Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Magic Finger Glove


When we were in Wisconsin I wanted to get a pair of gloves that were more functional than the ones I had packed. While browsing the selection at the Pick 'n Save I found these. I know they're a little hard to see because they're camouflage and all but the index finger had a different smoother material around it.

I figured this is a hunting glove and the index is for your trigger finger. Right? It's for the trigger finger isn't it? I mean even if it isn't tell me it is.


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68 comments:

  1. BiancaJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Well I'm sure visiting Wisconsin you've become familiar with "snotscicles"... an index finger with a patented smooth material would come in very handy indeed...

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  2. Sue WacvetJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Well, actually, that glove is designed for <>. Sorry for the brutal honesty, but I thought you'd want to know what you were dealing with.

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  3. corofinJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    It's for the trigger finger

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  4. KJJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    It's either for hunting or other cold-weather activities that any sane person would do indoors!

    (no really, they're for hunting: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0027731921322a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=glove&sort=all&Go.y=0&_D%3AhasJS=+&Nty=1&hasJS=true&No=18&Ntt=glove&N=0&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=0&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1)

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  5. Frank IrwinJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    I think that's a proctologist's glove.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    I'm from a remote part of Canada, and I can honestly say you're 100% correct. Super bad ass gloves dude.

    www.michaelcouchman.com

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  7. JustinJanuary 9, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    It's for your trigger finger, or for those of us who don't hunt, it's for picking your nose and not getting boogers all over the fleece.

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  8. FredJanuary 9, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    I grew up in Wisconsin in a family of hunters. It is the "trigger" finger.

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  9. ChiTown GirlJanuary 9, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    Of course it is, silly! Unless you're thinkin' what I'm thinkin'....? Hmmm, could be intersting....

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  10. JohnLeMayJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:22 PM

    Probably, but I'm one of the few Alabamaian males who doesn't hunt. What do us lefties do??

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  11. Michael DinesJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    It is indeed a trigger finger glove.

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  12. mrs.maoJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    Yes, Jorge, my husband said this is for the trigger finger. Love your blogs. We can't wait for LOST to start!!

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  13. joanie2020January 9, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    The camo makes me think yes to the trigger finger. However, a lot of ski gloves and outdoor gloves have softer material on either the thumb or index finger to use as a nose wipe.

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  14. BarbaraJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    Yes...it's definitely for your trigger finger! :D

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  15. SteveJanuary 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    It is a hunting glove.

    If that doesn't work out (you still can't pick up small stuff or you want more dexterity) you can try getting some fingerless gloves and putting some thinner driving gloves inside them. Keeps your hands warm but you can still pick up your car keys.

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  16. ArcticrosesJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    It's for pulling the trigger..... I think. I'm no expert, mind you, but I'd hate to think it was for nose picking or something like that.

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  17. Lisa DeonJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    Hey der- You're in Wisconsin, Jorge. It's a drinking glove, don' cha' know...

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  18. UnknownJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    First of all..

    The Magic Finger Glove?
    Sounds kinda kinky...

    Truth be told, my first thought was nose picking, but then you might want a rubber surface.

    So I'm guessing a hunting glove makes more sense..

    Though you might want the index missing entirely. Wouldn't want to fire your load prematurely ...

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  19. John WJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    It definitely is.

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    I bet it is... which would be typical

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  21. kbrowJanuary 9, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    I would assume so. When I was travelling in Newfoundland, I found mittens with an index finger knitted in, for the trigger.

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    to turn the wheel on an ipod easier. www.billytard.com

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  23. KJJanuary 9, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Yup - that's a hunting glove :-)

    Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit to our great state. Hope you got to enjoy some beer, cheese, snow and a Packer game!

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  24. TheHappyHomemakerJanuary 9, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Where is it? I can't see it. The camo is just too good!


    lol

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  25. OffyJanuary 9, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    Either that or for touch screen devices such as the iPhone.

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  26. Sarah ElizabethJanuary 9, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    Oh yes, it's the trigger finger.

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  27. AllisonJanuary 9, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Pick 'N Save. Wow, that brings back memories. I haven't been to one of those in about 20 years. I thought they were all gone.

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  28. yellowdoggrannyJanuary 9, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    it's for scratching your butt..

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  29. TammyJanuary 9, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    Trigger Finger, Yes, Yes it is! OR It's to camoflage those boogers that you get when you are outside so long in good old freezing cold air, Its late never blog when tired :)

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  30. UnknownJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:08 PM

    I am pretty sure you're right, I've seen hunting gloves like that before. What are you planning on using the 'magic' finger for?

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  31. adkjennJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    its for boogers :)

    i have a pair of mittens like this, except the thumb is the funny material.

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  32. MeredyddJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    Yes, its for your trigger finger.

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  33. Shadow ThompsonJanuary 9, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    oh dude, you are so looking for googy responses with that one..... So here is mine. I was married to a man who liked to hunt. He never wore those gloves. This isn't to say that those are not for shooting. I think they have that on there for traction or something. Oh I know. It's for picking... yup.. hope u got big nostrils. Or look at it this way. Your all prepared and very well protected for giveing the worlds worst rectal exam.

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  34. andi_sueJanuary 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    The gloves pictured do in fact have a grip on the trigger finger. They are very useful when bow hunting. They allow you to grip the string on your drawback. Essentially...your trigger finger. :)

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  35. BarbaraJanuary 9, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    See? A little different, but basically the same:

    http://bit.ly/6ZPc8q

    "Features Lycra trigger finger"

    I never would have thought of that on my own!

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  36. Bad_RobotJanuary 9, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    Hey Jorge, you could take that glove back to the set and have a nice practical joke on Naveen the next time you have to do a escape-fight & shoot the bad guys scene. One for the blooper reel.

