Finger puppets - which finger?

ectoraige

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've had a run of good fortune recently and I may end up with a bespoke finger puppet. As excited as I am, it's created a small dilemma - which finger is most suitable?

I'm right-handed so I reckon I'd be best off wearing it on my left hand. The index or middle finger appear ideal in terms of animation, but I type a lot in work so I'm worried it might lower my productivity. I've considered the thumb, as I use my right thumb for the spacebar, however I'm not sure if finger puppets are suited to thumb wearing - perhaps there are articulation problems to consider? Also, would people think it a bit weird?

I'm a novice when it comes to finger puppetry so I'm hoping somebody out there has the experience to help.

Temptamperu

finger puppetry, you came to the right place indeed.

JD DABA

Mayhap a close analysis of the critically acclaimed 'fingermouse' series could help.

SEPT 23 1989

You don't own a finger puppet they own you

IM0

sock puppets ftw

Uriel.

finger puppets have a life of their own. don't come back here whinging when it settles itself in your a$$ to escape the Irish Summer.

Yellowblackbird

I don't think you can pick up the dark arts of finger puppetry on the internet. You have to study under some yoda like master for decades. You may never be ready.

My name is URL

Two in the pink and...

The Backwards Man

My name is URL wrote: »

Two in the pink and...

Shocker.

tin79

ectoraige wrote: »

I've had a run of good fortune recently and I may end up with a bespoke finger puppet.

Perhaps the oddest sentence I have ever read.

Skid X

Great deal on Finger Puppets at the moment - one for every finger

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056954364

Wacker The Attacker

go on the fingering

ectoraige

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

You don't own a finger puppet they own you

Uriel. wrote: »

finger puppets have a life of their own. don't come back here whinging when it settles itself in your a$$ to escape the Irish Summer.

Yellowblackbird wrote: »

I don't think you can pick up the dark arts of finger puppetry on the internet. You have to study under some yoda like master for decades. You may never be ready.

Gosh! Am I making a mistake? Might mono-digit miniature manikins malign my mind?

IM0 wrote: »

sock puppets ftw

Clearly you didn't read the part where I said I have to type for work.

gobnaitolunacy

Digitus impudicus.

geoff2915

I know someone in this industry- I will see if he can pull a few strings and find out.

Earthhorse

ectoraige wrote: »

I'm right-handed so I reckon I'd be best off wearing it on my left hand. The index or middle finger appear ideal in terms of animation, but I type a lot in work so I'm worried it might lower my productivity.

One important aspect to remember about this is that you have two hands; so even if you select a finger where the puppet would impede your typing you can always remove it from your dominant hand and let it sit on your non-dominant hand while you type.

Also, would people think it a bit weird?

On the contrary, it's considered weird in the modern workplace if you don't suffer from some form of mental illness.

YellowFeather

ectoraige wrote: »

Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've had a run of good fortune recently and I may end up with a bespoke finger puppet. As excited as I am, it's created a small dilemma - which finger is most suitable?

No "may" about it - that puppet shall be yours.

You also have to decide on what kind of creature it is going to be. This is a lot of responsibility on your head. I don't envy you.

SEPT 23 1989

Have you thought of a name for your finger puppet side kick?

ectoraige

YellowFeather wrote:

You also have to decide on what kind of creature it is going to be. This is a lot of responsibility on your head. I don't envy you.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote:

Have you thought of a name for your finger puppet side kick?

Now I don't know whether I should pick the name first and design a creature around it, or settle on a creature and then pick the name.

YellowFeather

You have to pick a hand and finger first!! I'm starting to worry our progeny puppet's prospects.

SEPT 23 1989

ectoraige wrote: »

Now I don't know whether I should pick the name first and design a creature around it, or settle on a creature and then pick the name.

pick a good name and it will design itself

Antar Bolaeisk

Any relation to Sh1tbag OToole?

YellowFeather

Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »

Any relation to Sh1tbag OToole?

Not often you can ask that without getting a punch in the nose!! :pac:

Plazaman

ectoraige wrote: »

Now I don't know whether I should pick the name first and design a creature around it, or settle on a creature and then pick the name.

You might discretely enquire would this bespoke master of digitary dolls make such creations for say the larger single "finger" lower on the torso?

The Backwards Man

Plazaman wrote: »

You might discretely enquire would this bespoke master of digitary dolls make such creations for say the larger single "finger" lower on the torso?

Why can't people just say willy when they mean willy?

donutheadhomer

IM0 wrote: »

sock puppets ftw

they would have trouble keeping one on their finger

ectoraige

So I've thought long and hard about it and decided that as it is to be my first finger puppet, it would be prudent that it may fit any finger to allow experimentation. Thus, I have based measurements upon my middle finger. It will be a blue giraffe named Fwibble, after an old friend. I'm not very good at ventriloquism so a mute animal seemed ideal. I may practice in private though at giving him a voice, crazy as it sounds! The blue colouration should act as an interesting conversation starter, I may even be known as "The Man with the Blue Giraffe", how amazing would that be?

Thanks everybody for all the advice, it came at an important time in my life.

Stavros Murphy

You finger puppets? Dirty fc-ker. I'm telling.

December2012

Have you been thinking about this for 11 months?

ectoraige

December2012 wrote: »

Have you been thinking about this for 11 months?

Yes. You must have missed the thread when it first came around, I guess.