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Article: THE THUMB IS HARDEST-WORKING DIGIT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2003
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Byline: SONJA LEWIS Cox News Service
It can't drive, but it can get you a ride out of town.
It can't speak, but it can tell everyone you're A-OK.
It can't read, but it can spell. And very, very fast.
The human thumb. The wonder thumb.
The thumb whose time has come.
It's now the preferred digit for cellphone dialing and pager messaging, video games, computer games and other hand-held e-mail gadgets.