Priscilla Ballou >, if that's their real name, wrote:
>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
I TOLD you that you were a mutant! But would you believe me? NOOOOO!
Carol, whose second toe is shorter than the big one
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"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."
*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_
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