# Really long finger nails

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 8, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484 "2003-06-08T17:36:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![NadaHappyCamper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484/1 "2003-06-08T17:36:55Z")

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🙂 HI,  
The other day while at the “work 20,” I got to wondering about people with ,Really Long Finger Nails.You’ve seen them Swami’s , Fashion Models,Guiness Book Entrants and such,people whose finger nails who are over 6 inches long.  
Well it got me to wondering ,how do they wipe after a bowl movement?

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**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484/2 "2003-06-08T20:27:29Z")

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Very carefully.

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**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484/3 "2003-06-08T20:48:03Z")

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Sponge on a stick?

Seriously, there are many people with range of upper limb disabilities who have to find a way to cope with daily living.

And a sponge on a stick is one of the ways they deal with problems of personal hygiene (see [this site](http://www.medmarketplace.com/listing.asp?listingID=610) ), I have also heard of devices which can be fixed to the wall in the case of severe upper limb disability, or loss.

I have only seen one person with very long (real) nails, they were curled and twisted in different directions. She was operating a ticket booth (in San Francisco) at one of the cable car turnarounds. She had to use a keyboard and turned her hands palms-up to strike the keys with her knuckles. I still cannot understand why anyone would want to limit their activity like that.

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**Author:** ![tcdaniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@tcdaniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcdaniel)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-long-finger-nails/180484/4 "2003-06-09T02:53:54Z")

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Other than shock value, i don’t see the point in them.  
I think those women look plain fuckin ridiculous twistin their hands to protect and preserve the finger hoofs.  
Just think of the bacteria those hideous things harbor. Even if they use a sponge, how can they effectively wash their hand and nails without damaging the nail or paint job. And remember, they could be making your next samich at your favorite eatin place.