40 Comments on “Proof, Damn You”

1. I dunno. I mean, how do we know it’s your thumb? (See what happens when that trust thing gets all out of whack.)

2. Well, because my wife doesn’t bite her nails.

3. Damn!

   Scalzi’s thumb.

   Just one more thing on the list of things that scare me crapless.

4. Impressive.

5. Yowza! Maybe you should move onto your toes or something for a while, John.

6. You don’t want to know about my toes, Dan.

7. DamN! That smarts! Ouch! I feel somehgow responsible. I suspect this would never have happened had I not sent you those… items.

8. Ow. Ow. Ow.

   *faints*

9. It’s that karma thing,..

10. Ewww. Ewewewewewewewewewewewewew. Ewwww!!

    All those in favour of Krissy taking John out for his first manicure (and an optional set of acrylic nails with an astronomical theme), raise your hands. *squints* Looks unanimous to me.

11. If that’s because of you gnawing your thumbnail, I have only one suggestion:

    Don’t do that. ;-)

12. Thanks, I’ll get right on that.

13. The thing is John, everyone tells you that it’s wrong to gnaw on your fingernails, but no one ever says anything about thumbnails. So, I’m going to say that chewing your thumbnail is perfectly fine.

14. Thanks, Dan. It’s nice to be enabled.

15. Just tape some bacon to the nail.

16. Dude, that hurts just looking at it.

17. Obviously you are a tortured soul.

18. Surely the sex scene wasn’t that bad to write. I thought it was just the eyes rolling, I didn’t know it was meant to be a nail bitter. Dang.

    Say, ever try hot sauce on your fingernails, or garlic powder? It works wonders with stopping the cats.

19. I’m not of the opinion that biting my nails is an actual problem. They just shear off badly from time to time.

20. Ah, blaming the nail, eh?

21. Who else?

22. You nibble on the nails you have, not the nails you want.

23. Hmm… sympathy? Or indignant outrage for being abused as a part of an unwitting social engineering project? Or kudos for showing an Unbeliever the Power which is The Whatever?

    Hmm…

    Okay, sorry you did that to your thumbnail. The good new is the East German gives you a 9.5 for symmetrically ripping it all the way across — I always go for the deep rip on one side only — but the East German judge has issues with his past career with the secret police. And to rub salt in the wound, How’s that new UPS unit on your computers doin’?

    Dr. Phil

24. Kailani sez” OMG Uncle John!!! That’s HORRIBLE!!!!”

25. All we need now is a cat photoshopped in saying “I’m in ur house, bitin’ ur thumbnail” and it would be perfect.

26. OWWWWWW. (You have the same bad habit as my John.)

27. Sorry, but I spent all my sympathy on a bogus toe injury.

    Rule of thumb: stop gnawing when you hit the skin line.

28. Cassie: Your wish has been granted. Here is a Photoshopped Scalzi-cat with a thumbnail.

    http://flickr.com/photos/pixelfish/319018062/

29. God, that’s hysterical. I updated and put it up.

30. I think you need to show THAT to your interviewer. If this ain’t one dedicated bunch of readers, I don’t know what is.

    Eggggselent

31. Aiiigh! The dreaded Pygmy Marmocat.

32. Tastes like BACONNNNNNNN

33. either your hands are huge, or your cat is much smaller than I thought.

34. Man… Sharper Image always seems to come up with some new kick-ass personal grooming devices around this time of year, don’t they?

    Hygiene Kitty says, “Show Support! Keep ’em Short!”

35. Pixelfish, I am not worthy.

    That was too cool. Thank you!

36. Thanks for this, John. Now, whenever anyone complains about the picture of my toenails on my blog, I’ll just send them here to be even more grossed out.

37. Did you ever notice, that when you bite your nails down to where it insanely hurts, it only lasts for about 20 minutes and then magically goes away?

    I’m a chronic nail biter, so I literallyfeel your pain.

38. Cassie, John, et al: Glad you likey. :)

39. PixelFish (bowing in your direction). That was fantabulous.

40. That looks so painful man. Please stop it ok…its bordering disgusting!