In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> Priscilla Ballou >, if that's their real name, wrote:
>
> >Now, I've got these fingers that are bent funny, but the inheritance of
> >that is traceable, too.
>
> On my mom's side of the family, the pinky fingers curve outward at the
> furthermost knuckle, and they fit perfectly against the ring finger. That
> was the very first thing my mom checked when I gave birth to her
> granddaughter.

On my mother's side, the long finger (between index finger and ring
finger, oh, right, it's also called the middle finger) curves out
towards the pinkie, and, when I hold out my hand flat with fingers
together, it slides a little under the ring finger. My mother has the
same, but not my sister.

Priscilla, mutant
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