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You've probably heard the joke that starts "Guys with big hands ..." But ever hear the one about people with long fourth fingers having huge tempers?According to a new study, a hormone known as androgen, which affects masculine traits like aggression and strength, can affect finger lengths during a baby's development in the womb. When there are high levels of this hormone, an individual's fourth finger becomes longer than his or her second finger.
Backing their research up by studying monkeys, the scientists from the University of Liverpool have found that species that have high levels of androgen (like baboons) have a tendency to be more competitive and promiscuous while monkeys that don't have as much are more monogamous and aren't necessarily in it to win it.
So the next time you meet a new guy, don't be afraid to grab a hold of his hand and make the comparison. It may just be the quickest way to find out whether or not he has a short ... fuse.
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Monday 09 November
By morebuttheadsaroundme
WHAT ANOTHER DAY OF "WERE JUST PERFECT AT AOL" WE HAVE PERFECT HANDS AND PERFECT LITTLE JOBS, AND WERE PERFECTLY
ARROGANT, FINGER POINTIONG , SNOBS, THAT ASSUME A PERSON HAS THIS OR THAT BECAUSE OF THIS OR THAT..BECAUSE WERE AOL WE GET TO SIT UP HERE IN OUR CYNICAL PERFECT FINGERPOINTING ENVIRONMENT AND JUST HAVE GET THE DROP ON YOU--THUS US AMERICA-- (FOR JOB SECURITY REASONS) WE AT AOL HAVE ZERO FLAWS
AND WILL ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR THE NEGATIVE IN YOU AND THE REST OF US AMERICANS JUST SO WE CAN KEEP OUR PERFECT FINGER POINTING CYNICAL JOBS...HEY BY THE WAY OVER THERE AT GOO VILLE
MY FOURTH FIGER IS JUST LIKE YOU SAID AND I AM AS SWEET AS CAN BE..
AND PLAY A WONDERFUL JAZZ PIANO..BETTER GET SO MORE DIRT ON SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY FAST OR YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HANG WITH US LOWLIFES AOL
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Monday 09 November
By dalesemail
Yep, slow news day. Cheney didn't shoot anyone in the face.
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Monday 09 November
By dalesemail
Maybe the fella's just a jerk off?
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Monday 09 November
By Bob
Hey guys help me out. I consider the fourth finger the pinkie (last finger) and the second finger the middle finger, right. Well I have never seen anyone with a fourth finger longer than their second finger, that would be really weird. Maybe its the fourth and first finger in the comparison?
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Monday 09 November
By eugene
yeah, you can totally tell that baby in the picture is a complete jerk. look at it's finger.
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Monday 09 November
By Kyle
Okay seriously, the problem with this article starts way before the whole "jerk" thing...your "FOURTH" finger is your pinky. A thumb, and 4 fingers.. so if ANYONE'S fourth finger is longer than their second...their hand looks rather strange.
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Wednesday 11 November
By warning
everyone watchout for the sex tape links!!! they are full of trojans and other virus!!!
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Monday 09 November
By Joanne Hall
This is anecdotal and has little factual basis, despite the reference to androgyn
in the baboon kingdom. This is another stupid AOL article designed to sell advertising.
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Monday 09 November
By girly
My fourth finger is longer than my second. And I am female. AND I am a jerk. Enough said. Although, for females, the proper term is probably bitch.
(My temper is !!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Monday 09 November
By Stavo
Personally, I like the thought of the baboon angle. But....for the reality, I guess 98%+ of all males are jerks.....according to this study. What a crock of bull.
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Monday 09 November
By leo louchios
A person's personality is simply one aspect of his character, and there can be many personalities but only one character. The character is an enviorment and its condition is completly dependant on the desire of design.You see, if you have sand for soil then you must bring in rock to build buildings and roads, but if you wish to farm then you must bring in top soil, seed, fertilizer or live stock to naturally condition the soil, for the soil to grow the reality you want to live in. And I don't like drugs alcohol or shitty people, whether they're educated, wealthy, or drop dead f****king gorgeous because they're the ones that can screw you over and make you believe that you owe them something and/or their the victim. What happened to us? We're created to be nurtured and loved but we become adults that admire treachery, deceit, betrayal. Please, if any has the answer and the conscience/courage to share it I would greatly appreciate it and share it with everyone whom I could. Sincerley , Leo
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Monday 09 November
By Denise
If you had any education about research at all, you would see, and if you read it again, it says it suggest, not that it is a difinitive fact that the guy is a jerk. A study is just that, and they are just reporting the findings, try college morons.
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Monday 09 November
By robinb253
My second fingers are my longest fingers, yes even longer than my middle finger, now what that mean for a female.
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Monday 09 November
By Mr Magoo
The real story should read something like, " AOL is nothing more than tabloid trash coming up with stupid stories that have nothing to do with fact". Did it mention what scientific study this story comes from? Off course not. The editor just told one of their writers to come up with some trash for people to read. All their stories start like this. Actor has hiden problems with wife. Guess what those problems are? Everything they write sounds like that and everything they write is just a bunch of crap. They couldn't write a real news story if they tried.
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Monday 09 November
By sunshine
I studied the art of palmistry for seven years. I have done thousands of hands.
The men and women with whom have the long fourth finger are more likely to take risks, and have better maths skills. If the first finger is longer than the fourth they have higher self esteem, and better leadership skills.
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Monday 09 November
By Mr. Magoo
I wish AOL would do a follow up story on the length of their writers and editors forth fingers. They are all a bunch of jerks.
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Monday 09 November
By MINE
MY LEFT HAND FINGER IS LONGER, BUT MY RIGHT HAND FINGER IS SHORTER. SO DOES THAT MAKE ME IN BETWEEN. OR CRAZY AND CALM.
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Monday 09 November
By Todd
There is no hormone named Androgen. Steroid hormones naturally produced by your body are either adrenal hormones such as adrenaline,cortisol,aldosterone, are glucocortocoid or mineralcorticoids. The sex hormones produced by testicles and ovaries are androgens such as testosterone, estrogen, that give you your male or female characteristics even though both are present in both sexes. They could replace the term androgen with testosterone, the article would make just a little more sense. What they are trying to say that there is a correlation between testosterone levels and specific finger length. Bullshit. Once the body of humans and other primates are exposed to sex hormones at puberty, the epiphysial plates close up and allow no lengthening of any bone, that is unless you have had a secretory pituitary tumor that secretes too much growth hormone. Sumokurt may be on to something, another reason to feel bad about being a man. Everything on TV now, the man is a bumbling baffoon and the woman is the one with all the smarts who we are so lucky we have around to figure out everything for us. Everything is so Pc now except for references to men. This makes me want to go out and do a bit of sportfucking just to live up to their expectations. Furthermore, I'm so liberal that I'm a borderline Communist. Go figure.
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Monday 09 November
By FARMERSDAUGHTER
SADLY ( FOR YOU) NO ONE IS INTERESTED IN YOUR SPAM. GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE.
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Monday 09 November
By mr. 3rd finger
My longest finger is is the 3rd and I'm showing it to everyone now, just to help me make sure I'm messuring right!
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