Comments on: Poll results: it’s a tie!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:39:53 +0000

I used to gross out my little brother when I was a kid… I’d chase him around the house with my “tum” (toe/thumb) and try to touch him with it, yelling that he’d get infected with my “thumb disease.” In high school, my best friend tripped and stepped on my hand, and I screamed and showed her my thumb, convincing her that she had squished it. Now, I’ve come to accept my genetic hiccup, and my boyfriend lovingly refers to me as Tumbelina…

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:05:10 +0000

I am forty-one and have never before heard of “clubbed thumbs” or met anyone else who had them. I have always joked that I was born with eight fingers and twelve toes. From now on, though, I will call them Royal thumbs – much better !

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:41:36 +0000

I call my thumbs cello thumbs (because they look kind of like an upside down cello) I like “royal thumbs” too though.

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:27:41 +0000

I like Pumpkin Thumbs!

By: Renea

Renea — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

“dumb-thumb” … it is my dumb thumb, especially dumb as my other is completely normal!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:18 +0000

My husband calls them my toe thumbs. I have always called them my fat thumbs. I had no idea this was a legitimate condition – just thought I was deformed. I’ve been very self-conscious about them since a friend noticed them in sixth grade (and I’m forty now!!). She made a HUGE deal over them -”Ew!! Look at her thumbs!!” It’s nice to know that I’m not alone. I like the notion of royalty, but not so keen on the “murderer’s thumbs!”

By: Brady

Brady — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:23:18 +0000

We have always called them hammer thumbs in our family, which I see is not an option in the poll.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:22:29 +0000

I can’t believe how many people have clubbed thumbs! it makes me feel so much better about it as i was selfconcious about my thumbs for a long time – one’s normal, and one’s short and stubby. however, my parents didn’t realise I had a clubbed thumb until a few years ago when I started high school…. one of my friends thinks my thumb is so great and she calls it my toe thumb – she also likes showing it off to other people!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:17:06 +0000

I can’t believe this name isn’t up on the list, but my kids came up with calling my thumbs “Thoes”. I have lived with these stubby thumbs all my life and they were the first to come up with the name thoes. And they didn’t even come up with that name until they were well into their teens.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:27:47 +0000

I call them half thumbs. Cause they have a full nail but it’s half the size. Creepy…