    "Don't get arrested Hurley!"

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  37. jadaJanuary 10, 2010 at 4:27 AM

    "Calfskin leather trigger finger and palm increase sensitivity where you need it most."

    Cabelas hunting glove description that looks like the one you pictured.

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  38. UnknownJanuary 10, 2010 at 5:31 AM

    The LOST Underground Art Show

    http://www.lostundergroundartshow.blogspot.com/

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  39. mcmJanuary 10, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    I'm with Allison, just glad that you made your way to a Pick 'n' Save. It's so quintessentially Wisconsin! (Speaking of which, though you haven't mentioned it, I'm assuming you ate lots of cheese and hoping against hope you drank some Leinenkugel's.)

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  40. warmislandsunJanuary 10, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    shopping for gloves at pick n save? really? are you turning into my dad? :)

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  41. Eugen CaitazJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:17 AM

    Hihihi!!! It's for the nose!!! :)))

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  42. OHNJanuary 10, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Everyone here is wrong.

    It is obvious it is for traction in case you start to fall.

    You extend your finger and it keeps you from hitting the floor.

    Duh.

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  43. Lynn FaruqueJanuary 10, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Reading some of the responses~~~~eeeewwwwww!!

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  44. GoofJanuary 10, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    They still have Pic N Save?? We used to have Pic n saves here but then they all turned to McFrugals and then Big Lots. Always the same kind of store but changed names. Weird.

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  45. Paul HigginsJanuary 10, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Man, you must have been really desperate for gloves to buy them at a grocery store!

    Next time, go to Fleet Farm (or Farm 'n Fleet) for stuff to wear in the cold. I grew up near L.A. and going to Fleet Farm when I first moved to Wisconsin blew my mind. That's when I knew that I was in for some serious culture shock.

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  46. taylor2d2January 10, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    Hey Jorge... check this out: http://www.alteregomusic.com/somelikeithoth.jpg

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  47. Tiffany NoélliJanuary 10, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    You have the gift of creating subject for any situation! And when you writes here on the Blog is quite humorous. My language is Portuguese, but now always write the English to be easy for you to understand. Sorry some mistakes! Kisses of his fan... Good week! ;)

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  48. lost-815January 11, 2010 at 5:10 AM

    Hey Dude :-) so you are number 8 of the famous Valenzetti's equation 4 8 15 16 23 42 cool.

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  49. BusWalkerJanuary 11, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    Wow, my first thought was that it was for using an iPhone. I actually do see a lot of winter gloves around here that are called "iPhone gloves" or "SMS gloves". But then, they come in colorful stripey patterns and are clearly not hunting gloves.

    The *other* use never even crossed my mind! Ugh ...

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  50. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    Just in case you hadn't heard:

    http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/04/infant-stun-gun.html?ref=rss

    A dude named Jorge Garcia used a baby as a stun-gun shield?

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  51. James HernandezJanuary 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    Jorge,

    Trigger finger and trigger happy!

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  52. B.RJanuary 11, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    I would still buy it.
    And, yeah, it is a hunting glove, with the trigger, and the finger, and...I'm sorry to disappoint you, but, that's what you wnated to hear, Right?

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  53. Ralph-January 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    i am pretty sure that finger is one of two fingers designated for the pink, whereas the pinky finger, strangely enough, is designated for the stink.

    You dont have to publish this.

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  54. cathescomiczJanuary 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    yep pic n save is what the glove is for...we have one more week until we get our chu-wow-wow, and I thought of you and beth yesterday cos he was by for a play date with our cats- Our rats SCARE him! (he's 8 weeks old- the boy is only 3/4 rat size himself!)

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  55. nollyposhJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:59 AM

    Who cares they're cOOL right?!! X;-)

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  56. Paul SpoonerJanuary 12, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    It's for playing Tidly Winks and poking cats up the bum!

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  57. Alisha Rene'January 12, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    you don't have to post this - I'm just excited to say these two words "Vampire Weekend" did you get it?!?!?! I'm listening now ;)

    oh, and, nice trigger finger, lol

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  58. ShmeidiJanuary 12, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    Yep, these are on ski gloves as well, specifically for nose wiping.

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  59. Nicole ThibaultJanuary 12, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    Jorge -
    This is unrelated to the glove blog, but do you know that you are currently on the tmz.com's "Who'd You Rather" poll?
    It's a toss up between you and Michael Emerson.
    Thought you might find that fun,
    Good Luck!

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  60. UnknownJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    Hey, there's a TMZ poll up now. It's "Ben vs. Hurley: Who'd You Rather?" Jorge is edging out Michael!

    http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/12/ben-vs-hurley-whod-you-rather/

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  61. The NicholsonsJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    I have no idea but all I can picture is a bunch of deer coming to a quick halt while their deer leader says "shhhhhh everybody quiet...I think I just saw a finger."

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  62. kerenlJanuary 12, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    well, being against hunting...
    but i am sure there's a good reason for th index finger being all cosy ;-D

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  63. Chrissy ConklinJanuary 13, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    Maybe it's a nose-picken glove? Though personally I use my pinkie.

    I mean ... NOTHING!

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  64. XJanuary 13, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    TMZ has a "who'd you rather?" poll on it's site, you vs. creepy Ben. You're winning. I voted for you too :)

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  65. KateJanuary 14, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    I was born and currently live in Wisconsin and that's the trigger finger for shooting! Why were you in Wisconsin?

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  66. MatreyuJanuary 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    holy crap! I got that same pair of gloves for Xmas for ice fishing. And it is for wiping your nose.

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  67. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 12:49 AM

    This is why I like you Jorge! You're just a regular kinda guy and you shop at Pic-n-Save! [Awesome find, by the way ;)]

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  68. moonJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Warning: Once you hold up that uncamouflaged finger EVERYONE can see you.

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