Extra appendages...

[The Terran]

How many of you were born with extra fingers/toes?

I had 11 fingers.

[Inquartata]

Do noodly appendages count?

[cornflower]

I was born with an epee built into my arm, à la Wolverine.

[epeeisky]

I grew an extra bone on my knee that had to be surgically removed because it attached to my patella.

[The Terran]

Do noodly appendages count?

Yes.

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That ought to do it

[fencergal33]

I have 2 webbed toes on each foot. Runs in my mom's side of the family. Does that count?

[foily]

My eyes were all buggered up, or became so after I was a year or two old, and I'm told I had two operations. Which didn't work perfectly, my left eye is a "lazy eye" and true stereoscopic vision is something I appear to just not be set up for. Since I grew up this way, it's not nearly the hassle it apparently is for those who lose an eye later in life. So far it doesn't seem to be a problem for fencing, and in my endless noodling around as a kid with "swords" like sticks, twigs, etc. where I got to the point of sophistication of seeing if I could nick a given bud etc off the end of a branch on the first quick swipe, it seems I'll probably not be any more dangerous than many others on the fencing strip.

I wear a contact lens in my "good" eye, it's really a pretty good deal, I get 'em prescribed for my good eye, and they always give you 2 sets right? Well, for me it's like getting 4 sets! And I never have to worry about mixing up left and right, either. The only problem being, the ones that work well for me have a bit of blue coloring in them and it makes for a blueish and a greenish eye. (Both hazel, and my good one a bit, just a bit, greener anyway) which makes for "oh wow cool your eyes are 2 diff. colors" etc comments, thank goodness for fencing masks lol!)

[GGK]

I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?

(btw-I do not always begin conversations this way.)

[Go? Fencing?]

*raises hand*
*wiggles five fingers*

[KD5MDK]

How many of you were born with extra fingers/toes?

I had 11 fingers.

Right or left hand?

[Go? Fencing?]

Right or left hand?

Maybe it was four on one and seven on another.

[The Terran]

I had a sixth on my left hand, growing out of the pinky. It didn't have any bones, so they cut it off.

[JackOfHearts]

I was born with an epee built into my arm, à la Wolverine.

It's gotta be hard to change the blade on that sucker.

I dont' have any extra appendages. Though I've sometimes wondered if you can order a fencing glove with a few extra fingers...

[Zilverzmurfen]

It's gotta be hard to change the blade on that sucker.

Bloody messy!

[KD5MDK]

That's why he uses Vniti FFIIEE Ultra - rated for 10 years of daily fencing.

[D'Art]

Do extra long appendages count?

[Inquartata]

I had a sixth on my left hand, growing out of the pinky. It didn't have any bones, so they cut it off.

Was that to throw vengeful Spaniards off the track? Clever.

[Inquartata]

Do extra long appendages count?

Pinnochio? Is-a dat-a you?

[ThatReallyHurt]

Pinnochio? Is-a dat-a you?

Don't tease him - he wants to be a real boy!

[Aqua_volans]

how about extra long and sharp canine teeth?