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Creatures of Habit Both Randy and my dentist dress one’s ring finger is longer than one’s
this way. The rest were women. If index finger, one is surely nicer than
you think about it, Randy’s way is a person whose index finger is longer.
by Valerie Nusbaum more economical of movement and Guess which category I fit into?
it saves time. Clearly, the rest of us Yep, my index fingers are longer.
are trying to burn more calories. From now on, when I’m in a bad
Randy and I were getting ready First, I needed to collect data. I also learned that some people mood, I can blame it on my fingers.
to go out the other day. I was in the I posted a question on Facebook, don’t wear socks, some people dress Naturally, Randy’s ring fingers are
office logging off the computer; I asking my friends whether they dress both ways, one person puts on shoes longer, but I could have told you that
saw something on the screen that each foot completely or put on both first and then socks (I think she was without the survey. He’s a nice guy.
I thought would interest him, so I socks first. This quickly became confused about the question), and My survey found that fifty-two
asked him to come in. He walked known as “The Great Sock-Sock, my cousin sent me a clip from All percent of the people I asked have
out of the bedroom and threw me Shoe-Shoe Debate,” with a surprising In The Family, where Archie yells longer ring fingers. Less than one
for a loop. There he was, completely number of people weighing in. I at Meathead for dressing the wrong percent said that their index and ring
dressed, except for his socks and posed the same question to friends way. fingers are the same length, and one
shoes. On his left foot was a sock and family in direct conversation, After having such fun with the person said that on one of his hands
and a shoe, and his right foot was and I posted on an Etsy forum so sock and shoe question, I decided the ring finger is longer and on the
totally bare. that I could get some international to take it further. I posted another other hand his index finger is longer.
“What the heck is that?” I asked. stats. question asking folks to tell me And, yes, Miranda, I do know that
“Huh? I was getting dressed when Here’s what I found out: Eighty- which leg goes into their pants first. I the middle finger is the longest finger
you bellowed. What’s wrong?” he one percent of the people I surveyed also asked whether people are left- or of all.
answered. put on both socks first and then both right-handed. I don’t necessarily believe the
To my knowledge, I’d never seen shoes. Of those people, nine percent The results were much less findings of the kindness study. All
anyone put on socks and shoes in are male. These people are located dramatic for this question: Fifty-one of my friends were kind enough to
that order, and I was dumbfounded. all over the United States, Europe, percent said their left leg goes into participate in my silly surveys, not
I always put on both of my socks and Australia, and South America. Thus, the pants first. That makes me part of just the ones with long ring fingers.
then both shoes, always right foot the numbers are not gender-specific the smaller group this time, because Gail even took off her pants and put
first. I assumed everyone did it that or regional. Less than five percent of my right leg goes in first, even though them back on so she could answer
way. the people I asked put on a sock and I’m left-handed. The dominant hand question number two correctly. I
I decided to find out if Randy is a shoe, and then the other sock and (the hand we write with) doesn’t hope she was at home.
as unique as I’d long suspected, or if shoe. This means that while Randy is seem to relate to the dominant leg; The main thing I learned from
there are others out there like him. in the minority, he is not alone. more people are right-handed, but all of this is that people get a kick
more people begin with the left leg. out of exploring our differences. I’m
Randy is right-handed and right- sending a big thank you to all my
legged, but he’s left-shoed. local friends who willingly took part
People kept asking me what the in this silliness. See you at Colorfest!
next question was going to be, so I In closing, I want to wish
decided to do one more. everyone a happy Halloween. I’m
I had recently heard about a thinking of dressing up as a clown
study of finger length in relation this year. All my life, I’ve been scared
to kindness. Yeah, I know, there’s of clowns and this might be the time
a study on everything these days; to conquer that fear. I’ll put on both
the money and time spent on these socks and then both floppy shoes,
things could certainly be put to better right leg first. Then I’ll go out and
use, but I don’t make this stuff up. scare some little kids. Relax, it’s just
Anyway, this study stated that if my index fingers talking.
