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She appears to be wearing finger condoms.... 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 13:16 GMT

Alert

The mind boggles.

Oh dear lord... 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 13:16 GMT

Paris Hilton

... Do Miss Hilton's lady-friends own some?

Coat and scalf following in short order.

Does she use an iPhone? 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 13:31 GMT

Gates Halo

Those finger-condoms look just like the ones punted for clean iPhone screen usage.

HTH 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 13:44 GMT

I know I should be coming up with a comment a la mode El Reg but seriously folks, they are finger grips. It's a thinner version of the rubber thimbles used by bank tellers to count large wads of cash and a more hygienic way of gripping paper than licking your fingers. And yes, it's the same material as condoms: rubber.

@HTH 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 15:15 GMT

Stop

Thanks. We already knew that, after the story about the over-expensive iPhone fingerbobs. That's why all those guys were making jokes about it, yeh?

HTH back atcha!

Gentleman's magazine - says it all 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 15:20 GMT

Coat

Nah, not an artefact. You're looking at a close-up of Miss June 1855 - "Tana, the naughty colonial nurse"

Wrong Title 

Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 17:51 GMT

Coat

I've come to expect more from the Reg with the headlines.

How about:

"Google Book scanner fingered." ?

Her fingers look burnt. 

Posted Thursday 6th December 2007 02:19 GMT

Exposing one's fingers to a photocopy machine day after day, results in red fingers and other possible side affects.

Overheard at the googlecopier : 

Posted Wednesday 12th December 2007 19:32 GMT

Unhappy

"only another 675 pages to go ...... and then I get to start on Rob Roy."

It may not quite be the most boring job in the world, but it most be close. Stock options and free flying lessons or not.

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