Does it creep you out when men have long finger nails?

[Javaman]

it gives me the heebies.

[Jamastiene]

1. Does it also give you the heebies when women have short

fingernails?

[Javaman]

2. Not so much as long as they are neat. nt

[Jamastiene]

6. What if men have short fingernails that are painted?

Does that bother you as well? I'm curious about this. It is so fascinating.

[Javaman]

9. Oddly, the painted thing doesn't bother me as much...

I don't paint mine but as for other guys, I don't have a problem with it.

[Jamastiene]

18. One last question...

Do long fingernails on women bother you? I find that long fingernails (more than medium length) bother me no matter what gender the person is, really.

[MistressOverdone]

35. When I see very long nails on women

(the kind that curve under) I always wonder how they deal with hygiene issues in the bathroom.

[boobooday]

44. Yes. I don't like really long nails

on anybody.

[Javaman]

56. No not really but then again the grossly long nails that some women have

that start to curl when they get reeeeeeeally long really freak me out.

[MistressOverdone]

33. That wouldn't bother me

at all. But something about long yellow nails...eesh. For some reason I think of Dracula.

[JackBeck]

3. Yes, but if it's only the pinkie nail that is long,

we know what that means...

It also grosses me out when people clip their fingernails on the train.

[ThomCat]

8. I'd be interested in knowing what that means.

One of the side effects of my painkillers is that I often itch instead of hurt. I've gotten into the habit of letting that one fingernail on each hand get a little bit longer so I can scratch. I didn't realize that was supposed to mean anything.
:shrug:

[mitchum]

10. Coke nail

[ThomCat]

13. Ahhh... Interesting.

Mine are never nearly long enough for anything like that, but it's good to know. Thank you.

[JackBeck]

15. Yup.

But I've found a key works just as well.

:evilgrin:

[Javaman]

16. I asked a guy I knew in passing why he grew his pinky nail long...

I knew why, but I wanted to hear him say it. but get this, this was his excuse...

"well, you know I'm greek and greeks grow the pinky nail long because when they get into a fight, they bite it off to show they are pissed." I couldn't believe he said that with a straight face. However, I laughed in his. He great bright red and got angry. so then I said, "well, bite it off". He walked away and never spoke to me again. LOL

big ol' coke head.

[mitchum]

50. That is hilarious...

to his credit, that's a little bit more creative than most blowhounds :)

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. Yes.

:scared: I've always been grossed out by guys with gross and/or long fingernails. And bad/gross teeth creep me out too.

[leftofthedial]

5. well . . .

I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Texarkana.

I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Louisiana.
Well, I used to chew 'em off
I was Nervous over you.
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound,
Honey, what I'm gonna do,
Is keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Alabama.

[sammythecat]

7. I'm a guy and think it's disturbing.

If I was a girl I'd definitely be creeped out. :puke:

[Javaman]

11. My wife agrees. It creeps her out too. nt

[qnr]

12. Not in the least, in fact, I'd be more likely to be creeped out by the people that

were creeped out by them.

[Javaman]

17. Do I scare you? :)

LOL :evilgrin:

[qnr]

20. Nope, I said more likely :) - However, the fact that someone decides to have

long fingernails, on their own body, disturbs me way less than someone automatically making value judgements about the person without knowing them (speaking generally, not specifically about anyone here).

[sammythecat]

29. I think the vision some of us on this thread

have is one of a guy with nails badly in need of trimming and a lot of dark crud. We've all seen this somewhere along the line.

I'm not talking about the unfortunate homeless guy that has nail trimming listed below a hundred other pressing needs. And I don't mean a guy who has long nails as part of his "style". I'm talking about the guy who's just plain lazy and uninterested in hygiene and personal appearance.

Whatever the case, If I was a woman, the thought of some guy with long dirty fingernails pawing my body would make me shiver and gag. Just the thought.

[qnr]

39. Yeah, I understood, that was part of the problem. Generalizations tend to annoy me

:) There are lots of reasons that people might have long fingernails :hi:

[Javaman]

54. I get annoyed with people who get annoyed by generalizations LOL

:rofl:

[Javaman]

55. dupe

[MistressOverdone]

38. I'm not sure that

"creeps me out" (primary response on the thread) is as much a value judgment as an emotional reaction.

