# Pinky or Testicle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773 "2010-10-29T15:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/61 "2010-11-01T21:24:04Z")
I voted for the testicle, as I use the pinkies. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/62 "2010-11-02T18:37:13Z")
I think it depends on the circumstances, I think I could live without a testicle better than I could a finger. But only if it was surgically removed. If I were to lose one as a result of an accident, I would want to lose the pinky. Has to be less traumatic. I think my golf game would fall apart without my right pinky. I use the interlocking grip. Right pinky interlocks with left index finger. If I were to lose one digit off either hand, it would be the left thumb. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/63 "2010-11-03T01:53:37Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > If I were to lose one digit off either hand, it would be the left thumb. I dunno. You really need your opposable thumbs. What is it you do with your pinky that can’t be made up for with the other fingers anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/64 "2010-11-04T09:03:13Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > I’m baffled that its even up for debate. I’d lose the pinky, lose both before I lose a ball. I’m the opposite. I would rather lose all 3 testicles than a part of any finger. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/65 "2010-11-04T10:07:51Z")
Rather than the answer, I am intrigued by the hypothetical situation that brings about this “half a pinky, either hand your choice or a testicle” decision. Abducted by _Criminal Minds_ style psychopath? Angry spouse? Drunken wager? Bored and just bought a really sharp hunting knife? ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/66 "2010-11-04T13:47:42Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Rather than the answer, I am intrigued by the hypothetical situation that brings about this “half a pinky, either hand your choice or a testicle” decision. Abducted by _Criminal Minds_ style psychopath? Angry spouse? Drunken wager? Bored and just bought a really sharp hunting knife? I thought we’d answered that on the first page: a really cruel version of “Let’s Make a Deal” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/67 "2010-11-05T02:02:13Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Rather than the answer, I am intrigued by the hypothetical situation that brings about this “half a pinky, either hand your choice or a testicle” decision. Abducted by _Criminal Minds_ style psychopath? Angry spouse? Drunken wager? Bored and just bought a really sharp hunting knife? At least the OP didn’t say: “Need answer fast.” ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773/68 "2010-11-05T03:46:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > At least the OP didn’t say: “Need answer fast.” Wonderful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinky-or-testicle/558773.md?page=3)