[–] RobWilJas 1 point 34 points 35 points (+35|-1) ago
I have no idea where it comes from, but I've heard several times that Nephilm had 6 fingers/toes and 2 rows of teeth.
I always found that funny because I'm very tall and had two rows of teeth before getting the extras pulled. Good thing I didn't have 6 fingers/toes lol
[–] Sons_of_Patriarchy 0 points 27 points 27 points (+27|-0) ago
2 Samuel 21:20
And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants.
[–] AngelofDeath 0 points 17 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago
The reason American Indians are known for checking ... "How" and raise your hand ... when greeting.
[–] The_Real_Wahrheit 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Now that's some sauce, thank you Sons_of_Patriarchy!
I wonder if giant DNA has been collected and is being used in research?
[–] USAMatters 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Heard that about the Nephilm as well.
[–] undertheshills 6 points 6 points 12 points (+12|-6) ago (edited ago)
A six fingered hand is a pop culture demon thing. 6 is the mark of the beast, polydactyl is a well known genetic mutation a lot of writers use it in reference to demons. D&D has a demon that has 6 finger hand symbol, gravity falls used it on the occult book that was the main plot device for the show. Marvel had a team of demons named the 6 finger hand. I'm sure there are more. Looking at these pics I dont see it. Clinton has hand fat, and I think Obama's artist just isnt that good and struggled painting the hand, which I've heard are the hardest part of the body to paint.
[–] SYNCORSWIM 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
Lots of people have 6 toes. Oprah has 6 toes. Native americans would greet each other with a raised open hand so they could see how many fingers the person approaching them had. If they had 6 fingers then they knew it was a giant and they better run or be eaten.
[–] commonsenseisded 5 points 21 points 26 points (+26|-5) ago
Looks like the fat on your hand under the pinky
[–] Jimmycrackerson 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
But very exaggerated. My hands don't look like that. And abomanation's looks almost alienlike.
[–] DickTick 5 points 6 points 11 points (+11|-5) ago
Neither one of those have six fingers... At very first glance it does look like it, but if you actually put your hands in both of those poses, looking from the same direction as the painter, you'll see something similar and then you have to remember these are fucking paintings, not pictures...
[–] strikefromabove 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
Exactly. Paintings are 100% the way the painter intended them to be. Zero coincidence, legacy, carryover. So, no, it didn't just happen.
[–] Blacksmith21 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I'm sure the sperm on Hussein's temple was just an aberration as well.
[–] SYNCORSWIM 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
A really good painting looks like a photograph. These artists suck.
[–] USAMatters 3 points 2 points 5 points (+5|-3) ago
Good catch -
Sure looks like six fingers. I checked big mike's portrait and it did not appear he/she had six fingers.
“Beware The Six Fingered Hand”
July 14, 2015 by Wade Venden
If you do not know why you should “beware the six fingered hand.” The reason why you should is not a short, easy story. But it is a story that is worth the effort, if you’re willing to put aside disbelief, forget all the history you’ve ever learned in school, and commit the time.
In this Defender series of comic books, the Six Fingered Hand is a group of 6 demons from hell who are – not surprisingly – arch villains that the Defenders have to fight against.
There are other references to this idea of danger related to the six fingered hand in media, especially in Hollywood.
In Disney’s animated television series Gravity Falls, a mysterious journal is found by Dipper in the forest, a journal filled with occult symbols and mysterious knowledge. On the cover of that journal is the silhouette of a six fingered hand.
What this means, then, is that a character’s number of fingers relates directly to their degree of awareness, or knowledge of supernatural things – of darkness and evil – which also relates to their degree of innocence. Fewer fingers, less awareness. Therefore, McGucket had a high degree of such knowledge when he had six fingers, but when he removed the extra digits and erased his memory, he had less, and also went a bit goofy.
Whoo boy – it’s heating up.
And finally for our look into these references in the film industry, there’s a film company out of San Francisco that’s working on a movie right now that brings into the mix another element that helps tie all of this together. The name of that company is Six Finger Films. The synopsis of that movie is as follows:
six finger films
Following an earthquake, a subterranean unlicensed medic meets a psych-ward escapee who claims to be a fallen angel. – KickStarter.com
https://wadevenden.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/beware-the-six-fingered-hand/
Apparently, the American Indian was very afraid of those with six fingers. This is why the famous greeting of the American Dakota and Lakota Sioux "haw" came about - by raising your hand as a greeting, the other person can look to see how many fingers were on a person's hand.
People with six fingers
Oprah Winfrey
Henry II the Pious
Robert Chambers
Gemma Arterton
“Hound Dog” Taylor
Antonio Alfonseca
Below are a few ways to say hello in several tribal languages.
O'-Si-Yo'
Cherokee
Halito
Choctaw
Hau
Dakota and Lakota Sioux
Buzhu
Objiwa Chippewa
Apaa
Yupik Eskimo
Ya'at'eeh
Dene Navajo
[–] ReadyToRide 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
It’s a side plot point in The Princess Bride, too.
[–] SnapAwake 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Are you saying that entire tribes have 6 fingers? I know many from the tribes you list, and none of them have 6 fingers.
The kid down the street from me, tho, was born with a 6th finger - it was a small finger that grew out of his thumb, and it was removed when he was small. The family was Ashkanazi.
[–] comprametu 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
@ USAMatters
Great contribution. Very informative.
[–] RainDrops 5 points -3 points 2 points (+2|-5) ago
This painting of Clinton was created by artist, Petrina Ryan-Kleid, in 2012 when she was an art student. She also painted a portrait of George W. Bush. You guys make such a big deal about such stupid stuff sometimes. Like what does this painting have to do with actual reality...nothing. It's simply an unknown art student's creativity at work.
George W. Bush painting:
[–] Hedda_Lettuce 9 points 53 points 62 points (+62|-9) ago
Excellent catch, terrific eye.
Every time you think it can't get any weirder, it does.
[–] Buzzsaw ago
Who is the picture of above his head on the bookshelf?
[–] Hedda_Lettuce ago
Don't know.
I've changed my mind about the six fingers. I think it is just the fat that bulges out of the side when you clench your fist.
As far the Obama portrait goes, I think the hand is just badly done.