# Do you have opposable thumbs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889 "2010-05-10T07:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889/41 "2010-05-14T13:03:15Z")
^ WooHoo. Pot/Kettle and all!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889/42 "2010-05-14T13:56:27Z")
πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![vrg101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/db5fbb/32.png) [@vrg101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vrg101)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889/43 "2011-02-17T20:44:44Z")
i do not have opposable thumbs. ive always know that. the reason is that i have the joint but none of the ligaments. when my hands are relaxed the skin is very smooth, if you look at your other fingers or someone elses thumb they have wrinkles at the joint so they have mobility. i have generally small hands but when i bend all my fingers my thumb only moves to the middle of my palm from the base of my hand. I can not give a thumbs up becasue my thumb dose not bend back. And i can bent it forward slightly but only if i use my other hand. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889/44 "2011-02-17T21:26:02Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Do you have hairy palms as well? I don’t think that **Mangetout** ’s masterbation frequency is any of your business. πŸ˜› [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-opposable-thumbs/538889.md?page=2)