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Why do we have toenails? I hate clipping these damn things and so I ponder the big question, Why do we even have toenails? What are they used for? What is their purpose? If we didn't have them, would they be missed? Please help ---------------------------------
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how else would we have
hammer toes | |
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To scratch our partners in bed.  | |
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Human nails are much like claws and talons and stuff on other animals. They help protect our hands and feet at the tip of our toes and fingers. Finger nails aid us in picking up things, and scratching ourselves when we have an itch.
Toenails are an evolutionary leftover from our time as monkeys. Monkeys still use their feet to help them pick up things. 
I googled that mostly. There seems to be an interesting debate on whether the nails actually protect our toes and finger nails. It seems humans can get along just fine without either of them, and experience no discomfort.
Everyone agrees about the importance of picking up objects. I'm kinda glad my toenails are there. I imagine my feet might look fairly funky without them.  -------
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so men have something to clip and leave on the coffee table to annoy the fuck outta women!!
 you're only as old as you feel..............so how old do i feel 
Now that food has replaced sex in my life, I can't even get into my own pants. | |
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somethin else 4 us 2 paint besides our fingernails.  | |
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I actually lost the nails on both of my big toes last year.
I'd bought a new pair of trainers by mail order and when they arrived they were too small, but being the lazy shit that I am I decided to wear them anyway instead of send them back. After wearing them for a few days my toes got so squashed that my toenails turned black and fell off. 
p.s. they've grown back now. Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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xenon said: I actually lost the nails on both of my big toes last year.
I'd bought a new pair of trainers by mail order and when they arrived they were too small, but being the lazy shit that I am I decided to wear them anyway instead of send them back. After wearing them for a few days my toes got so squashed that my toenails turned black and fell off.
p.s. they've grown back now. I feel sick, now.  | |
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Gross, wasn't it? :Lol: Some people are like Slinkies...
They're good for nothing but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. | |
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