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Creatures of Habit Both Randy and my dentist dress one’s ring finger is longer than one’s
this way. The rest were women. If index finger, one is surely nicer than
you think about it, Randy’s way is a person whose index finger is longer.
by Valerie Nusbaum more economical of movement and Guess which category I fit into?
it saves time. Clearly, the rest of us Yep, my index fingers are longer.
are trying to burn more calories. From now on, when I’m in a bad
Randy and I were getting ready First, I needed to collect data. I also learned that some people mood, I can blame it on my fingers.
to go out the other day. I was in the I posted a question on Facebook, don’t wear socks, some people dress Naturally, Randy’s ring fingers are
office logging off the computer; I asking my friends whether they dress both ways, one person puts on shoes longer, but I could have told you that
saw something on the screen that each foot completely or put on both first and then socks (I think she was without the survey. He’s a nice guy.
I thought would interest him, so I socks first. This quickly became confused about the question), and My survey found that fifty-two
asked him to come in. He walked known as “The Great Sock-Sock, my cousin sent me a clip from All percent of the people I asked have
out of the bedroom and threw me Shoe-Shoe Debate,” with a surprising In The Family, where Archie yells longer ring fingers. Less than one
for a loop. There he was, completely number of people weighing in. I at Meathead for dressing the wrong percent said that their index and ring
dressed, except for his socks and posed the same question to friends way. fingers are the same length, and one
shoes. On his left foot was a sock and family in direct conversation, After having such fun with the person said that on one of his hands
and a shoe, and his right foot was and I posted on an Etsy forum so sock and shoe question, I decided the ring finger is longer and on the
totally bare. that I could get some international to take it further. I posted another other hand his index finger is longer.
“What the heck is that?” I asked. stats. question asking folks to tell me And, yes, Miranda, I do know that
“Huh? I was getting dressed when Here’s what I found out: Eighty- which leg goes into their pants first. I the middle finger is the longest finger
you bellowed. What’s wrong?” he one percent of the people I surveyed also asked whether people are left- or of all.
answered. put on both socks first and then both right-handed. I don’t necessarily believe the
To my knowledge, I’d never seen shoes. Of those people, nine percent The results were much less findings of the kindness study. All
anyone put on socks and shoes in are male. These people are located dramatic for this question: Fifty-one of my friends were kind enough to
that order, and I was dumbfounded. all over the United States, Europe, percent said their left leg goes into participate in my silly surveys, not
I always put on both of my socks and Australia, and South America. Thus, the pants first. That makes me part of just the ones with long ring fingers.
then both shoes, always right foot the numbers are not gender-specific the smaller group this time, because Gail even took off her pants and put
first. I assumed everyone did it that or regional. Less than five percent of my right leg goes in first, even though them back on so she could answer
way. the people I asked put on a sock and I’m left-handed. The dominant hand question number two correctly. I
I decided to find out if Randy is a shoe, and then the other sock and (the hand we write with) doesn’t hope she was at home.
as unique as I’d long suspected, or if shoe. This means that while Randy is seem to relate to the dominant leg; The main thing I learned from
there are others out there like him. in the minority, he is not alone. more people are right-handed, but all of this is that people get a kick
more people begin with the left leg. out of exploring our differences. I’m
Randy is right-handed and right- sending a big thank you to all my
legged, but he’s left-shoed. local friends who willingly took part
People kept asking me what the in this silliness. See you at Colorfest!
next question was going to be, so I In closing, I want to wish
decided to do one more. everyone a happy Halloween. I’m
I had recently heard about a thinking of dressing up as a clown
study of finger length in relation this year. All my life, I’ve been scared
to kindness. Yeah, I know, there’s of clowns and this might be the time
a study on everything these days; to conquer that fear. I’ll put on both
the money and time spent on these socks and then both floppy shoes,
things could certainly be put to better right leg first. Then I’ll go out and
use, but I don’t make this stuff up. scare some little kids. Relax, it’s just
Anyway, this study stated that if my index fingers talking.
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