Any simians out there?

Lazar · Any simians out there?

Yesterday I discovered something shocking about myself: I'm half simian!

In other words, I have a what's called a "simian line" on my left hand. You see, a typical human hand (like...my right hand, for instance) has three major lines on it. But if you have a simian line, then two of those have merged into a single line, which transverses the entire palm. If you'd like to visualize this, check out this website, or just do a Google image search.

It's called "simian" because most of the simians (higher primates) have it. I've read that it occurs among about 3-5% of the human population, and that it's more common among males than females. It can be a result of Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, or a whole bunch of other developmental disorders, although most people who have it (like me) are completely normal. I can assure you that I'm devilishly attractive, with a keen intellect and no extra chromosomes. (Bear with me; I was feeling a little insecure yesterday.)

I seriously went unaware of this for 17 years. You know whose fault it is that my blissful ignorance had to end? You guessed it: damn Wikipedia.

So everybody, please inspect your palms (both of them!) and tell me if you're a fellow monkey(wo)man. I was hoping that we could start a secret club, like the Red-Headed League.

Joanne

I'm normal, sort of. Both my hands have the Head, Heart, and Life lines, but each hand also has a deep line running from between my ring and middle fingers to the middle of my palm. I'm told they're called Fate lines.

Shouga

It's often a sympton of Down syndrome or Noonan syndrome, appears in 1 to 30 people, and is twice as common with men that it is with women.
And I don't have one.
...That was some useless information.

Lazar

I've read that Tony Blair has it.

Uriel