# Could you use another thumb in your life/job?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 9, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359 "2024-02-09T17:14:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/21 "2024-02-12T02:56:08Z")

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> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#):
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> Hey, wait, has no one considered the inevitable extension to animals? In particular, CATS? Imagine a world inhabited by CATS with THUMBS?

Obligatory cat video:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IdA_fLC7WIQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Cravendale, Cats with Thumbs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdA_fLC7WIQ)

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/22 "2024-02-12T16:41:34Z")

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LOL – I’d seen the cat filing claws gif before, but never the full video. Classic!

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/23 "2024-02-12T19:52:17Z")

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> [@Tride](#):
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> Can I nominate the prehensile tail? It would make carpentry a LOT easier!

How about a prehensile rectum?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/24 "2024-02-12T19:58:22Z")

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I could use another finger. When I mentally count on my fingers without looking at them, I will often assume that I have two of them instead of one in between my middle and pinky. So giving me another one would bring my body in line with my mind’s expectations.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/25 "2024-02-12T20:14:58Z")

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I’ve already been warned about using my third thumb at work.

Spoiler- it’s not actually my thumb.

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**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-use-another-thumb-in-your-life-job/997359/26 "2024-02-12T21:41:13Z")

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[Prehensile Rectum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bathroom-etiquette-memo-do-you-have-a-prehensile-rectum/75367/72). Still a classic.

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