In Defense of the Dinky Pinky

So, my friends and I are having a philosophical debate about pinky length. One of us brought up the fact that the normal length of a human pinky finger is such that the tip of that digit falls at the line of the first knuckle of the ring finger, and that pinkies that are shorter or longer are considered by the medical profession to be a deformity.

We have all examined our pinky fingers and found that they all terminate approximately halfway between the first and second knuckles of our ring fingers. Intrigued by this discovery, I even went so far as to examine my mother's hands, only to find that her pinkies are also short. At least I have concluded that my digits and phalanges are genetically influenced.

We now think that this may be our lowest common denominator, and might be a contributing factor to our having been brought together in friendship, in the fashion of a cosmic, karmic clique, if you will.

Interestingly, according to the ancient art of palmistry, people who have this deformity supposedly have an inability to influence others, and are typically unable to communicate well through writing. Supposedly, short pinkies identify the frustrated, and those who are unable to express their talents and skills. In the sexual arena, we are supposedly more inhibited.

Sheah, right. I pppppffffftt at these labels. These profilers have obviously never met me or my friends.

On the plus side, during my research I learned that a person who sticks their pinky out when drinking tea (as I do) is an independent thinker, and a straight pinky finger (which I have) means a person is honest.

Diminutive pinkies of the world, unite!