+251 Who came up with the expression, "Stick out like a sore thumb," like has anyone ever honestly noticed someone's sore thumb, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The expression isn't about noticing a thumb because it's sore, it's worded like that because you wouldn't be as likely to bend a sore thumb, so it sticks straight out. It's a play on words.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i had a sore thumb.... no one noticed :(

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Whenever I hear that saying, I always pictures a cartoon characters thumb after being hit by something. Where the character is running around and their thumb is huge, red and pulsing...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Or it could be talking about the way you notice it a lot when youre the one with the sore thumb

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Maybe over the years it got twisted like a chinese whisper? Sticks out like a sore bum in an under 12's church choir was the original.

by Anonymous 13 years ago