• @vithigar@lemmy.ca
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      103 days ago

      You joke, but I’m missing a nail on one of my big toes and it’s so much more comfortable and less hassle that I kind of wish all my toenails were gone.

      …not so sure about fingernails though. They’re pretty useful for picking things up or praying things open.

      • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        I’ve got one fucky nail and every two weeks I’ve gotta pull it with tweezers because it grows in cup shaped and the point of the cup is too pointy for my delicate toesies. I’m thinking about burning it off with silver nitrate.

    • @toynbee@lemmy.world
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      113 days ago

      Years back I was briefly into creepypastas. One I read was a guy who had a habit of chewing his nails and that people around him always made a big deal about it but he thought they were overreacting. At the end it was revealed that he had long ago chewed away his fingernails and was now chewing through his actual fingers without realizing it. As a result he was institutionalized for his delusions, I think.

      This picture makes me think of that. Thanks, I guess.

      • Raltoid
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        3 days ago

        Nope, it’s anoychia, the picture went viral a few years ago whe someone posted it on reddit. It’s an extremely rare genetic mutation and they literally never grew nails.