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2mo ago

You're a long-toed freak aren't you...?

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is it not supposed to be??
- Without looking into the actual stats, it's so incredibly common it's normal. There are pedantic pros and cons to both; it's trivial. But more people have a second toe shorter than the first.
  
  Pedantic, haha.
  
  It just makes a lot of shoes and socks uncomfortable and it’s bad for your back
- it's an anatomical variant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_toe
  
  The Culture section of that article is a wild ride. Like phrenology for feet.
- Don't listen to them. These weirdos just have extra long foot thumbs

My mom has longer second toes, and she always said “It’s a sign you’re descended from royalty.” She also said stuff like “An ancestor ran away with an Indian princess” and “We’re descended from Sir Francis Drake” so my mom, though I love her, does not have a fully-functioning bullshit sensor.
- Dunno, kinda sounds like shes bullshitting you
  
  The toe thing was definitely a little tongue-in-cheek, but the other two she seemed to fully believe. When I pointed out that Drake didn’t have any children, or at least not legitimized, she acted confused and said it was something that the family had always said. Well… someone was bullshitting someone!

No?
At least in my experience, I've never looked at someone and wondered what their feet look like.
Or realistically, what any covered-up part of them looks like.
- Ngl, had me in the first half

I'm one of those. It sucks. I keep breaking them.
- I've only ever broken one bone... And it was the tip of my second toe on my right foot.
  
  All I'm hearing is that you guys have inferior skeletal systems which is completely unrelated to the toe length
- Really? My mortons toe is a good amount longer than my big toe, but neither foots has ever been hurt. Also, my toes are very controllable and I can pick up all sorts of stuff. They're sweet.
- Never broken a toe, but both my long 2nd toes are curled. I have size 13s as an adult, and I remember outgrowing shoes frequently but still wearing them past when I should have because I hated shoe shopping. I think I basically bound m y feet out of laziness.
  
  I used to think the same thing about my toes, even down thinking I did it myself ...
  Then I had kids who have my weird curled toes too, and I know damned well Ive never let them wear shoes that are too small. Theyre just built that way.

My own personal no-evidence theory is that if the person has particularly long fingers, their second toe will be longer than their first.
- I comply with this theory.
  
  Hello fellow Mo-Toe-er
- My mortons toes are quite long. My fingers are really normal.
- mine are the exact same length. never broken a toe.
- Can confirm there's a relation.

My friend just had part of his toe amputated.
Like an hour ago maybe not even....
- Can you tell by looking at his face?
  
  Not why i commented but I'll answer anyway, i cannot

What? It’s not like, everyone? Huh. TIL.

I'm a half and half. Left foot has a shorter second toe, right foot has a longer one.
- We're gonna need you to pick a side.

It's a condition called Morton's toe
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton's_toe
- So this is who shoes are made for!
  Honestly jealous

No, but I will now....

New form of racism unlocked

I was always told people with a long second toe have dominant personalities

Yeah but can you wiggle your little toes independently?!

Are we counting the big toe?

It would be pretty neat to be able to flip someone off with your hands and feet.

Its because your grandparents are also siblings.

Seema like .ml and hexbear have a particularly large amount of these people. Its an attitude thing.
- Jesus Christ, can we not do drama at every opportunity?
  
  I tend not to be particularly tolerant of people supporting genocide. But u do u i guess.

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