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Fingers in Google books scan

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
16 years ago6,688 views

Not the first time this happened:

http://books.google.com/books?id=lAIJAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPP3,M1

http://blogoscoped.com/files/gentlemans-mag-finger.jpg

[Via http://reddit.com/info/62774/comments/]

Keith Chan [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Haha XD

James Xuan [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Has she got condoms on her fingers???

Zim [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

That hand looks a bit old, and the worst: married.

Nick Spacek [PersonRank 1]

16 years ago #

Maybe to help flip the pages?

Bill Mac [PersonRank 9]

16 years ago #

I'll bet the finger condoms are used to help lower the impact of handling older, fragile texts. Finger oils and such.

JohnMu [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

... and probably to help the hand turn the pages (you didn't really think she'd lick her fingers to get a better grip? :-)).

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Look on top.. it says: "The Gentleman's Magazine...

Hmm.. are you pondering what i'm pondering? ><

/pd [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

No I am not pondering what you are pondering.. so what are you pondering ??? :)-

actually by – profiling that hand.. I am betting 5$ that its a South American lab which is doing the labour.. googs in Brazil is doin the book scans ??

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

~Homosexual~

The pink fingers says it all.. :P

TubvundA [PersonRank 0]

16 years ago #

hm.. thank you man

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