Is your ring finger longer than your index finger?
Megrose489
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Just read today that if your ring finger is longer than your index finger you are more likely to develop knee OA, particularly women. It's all to do with index to ring finger length ratio. Arthritis Research UK mention it on their site. I apologise if it's old news, but have just come across it. Guess what? My ring finger is longer than my index finger!
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Thanks Meg
How interesting, it does make you wounder who noticed this in the first place..by the way mine is not longer.but I do have a gammy knee on top of the other things.. :roll:Love
Barbara0 -
Mine is too but that's because of arthritis
It's squashed them
A longer ring finger is associated with being exposed to more testosterone in the womb. So traders with long ring fingers make more money and people are more likely to be sporty (despite the arthritis) and good at maths and physics (traditionally 'male' subjects). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/success-isnt-written-in-the-stars-its-in-the-length-of-your-fingers-1334251.html
Incidentally, a very long ring finger is known as the 'Casanova pattern' :shock: Oooh er, missusIf at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
Once upon a very long time ago when I was doing my National
Service squarebashing we sometimes were ordered to carry our
rifles upright against our right shoulder. This was done by inserting
what the drill instructor called the saturday night finger through
the trigger guard and carrying the rifle on it.
I think a couple of generations of nationalservicemen sported a
very strong middlefinger of their right hand.
Does anyone remember national service?0 -
Not only do I remember National Service but also my brother's National Service number (from writing letters to him). I forget loads of really useful stuff every day but that one, useless number is still embedded in my brain :roll:If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
Mine are. Bother. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Well, my ring finger on BOTH hands is shorter than my middle finger. But then I don't have OA. I have RA.
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." Robert A Heinlein
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592407 Sir.0
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there was a thread on this very subject when i first joined AC. I'll try and find it....
elizabethNever be bullied into silence.
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no ones definition of your life
Define yourself........
Harvey Fierstein0 -
Both ring fingers are longer so is that why I have OA and RA ? 2 for the price of 1???
Love Kate xx0 -
On both of my hands the ring fingers are about 1cm longer than the index fingers :shock: xxxHealing Hugs
Debbie.x0
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