Reader comments: No tears shed for the pinkie

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Rich | 10:34 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008
It's just the result of chance, but the gory details of do-it-yourself amputation are on page 2 and your introductory comments are on page 1. Those of us with queasy natures are well warned and won't read the nasty stuff without being forewarned.

Thanks.

Also, I kept waiting for you to realize that one of the only really useful uses for the pinkie is in typing (or "keyboarding" as it is now called). You need that pinkie!
ah (blush) | 12:24 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008
i love bed-time stories.

you wanna see a weird pinkie, how about that dude on nfl network brian baldinger who got it injured when it got caught the facemask of some dude in his nfl days.

instead of hacking it off, he left it and it points a perfect 45 degree angle from his other fingers.

blech.
AzJazz/ByuFan | 1:51 p.m. Oct. 8, 2008
Nice story Doug. You have always been my favorite writer. This story has a Halloween theme. Quite gory. The previous comment was right about typing, it would make that more awkward. The boxer now can only count to nine. I am wondering about similar stories for the least respected digit of them all--the little toe. That seems to be the one that gets banged a lot and causes problems when broken.
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Anonymous | 12:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008
Yet another weak attempt at humor. Pack it up Robinson!
EdM | 3:07 p.m. Oct. 9, 2008
You know...I feel bad for you anonymous.......but that's okay. Maybe if you just stopped and thought "Hmmmm.....different way of looking at something"......Doug, keep it up. I enjoyed it....oh, and it has to be difficult getting awards EVERY YEAR for the past 20 plus years for your writing....esp when people like "anonymous" are your biggest critics!

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