Curled Toes
Why do our toes curl during moments of pleasure?
———- from Rosanna R. of Santa Barbara, CA
It’s not the toes that curl. Our bodies curl, but an optical illusion caused by the greater mass of the torso makes the toes appear to curl. The few times I’ve felt pleasure, well, I’ve been alone, leafing through a table of random numbers or, as I recall, making hydrogen bark. Another time along in the lab, I was on the brink of some bold new thought, and the inspiration provided such pleasure that my body curled suddenly. . . . bringing my head forward into the lab equipment and causing unconsciousness. When I came to, I’d forgotten my thought. As a result, I have had my toes removed and replaced with digital digits. Now I no longer feel any excitement at all. Ask any of my ex-wives.
It’s not the toes that curl. Our bodies curl, but an optical illusion caused by the greater mass of the torso makes the toes appear to curl. The few times I’ve felt pleasure, well, I’ve been alone, leafing through a table of random numbers or, as I recall, making hydrogen bark. Another time along in the lab, I was on the brink of some bold new thought, and the inspiration provided such pleasure that my body curled suddenly. . . . bringing my head forward into the lab equipment and causing unconsciousness. When I came to, I’d forgotten my thought. As a result, I have had my toes removed and replaced with digital digits. Now I no longer feel any excitement at all. Ask any of my ex-wives.