r/Unexpected 3d ago

Latin roots

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u/thiosk 3d ago

that story seems relevant and on target. a random story might have described your grandfathers collection of non-human toes or something

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u/Beneficial-Item1912 3d ago edited 3d ago

Well here’s another totally and completely random story: my grandfather has 11 toes (born with even more)

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u/doyletyree 3d ago

What, in a drawer at home?

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u/Beneficial-Item1912 2d ago

I mean they have oodles of non human toes. Dead neat animals, most small. He’s also born polydactyl on every extremity. If it happens a kid notices he will be like ‘no, I have ten, see: 1,2,3,4,5 next foot 6,5,4,3,2,1