"Is having thumbs noteworthy?"
Some days, yes.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
hippocampus - Nov 07, 2011 9:30:40 am PST #5202 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
DavidS - Nov 07, 2011 9:31:08 am PST #5203 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Awwww, Matt, I'm sorry you're going through such a rough stretch. Wishing you a calm, good, healing space and some useful perspective. Be well.
DavidS - Nov 07, 2011 9:31:39 am PST #5204 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Me, too. My reaction is always to look at my hands and then think, "Is having thumbs noteworthy?"
I think you need the visual where the person is waggling their two thumbs at themself.
brenda m - Nov 07, 2011 9:32:52 am PST #5205 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Me, too. My reaction is always to look at my hands and then think, "Is having thumbs noteworthy?"
I don't know the origins, but online you lose the gesture component to it so I'm sure it's even more opaque.
brenda m - Nov 07, 2011 9:33:11 am PST #5206 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Or what David said.
flea - Nov 07, 2011 9:33:19 am PST #5207 of 30001
information libertarian
Matt, you are much loved and supported here.
I somehow thought the two thumbs thing had to do with texting, or something. Don't you do that with your thumbs?
Amy - Nov 07, 2011 9:36:50 am PST #5208 of 30001
Because books.
I've never understood the two thumbs thing, either, which makes me slightly irritated by it in a I-know-it's-not-logical way.
Jessica - Nov 07, 2011 9:38:05 am PST #5209 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Who has two thumbs and X" doesn't work online, because the payoff is the person pointing to themselves (with their thumbs) and saying "This guy!" I have no idea where it originated, though. It's been around forever.
Matt, thanks for checking in. Stay safe.
§ ita § - Nov 07, 2011 9:38:08 am PST #5210 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I used to be so terrified of crocodiles and alligators (I totally typed allegations...I shouldn't be preparing this presentation right now, I'm obviously word salading it up) when I was a wee thing. I'm glad I couldn't see this.
hippocampus - Nov 07, 2011 9:39:35 am PST #5211 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Annoyance noted. I will stick with Wooo-hooo when I celebrate from now on.