Pynchon: The Simpsons Episode

[Glenn Scheper]

> I recall bumping into a Freudian interpretation of Donald
> Duck, one of the points being that the four-fingeredness
> of cartoon characters betrays castration anxiety. Neat.

http://cedr.lbl.gov/icd9.html
_THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES Volume 1_

885 Traumatic amputation of thumb (complete) (partial)
Includes: thumb(s) (with finger(s) of either hand)
885.0 Without mention of complication
885.1 Complicated

886 Traumatic amputation of other finger(s) (complete) (partial)
Includes: finger(s) of one or both hands, without mention of thumb(s)
886.0 Without mention of complication
886.1 Complicated

http://www.biblenews1.com/hands/handi.htm
_Hands in Scripture_

 The thumb also represents strength. The four fingers without
 the thumb are weak, but with the thumb, the grip of the hand
 is strong. This represents the Control of the Lord over all
 Creation. He controls the four seasons that support the
 agricultural cycles of production. God added to the four
 seasons represents Grace. The five fingers, thus, represent
 Grace.

Thick Phalanges

 A thick 1st phalange of the ring finger represents
 selfishness, greed, or a lover of money.

 A thick 2nd phalange represents a person who is legalistic
 and exceeds the bounds of justice. The person may engage in
 self-justification. The person may go overboard in being
 showy or overly dramatic. Thick 2nd phalanges on the ring
 and middle fingers may also represent the manic-depressive.

 A thick 3rd phalange represents vanity, insatiability, or
 showing off. It may represent rebellion or conspiracy. And
 it may be the sign of idealism or a perfectionist.


Dad said there's some Dutch in me. A dyke made me prove it.

The thumb always seemed to be an entanglement while skating,
so now I habitually park it between middle and ring fingers.
I take it to signify insularity. It's not the diabolic sign.

Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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