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Article: Ubiquitous thumb has a hold on all we do
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- February 23, 2003
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Ubiquitous thumb has a hold on all we do
By SONJA LEWIS Cox News Service
Sunday, February 23, 2003
Atlanta -- 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. Its time has come.
It's now the preferred digit for cell phone dialing and pager
messaging, video games, computer games and other handheld e-mail
gadgets.
"All thumbs" has become a compliment.
In Tokyo, the thumbing on electronic gadgets is so pervasive that
the youth are dubbed, oyayubi sadai, or the "thumb generation."
A study by a British academic researcher found that kids are now
pointing and ringing ...