# Proof! Trump has small hands (15th percentile of all men) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 5, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883 "2016-08-05T21:41:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/1 "2016-08-05T21:41:18Z")
> **[Yes, Donald Trump’s hands are actually pretty small](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/05/yes-donald-trumps-hands-are-actually-pretty-small/)** > > After numerous attempts to measure Trump’s hands – including one in the Post that analyzed photographs of the candidate – a journalist from The Hollywood Reporter cracked the case. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/2 "2016-08-05T21:49:44Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/05/yes-donald-trumps-hands-are-actually-pretty-small/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/05/yes-donald-trumps-hands-are-actually-pretty-small/) From the article: > [@](#): > > Three days later, at one of the final Republican presidential debates, Trump shot back: “Nobody has ever hit my hands. I’ve never heard of this.” And of course, he defended the size of his penis as well: “I guarantee you, there’s no problem. I guarantee you.” His shortcomings [heh] probably explains his thin-skin. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/3 "2016-08-05T23:21:22Z")
> [@Washington Post](#): > > While the media will likely never be able to determine the veracity of Trump’s claim about his penis… It’s a long way to go until November, I wouldn’t rule it out. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/4 "2016-08-06T02:02:13Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > It’s a long way to go until November, I wouldn’t rule it out. If we don’t rule it out, how will we ever know how long it is? ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/5 "2016-08-06T05:46:44Z")
This is the greatest thing ever. I’ve always wondered my buttock height percentile. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/6 "2016-08-06T05:50:25Z")
Also, his ring finger is pretty short. Men are supposed to have ring fingers significantly longer than the index. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/7 "2016-08-06T07:05:50Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > Also, his ring finger is pretty short. Men are supposed to have ring fingers significantly longer than the index. I think this means he’s a lesbian. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/8 "2016-08-06T23:01:03Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I think this means he’s a lesbian. He’s from Lebanon? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/9 "2016-08-06T23:20:39Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > He’s from Lebanon? More likely Greek. …From Lesbos Island. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/10 "2016-08-07T00:05:22Z")
But if he’s from the Middle East, can we deport him back? ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/11 "2016-08-07T00:31:06Z")
Until we figure out what’s going on ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/12 "2016-08-07T03:55:55Z")
So we have to build a wall around Lebanon? And make the lesbians pay for it? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/13 "2016-08-07T04:14:40Z")
They really are bizarrely small hands. I’m female, 5’ 7" and MY hands are 7.48" from wrist to end of middle finger. Mind you, I have long hands for a sheila. Big feet too. If I were a bloke, well, you can imagine I’d have a bloody long… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/14 "2016-08-07T13:55:52Z")
Well, the best measure of hand size (if you’re an NFL quarterback evaluator) is not the measurement from wrist fold to end of middle finger tip, but the wingspan (width) from outside of thumb end to outside of little finger end with fingers stretched out. By this measure, my hand size (9.75 inches) is considerably larger than that of Blake Bortles (9.375 inches), so _I_ should be quarterbacking the Jacksonville Jaguars. Though he might have me beat on “functional mobility”. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/15 "2016-08-08T01:55:14Z")
There is absolutely no evidence that Donald Trump is an Nazi German sleeper agent implanted in Mary Ann MacLeod by Joesph Goebbels, and I dare anyone to repeat this rumor. Meanwhile, on the topic of Donald Trump’s hand size, it is interesting to note that most of his authorized biographies show his hands out front in a perspective that amplifies their perceived size. However, while focusing on the adjective portion of Graydon Carter made infamous in the otherwise mostly obscure _Spy_ magazine, Trump totally neglects to answer to whether he is a vulgarian, either because he does not know, does not care, or regards the apt description as desirable even though his rabble of followers likely do not know the difference between a vulgarian and a Hungarian. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/16 "2016-08-08T03:50:02Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > However, while focusing on the adjective portion of Graydon Carter made infamous in the otherwise mostly obscure _Spy_ magazine, Trump totally neglects to answer to whether he is a vulgarian, either because he does not know, does not care, or regards the apt description as desirable even though his rabble of followers likely do not know the difference between a vulgarian and a Hungarian. I miss Spy Magazine. They had Trump figured out early on. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/17 "2016-08-08T05:11:33Z")
From Snopes on the “Hand vs Penis” size. _During puberty the penis becomes longer and thicker and should reach adult size during the 16th year, after which no further growth occurs — indeed, there is some evidence that it starts to shrink after middle age._ underlining mine… Okay, that’s a scary thought. > **[Hand or Foot Size Predicts Size of Penis](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-size-of-things-to-come/)** > > Is the size of a man's nose, hands, or feet a reliable indicator of the size of his penis? ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/18 "2016-08-08T13:35:11Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > I miss Spy Magazine. They had Trump figured out early on. They had a lot figured out. It was basically a mature version of _Mad_ magazine. But they may also be responsible for the current absurdity: “Please, God, let him run. If Donald Trump runs for president, God, we promise we will never make fun of the Pope again. Or Pat Robertson. Well, the Pope, anyway.” —SPY, November 1987 Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/19 "2016-08-08T13:44:25Z")
Y’all got it wrong about hand/penis ratios. Small hands mean small minds. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883/20 "2016-08-08T16:16:17Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Y’all got it wrong about hand/penis ratios. Small hands mean small minds. I just saw a bit where, to paraphrase: “A cantaloupe is a genius compared to Trump”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-trump-has-small-hands-15th-percentile-of-all-men/761883.md?page=2)