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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:29 PM
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Can you move your pinky toe without your other toes moving?
i can't but my daughter can and it's freaky looking! She can also raise one eyebrow ala John Belushi.
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evlbstrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:39 PM
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1. My toes are prehensile.
They resemble fingers. But I have one pinky toe that doesn't bend at all.
I can do the eyebrow thing, though.
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suzbaby Donating Member (906 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:41 PM
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2. Only on my right foot
:)
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:44 PM
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3. People who can't raise one eyebrow sometimes get nutsy when
they see someone who can. I don't know why, but there it is.

PS: I can wiggle my ears, too.

Redstone
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:47 PM
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4. the raised eyebrow never fails to make laugh, now where'd she get
that? I can't do it, my husband can't do it, maybe she's got a recessive gene or something?
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:53 PM
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7. I don't think anybody knows where it comes from. It's not genetic,
like tongue-rolling.

Redstone
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:48 PM
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5. yes, both feet AND I can do the eyebrow thing, bilaterally
does that make me weird?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 09:52 PM
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6. don't think so but if i could that i'd be giving people the raised brow
all day.
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Generic Brad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 10:30 PM
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8. I can do things with my fingers that defy physics
Hold up your thumb with one hand and your index finger with the other. Switch repeatedly. Very few people can do this.

If you are one of the few, I have a more advanced challenge. Hold out your index finger and pinky with one hand, then hold out the other two fingers on the other hand. Switch the position repeatedly between hands.

I must be very talented because the eyebrow thing and the little tow stunt and wiggling my ears are easy things to do. Anyone hiring?
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 12:38 AM
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10. I can roll my tongue and pick up things with my toes
but I haven't used my toes to pickup things in years and I can't move my pinky-toe by itself!

I also can't even hold out my two middle fingers together without a great effort -- the ring finger wants to be where the pinky goes! Hence I'm sitting here practicing flippin' myself off!

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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 08:45 AM
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12. I can do that too...but I can't wiggle my ears.
eyebrow thing...check
toe thing.......check
finger trick....check
rolling tongue..check
Vulcan V........check


wiggling ears no
crossing eyes no
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-02-06 10:31 PM
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9. yes, i can...
and mrs sniffa can't... :shrug:
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 12:39 AM
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11. nope, sure can't.....nt
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 08:50 AM
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13. My husband thinks I am a freak because I can do that...
I can even hold a pencil with my toes an write...although a bit sloppy.

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liberalitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 09:01 AM
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14. Ala john bulushi and Va. Gov. Tim Kaine....
Not only can I move it independently BUT I can cross it over the next toe.... and under it.
Pretty freaky eh?
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