Fingers, toes, nail and nail-eating

Factual Questions
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Hello

I’m Alexander from Greece and I have a few questions.

Are there any metaphysical properties that have been attributed to the fingers, toes and nails of humans by any civilization that has been hosted in this earth?

And what do you know about finger/toenail eating except that it is a sign of stress in today’s society?

Thank you.

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Well, the only reason I ever bite my fingernails (I never bite my toenails) is to remove snags, torn cuticles, uneven nail sections, etc…
Actually, I cut my nails reguarly enough that I rarely need to ever bite my nails (and even so, using your teeth can sometimes lead to a even worse situation).

I am sure there is some mythos attached to fingers (think: stringed instrument musicians and the skills associated with their hands/fingers), as for nails, don’t know.

Maybe you can follow up on the whole “It’s not polite to point” issue? :stuck_out_tongue:

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I eat (bite?) my fingers all the time. Never took to nails.

It must have started out as some psychological thingy, I dunno, but now I just bite 'coz it’s so darn addictive. Nothing to do with stress anymore. I just can’t stay off it no matter how hard I try, 'coz it’s so accessible and yummy.

I’m not really quite sure what you’re trying to ask, but if you have further questions, I’ll bite :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thank you for sharing your gastronomic habbits and bumping this thread - keep it going!

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http://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.php?id_number=738

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According to Norse mythology HEL is building a ship, the Naglfar, that will transport her forces to the battle of Ragnarok.

This ship is made from dead mens fingernails, so of course, its important to trim the nails of the dead and so delay the ships construction for as long as possible ! see

http://www.northvegr.org/lore/prose2/016.php

Also don’t belivers in magic spells/curses try to get the targets fingernail clippings or other personal items for use in their rituals?

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bunyip can you expand on your last sentence?

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I don’t believe in any of this stuff but a search around dug up the following

http://uk.geocities.com/angel_fire6585/spells/binding.html

http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/grimoire/general_binding_spell.htm

http://www.globalpsychics.com/lp/Superstition/hairnails.htm