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Why I hate the index finger (1980)

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255 points consumer451 | 10 comments | 19 Nov 24 00:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.594s | source | bottom
1. MrMcCall ◴[19 Nov 24 16:08 UTC] No.42185011[source]▶
I'm rather ambivalent about the index finger. The middle finger, however...
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2. ◴[19 Nov 24 16:16 UTC] No.42185093[source]▶
3. rob74 ◴[19 Nov 24 16:32 UTC] No.42185293[source]▶
Look at it this way: if there was no index finger, you wouldn't have a middle finger either...
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4. azangru ◴[19 Nov 24 17:31 UTC] No.42186015[source]▶
> if there was no index finger, you wouldn't have a middle finger either

You would have two :-)

5. valicord ◴[19 Nov 24 17:32 UTC] No.42186018[source]▶
No, you'd actually have two middle fingers then: upper middle finger and lower middle finger. Just think of the possibilities!
6. lcnPylGDnU4H9OF ◴[19 Nov 24 17:32 UTC] No.42186021[source]▶
I guess if you lose all but one finger on a hand then, among other things, you will be unable to point at anything with it without flipping someone off.
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7. dogman1050 ◴[19 Nov 24 18:51 UTC] No.42186843[source]▶
My ring finger is on my mind presently. It's turned into a trigger finger from riding a stiff clutch motorcycle for a week nine months ago. If bent too close to my palm it doesn't come back without help. It's interfering with my Spiderman web shooter operation. Must have it looked at.
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8. MrMcCall ◴[19 Nov 24 20:00 UTC] No.42187479[source]▶
That's interesting. My wife's cooking has done it to her ring finger as well. She spoke to a hand orthopedist, but he said that she'd be out of action for weeks if they did the procedute that shaves it, so they just gave her a shot of roids to help it calm down. They can do that up to three times before they need to do the shaving procedure. Good luck with it, Spidey ;-)
9. MrMcCall ◴[19 Nov 24 20:01 UTC] No.42187488{3}[source]▶
Call it a feature, not a bug ;-)
10. engineer_22 ◴[19 Nov 24 21:03 UTC] No.42188058[source]▶
Having experienced mallet finger in the past, I might consider wearing a splint for a couple weeks to let it heal