2007-01-06 11:17:29 · 8 answers · asked by hedZy ♀ The Dancing Banana 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Because people quit flipping pages with their licked toes when they learned of germs. This is also why we eat with our hands rather than our feet.
2007-01-06 11:19:49 · answer #1 · answered by steve_dorings 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moses dropped one of the stone tablets on his finger when he came down from the mountain. The people saw him kissing and licking it, and from that day on, it's been the hip thing to do.
2007-01-06 11:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by ThatGuy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it works better than any alternative if you are having difficulties turning pages in a book.
2007-01-06 11:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I imagine somebody had a hard time turning a page one day and voila!
2007-01-06 17:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it wasn't a habit, its just a way to unstuck pages without having to do any thing drastic every time you read a book..
2007-01-06 11:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paper sticks to wet....but i don't lick my fingers unless i think they will taste good
2007-01-06 12:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but it is disgusting. Particulary those who do it to newspapers.
2007-01-06 12:58:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know, but I hate it when my husband does it...
2007-01-06 13:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by Melissa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