn't point to things? The ring finger, groomed to bear a ring and for no other purpose -- don't you feel sorry for her? The middle finger, taller than the rest but too mediocre to deserve even a name, except in terms of his relation to the others? And what about the big toe?

;)

posted by beefeater @ 12 05 2003 12:12 AM PST

I just wish we could still brachiate like in the good old days.

posted by jim @ 12 05 2003 10:50 AM PST

thumbs? or opposable thumbs?

pets with opposable thumbs are a bad idea.

posted by echeng @ 12 05 2003 03:55 PM PST

i'm bummed about the fundamental incompatibility between opposable thumbs and claws. guess that's the sad tradeoff. tool-making? or delivering ragged gory death with your bare hands! unless you're Deathstrike, of course.

posted by eric @ 12 05 2003 07:43 PM PST

thumbs: the precursor to lollipops. Mmm... sugar.

posted by dishi @ 13 05 2003 06:04 PM PST