Pilot thumbs? That’s one way of putting it…

Still wondering what the correct terminology for these thumbs is? Why not, ‘pilot’ thumbs… This term is suggestive of additional control, although you can push on and concern yourself with the so-called ‘pinkie’ now… Opposable thumbs? Opposed to what…

Here’s a nice view, but would you be at an advantage flying a plane if your thumbs are clubbed? Probably not, because it takes a huge amount of work to master the controls for yourself, even if the main part of the flight is on autopilot. My pilot thumbs, as I have taken to calling them, give me an advantage when it comes to the game of thumb-war, but that don’t matter…

What does matter is the general principle of discrimination, for example… I found that on certain occasions, some people find these thumbs, entirely natural as being ‘ugly’ so-to-speak… I am not sure if this is correct, such a person probably has such a closed mind, that he or she cannot appreciate difference… That’s just close-mindedness and some of the comments on this blog from the general public attest to being bullied over this genetic difference. What’s this down to? Well, it’s phoetal development, nothing hugely out of the ordinary, certainly not a defect, perhaps a sign of an end of lineage and potential family-branch reattachment.

Again, without scientific research, you simply can’t leap to a conclusion or you leave yourself out-of-the-equation. You imagine taht everything is in place for your future, then you realise that the future doesn’t come to you, as such, you have to move forward.

That’s it for now, many thanks…

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Kopa thumbs? It’s Casimir the Great…

Those with clubbed-thumbs seem to share a common DNA sequence, some claim it’s descent from Royalty. If it is, then whom better to park your royal lineage with than Casimir the Great of Poland…

Casimir the Great (1310-1370): from this portrait it looks that he bore Kopa thumbs (what some people call ‘clubbed’)…

Well, there we have it… A big mystery concerning my own origins, rooted down to Casimir III the Great of Poland. It’s not so much direct descent, but adherence to a principle centrally promoted by the respected King of Poland concerning largesse, giving, kindness so-to-speak… So many King and Queens and rulers of the world to speak of from Ancient History, we don’t seem to have time to study their history in detail…

A portrait like this one of the King, who ruled from 1333-1370, by Leopold Loeffler (1327-1398), really depicts the man at the peak of his majesty. Wise, benevolent and multilingual, giving heir to – perhaps- the likes of Ryszard Kapuściński (1932-2007), the journalist, and Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)…

There are questions here of modern legacy. Someone who respects monarchies of the past, but have accept modernity may end-up having to weigh things up with the ritualised monarchies of today, who seem to have been dreamt up somehow, the question of virtues and values; I think that clearly the portraits of past monarchs need to be studied more carefully, because that’s when their stories come to life, and what stories!

So, here we have a figure of nobility, one who may yet change the course of history for a good…

The course of history? A monarch from the past, whose very painting pours doubt on the monarch’s of today? Then it shall be, The Last History…

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Clubbed thumbs? Son of a spark…

The first post in about 13 years, since I set out to demystify this trait, genetic and on-course for further research… My father is a scientist, who works for Accenture in Paris, and I am my own father…

Maybe older, certainly wiser than that time years ago, but I have held the same-line since discovering that this trait is shared by millions, including Megan Foxton, and that it is genetic and naturally found amongst chimpanzees. Of course, whether I decided to suffocate myself in the womb with my thumbs and enter inebriation until re-entry, is really immaterial. The point is that if someone found them repulsive to look at in the pub, at least I found-out the guy’s not to be trusted. Don’t trust a guy holding at the bar, who doesn’t drink spirits!

Life’s lesson, I’m sure…

DN Cybertron (f.f.s./p.m.l.)

Numb thumbs? That’s another one…

Megan Fox FHM Number 1

News: Transformers star and fellow clubbed thumber Megan Fox has been voted FHM’s number 1 ‘sexiest woman in the world’.

Megan Fox: more than meets the eye.

Updated: 2/12/08 Megan Fox: showing off her thumb

Poll results: it’s a tie!

Clubbed or stub… same difference. ‘Midget’ and ‘Big Toe’ got a good turnout as  well. Thanks for voting. p.s. My personal favourite is  Royal.

The Palmistry of the Stub/Clubbed thumb

It’s not something I take very seriously but there happens to be a lot of palmistry (hand-reading) literature relating to clubbed thumb on the internet.

If I get the chance to see a Palmist/fortune-teller I might show them out of amusement. I have found both Western and Hindu links. One such example comes from the Laws of Scientific hand-reading (not actually scientific). According to the palmists ‘clubbed thumb’ means that you have a short temper and get very angry. Amusing:

Occasionally a thumb is found with the will phalanx is thick and rounded … [and] is found on the hands of healthy persons. Owing to its peculiar club-like formation is had been called the clubbed thumb, and owing to the thickness, courseness and brutal obstinacy shown, has been designated the murderer’s thumb. This clubbed thumb shows terrific obstinacy … They are dangerous companions however not to be trifled with.

Is this true for you?

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ps…

More pictures of our thumbs! This website on Photobucket courtesy of JT:

http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii237/clubbedthumbs/?start=20

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pps… Going to close the naming Poll this week – it’s a close race between ‘clubbed’ and ‘stub’. So if you haven’t voted yet…!

Thumbelievable! Myspace, Facebook, Flickr

Wow, so loads of people out there have clubbed thumbs. I am not alone! If you are part of Myspace , Facebook (‘The clubbed thumb society’) or photo-sharing flickr you will find that those websites also have clubbed thumb groups.

Poll: Thumb name?

One of the things I have found out recently is that there is no set name for my thumbs. Wikipedia has used ‘clubbed’ thumbs and that’s where I got my idea from. But many people use the word ‘midget’ thumbs. I have also heard stub thumbs and others. The technical name is brachydactyly type D or BDD thumbs.

So how about Royal thumbs? Or Big Toe thumbs? Why not? So I have added a poll on the right to find out what terms people use…

More celeb thumbs

It seems in the acting and modelling profession, where outward appearance is important, people with BDD thumbs are more than successful. Thanks to Quinn and Jack for finding these. As well as Megan Fox (see previous post), from left to right: Malin Akerman (US actress), Tory Mussett (Australian actress), Ashley Lynn Cafagna (US actress), and Kristen van Der Noot (Germany DJ and Model).

Who knows, maybe famous historical figures also share this trait…

Some science of stub

According to Wikipedia ‘clubbed thumb’ used to be a sign of descent from European royal blood lines. Could there be any truth to this? According to the science – as a way of judging blood lines the clubbed (or stub) thumbs trait might be ideal because of its expression (i.e. it shows up relatively often in the few families who have it).

I have found out that the technical name is brachydactyly type D (BDD). The clubbed thumb is defined as a shortening and broadening of the the end bone or phalanx of the thumb. They are also trying to determine if there is a gene for the trait.

It is a common trait, aproximately 1 million Americans will have clubbed thumbs (occurring in 0.4% of whites and 0.1% of blacks in the US). In Israel it occurs in 1.6% of Jews and 3% of Arabs. It is also found a lot in Japan (this info from the book Abnormal Skeletal Phenotypes, which you can find on google books (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oG5Fn4Ucus4C).