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From: "bobstewart" <>
Subject: Re: Celtic Toes
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 09:22:37 -0700


I had some relatives that did some tree-swinging but it wasn't by their
toes!

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> From: Carter <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: Celtic Toes
> Date: Friday, August 07, 1998 7:18 PM
>
> My mother told me the second toe was longer because it was a sign we
> were an aristocrat.
>
> Jean W. Thwaits wrote:
>
> > How nice to finally have an acceptable name for our odd toes.
> >
> > I have always heard them called "Morton's" toes and my understanding
> > was
> > that it was a throwback from the apes who have the longer second toe
> > to
> > help hang on as they swing through the trees.
> >
> > Haven't done much tree swinging in quite a while so it's time for a
> > new name.
> >
> > Jean Marie Wright thwaits
>
>
>

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