Please note the finger to palm ratio.If you'd like, check your own.
Stubby. Somewhat akin to a baseball mitt.
Stubby. Somewhat akin to a baseball mitt.
Stubby fingers have nothing to do with the actual finger length, it's all about how they appear in proportion to the palm. People with graceful looking hands have fingers that are longer than the length of their palms. (This is my opinion/observation; I have not reviewed the current literature to support my claims.)
Side note: I am trying to learn how to use semi-colons as one of my writing goals. If anyone has any skill in this arena, tell me whether the above usage is correct. I totally don't get it.
Looking for the cause, I naturally turned to my mother who is Japanese and miniature. Short stubby fingers, perfect for working in the rice paddies.
However, she has perfectly proportioned hands! Her fingers are about the same length as mine but her palms are much smaller. Curses.
Turns out it's my father who's responsible for the in-elegant proportions. It's the Irish ancestry he says. (Don't mean to turn this into a racially biased commentary.) Short stubby fingers, perfect for grubbing in potato fields.
Buying gloves is impossible. Such a burden to bear.
That really is a hard burden to bear. I do have some perfect potatoes for your "potato grubbing mitts" though. I can save them for you if you want me to.
ReplyDeleteHA! MITTS! It's totally true! I have a new project now - I'm going to do a little photo essay on my own blog. (btw, I bypass the semicolon for the all-purpose dash)
ReplyDeleteHave you noticed, though, that Mama's fingers don't fill out gloves either? Her fingernails make up the difference.
You should take pictures of our parents' hands for comparison.
You know, I did your little test on my hand and on Joe's hands and they're both the same -- fingers don't reach past the palm. I know I have stubby hands, but I don't think Joe does.
ReplyDeleteI have to second Maria's notion...your test is a good theory but invalid. My finger to palm ratio are about the same but I don't think I have the same stubby potato grubbing mitts. I actually like my hands and fingers.
ReplyDeletemy finger to palm ratio is about the same as yours sonja! curse our short stubby fingers! although i don't know about this irish ancestry thing, because i'm not at all irish... at least not with in the past 500 years or so...
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