[qnr]

40. Perhaps. However, I feel that the emotional reaction is based on one. That's just me though n/t

[MistressOverdone]

42. I see value judgment as more considered

and emotional as knee jerk. Sometimes we have to fight against those knee jerk things. For me, however, the long nails issue was reinforced by a negative experience as well. I'm sure if the person had turned out to be a great guy I would have eventually moved past the emotional reaction.

[MistressOverdone]

36. Better give me wide berth

because it's a big trigger for me. Probably some deep psychological deviance or something.

[qnr]

43. No, I said 'more likely' - I doubt I'd actually be creeped out, just that on my

scale it would come before the fingernails :hi:

[stirlingsliver]

14. Only If They Are Really Pointed

If the are not pointed and are clean, I'm fine with it.

[Little Wing]

19. Yea, it's nasty

[Skittles]

21. YES

and when they are dirty too - OMG :puke:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

22. not a fan

especially if they are long and obviously have had a file taken to em. That is just weird compared to the shaggy "I'm a lazy git" look.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

23. Sexy

Long fingernails on a lady can be extremely sexy, IMO.

The same is definitely not true for long nails on a guy. It's a feminine quality, and is only attractive on women.

It's pretty uncommon to find nowadays, as most women seem to like short nails, just like more women prefer shorter hair now than used to.

[zanne]

24. It creeps me out when either men or women have long nails.

Ugh. I mean, I can see some stick-on nails for a night on the town, but for everyday? Creepy.

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Me too...

I mean it's just not hygienic.

[zanne]

52. Exactly! nt

[LibraLiz1973]

25. I find it really grody. For example Sayid, on Lost.

His nails are disgusting. I gagged once looking at his hands.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Connonym]

45. yes! I noticed this too

I wonder if it's a cultural thing

[CrownPrinceBandar]

26. Stay away from classical guitar players then.........

they often grow the fingernails on their strumming hand to get good string attack.

[Javaman]

57. That, actually, I don't have a problem with.

Two of my friends play guitar and have long nails just for that reason.

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

27. Doesn't creep me out but I do wonder about them.

Especially if they are longer than mine!

[querelle]

28. Not Really

OTOH, dirty fingernails on either a man or a woman creep me out big time.

Q

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. Yes, actually; and on women, too, for that matter.

They look like they would click on everything and it gives me the creeps, just a little.

[Shine]

31. Nope, I just figure they're guitar players

:thumbsup: :D

[MistressOverdone]

32. Gosh, yes

I once hired a teacher for a summer program I was directing and he had long fingernails. I had to let him go because he was videotaping the children playing in the sprinklers, the little girls with their bathing suits... creepy dude.

[mentalsolstice]

37. Nope...but long toenails...n/t

[MistressOverdone]

48. First, what a great picture

Gore is my MAN.

Now, toenails...they aren't so offensive to me visually (cuz I can't see down that far with bifocals) but damn, they can do damage!

[u4ic]

41. You mean like this?

Yeah, a bit...

[KG]

46. I keep my fingernails long so they Click when I play the piano

Joe Ely

Lyrics for Song: Fingernails

I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Texarkana.

I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Louisiana.
Well, I used to chew 'em off
I was Nervous over you.
I missed that clickin', tickin' sound,
Honey, what I'm gonna do,

Is keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I keep my fingernails long
So they Click when I play the piano
I'm gonna keep 'em that way
Till the Swallows get back from Alabama

[Nikia]

47. One of my husband's college roomates had long nails

He was a foreign student from a country in Southern Asia. I thought that perhaps it was culturual.

[hedgehog]

49. Players of the classical guitar aside, you can't work with your hands and

have long fingernails. In many cultures, (increasingly in the US, sad to say), it is considered prestigious to be so wealthy that you don't have to work with your hands.

[Bzzzz]

51. Hate It...n/t

[Orsino]

53. I've known too many guitarists, I think.

They'd have to be pretty long to creep me out.

[Scout]

58. yes, but I don't care for very long nails on women either

:shrug: don't know why, but I just don't.