Talk to the Thumb!

With all due respect to PepsiCo CFO Indra Nooyi's ability to make money, she doesn't know a thing about anthropology. It's not about the fingers, even the middle finger, it's all about the thumb.

Without an opposable thumb we're no better off than a monkey in a tree or either of my dogs pawing at their rawhide but unable to grasp it. Smarter, yes, but no better off.

A horribly un-informed analogy. If I can learn this basic truth from the likes of Hawkeye Pierce, what is her excuse?