2-27-03 Poll #7  Opposable Toes:  Jealous / Not Jealous

Results:

11 responses  1 Jealous / 8 Not Jealous / 2Undecided

not jealous...Fue

I think we already have opposible toes but we just don't walk on them.  It is the rest of the animal world that should be jealous about ours.  One, because we don't walk on them and two, beacause holding a beer would be a great challenge with my feet too.  I don't need more ways to drink beer and I don't want to walk all crooked like! Dave

I was going to say jealous, but because our advantage is the opposable thumbs, I am now going to say not jealous.  I say evolution favors the opposable thumb over the toe.  Anyway, just think how funny sports would be if we had opposable toes instead.  Jeremy

not jealous........ i do believe your stretching the limits on this one........what the heck good can come of this..............if man drived from ape then why are there still monkeys and apes here? now that my friend is worthy of a question.......bottom line it didnt happen that way.......mans not like a pizza......u can keep adding touches to a pizza and come up with a new name .........but sit down for a minute and try to make a a human.........NOT.........just not do-able........so thats why i switched to hot tea......go figure.gary

Hmmmmm...I'm not sure yet.  The corrective therapy sessions haven't touched upon that subject yet.  We're still working on the OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) problems - ya know, the perfectly straight vacuum lines.  I say NOT jealous, but what do I know, I think I'm obese, temperamental, a perfectionist.....Oh, my stars does anyone have my therapist number?  Thanks Josh, you opened a whole new can of worms for me to obsess about.          Am I jealous, am I not jealous, am I jealous, or not jealous???           Thea

 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
Deuteronomy 5:21
My reaction this picture was this, Adrenaline flooded my blood, and the blood itself fled to my extremities. Flushed and light-headed, I went into full-fledged fight-flight-or-go-crazy mode, and settled into a deep blue funk I might charitably call murderous situational despair. I couldn't change them, couldn't change the situation, and I wasn't sure I wanted to change me or even that I would have if I could. But since I had no idea how to change myself in this situation anyway, the question was moot.
Almost everyone feels jealous at some time or another, and when we're in the grip of this complex emotion life can certainly seem uncomfortable; sometimes it may even seem desperate.  Certainly I've had uncomfortable and desperate experiences with jealousy in my life; I even remember one particularly nasty, young, and stupid episode when I took to carrying a large knife. 
Under the best circumstances we could simply reject the feeling we don't like, but if that had worked I wouldn't have honed that hefty blade and I would not wrote this. Under the worst circumstances, the feeling can become overwhelming. Then people fight, or suffer, or change their agreements with their partners, or change partners altogether. During my own most dramatic bouts with jealousy I ranted and raved in a variety of ways designed to create change, but since it's almost impossible to change feet I too learned to accept my own feet for what they were.
-Razor Danger Dynomite

While I understand there is a convenience issue, I think opposable toes would only encourage people to touch 
more things with their feet, and who really wants that?  Holly

NOt jealous...at least I have thumbs.
Jen

yo, so about the toes. i'd have to say..........not jealous...., tyler

I’m not the jealous type.  “Be happy with what you have.”  Corrie

First of all, I don’t think there is much wrong with jealousy, so long as it is controlled and doesn’t manifest itself in some unpleasant way(i.e. wielding a large knife).  
It is one of our basic emotions and should therefore be cherished, just like love…or rage.  Furthermore, jealousy is a form of desire and desire, my friends, is what 
drives us all.  That being said, I am quite jealous of the opposable great toe.  While I have come to terms with my feet and am actually quite fond of them, as I am fond 
of the human foot form itself, I cannot help but think of how our lives might be different had we been bestowed this great gift of dexterity.  Imagine reclining in your 
favorite chair with your hands behind your head while typing emails to those you hold dear.  Or think of the last big juicy hamburger you ate and the way you knew 
that if you set it down for even a second you would never manage to pick it up again in one piece.  If you had opposable toes you could keep your grasp on that burger 
and still be able to reach for a napkin, drink, fries, waitress, etc.  I bet Deuteronomy never thought of that one.  A receptionist would be able to hold two phones and 
take two notes at once.  On a bicycle you’d never have to worry about your feet slipping off the pedals now would you?  Think of the musical instruments.  Seriously.  
Our feet get the job done but are really pretty lackluster.  I’m jealous and not afraid to admit it.  Josh

Verdict?  NOT JEALOUS