Talk:Thumb sucking

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[edit] Gesture?

27jun06 World Cup soccer news: "Italian midfielder Francesco Totti sucks his thumb in honor of his son as he celebrates scoring on a penalty kick for the game-winning goal yesterday." Is this thumb-sucking a gesture? Particular meaning/history in various cultures? 69.87.193.89 01:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Honestly, the only gesture involving the thumb that I've heard of wouldn't be used to honour anyone(if you've read "Romeo and Juliet", the "I bite my thumb" part). You've piqued my interest, though. Anyone else know anything? And could you give a reference, for my curiosity? BW52 01:18, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Could thumb sucking also be some sort of oral fixation like what Freud spoke of? I haven't done research on this... but it could be connected. Children do seem to derive some sort of pleasure/comfort from sucking their thumbs. 64.24.4.33 19:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

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