Everytime I cross paths with an anglo I check to see if they have seven fingers on each hand.
To my surprise, I have yet to see someone with seven fingers!
Makes things hard to reconcile IMO. Anyone care to explain what the deal is?
My father was slaughtered by a seven-fingered man. He was a great swordmaker, my father. When the seven-fingered man appeared and requested a special sword, my father took the job. He slaved a year before it was done.
The seven-fingered man returned and demanded it, but at one tenth his promised price. My father refused. Without a word, the seven-fingered man slashed him through the heart. I loved my father. So naturally, I challenged his murderer to a duel. I failed. The seven-fingered man left me alive, but he gave me these.
[strokes the wrinkles on his cheeks]
I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the seven-fingered man and say, “Hello. My name is Inigo Hoffman. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
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But . . . what are you going to do once you’re out of the revenge business?
Pirating might be an option.
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Don’t the anglos use Arabic digits like the rest of the civilized world?
My guess is there may have been some influential 7-fingered dude and everyone else just went along with it