11.   Rather than use the offered pens, some voters pricked their thumbs with sewing needles provided by voting officials and smeared blood to mark their ballots.

12.   Instead of using pens, some voters pricked their thumbs with sewing needles provided by voting officials and smeared blood to mark their ballots.

13.   Nets center Jayson Williams fractured his right thumb with a little less than nine minutes to play.

14.   The Italians have gone one step better during World Cup training, conditioning their thumbs with video games.

15.   Voters generally waited in line for about an hour before casting their ballots and daubing their thumbs with indelible ink to prevent double voting.