1.   Apparently a mechanic accidentally started the engine while Schrader was still working on the alternator belt, severing his thumb at the first joint.

2.   A tablespoon is the length of your thumb from the tip to the first joint.

3.   After Pharmacia arranged to merge with Upjohn, Volvo committed to retaining the stake until the company issued its first joint earnings report.

4.   Declawing is the same as removing the first joint of each of your fingers.

5.   Hack off and discard the first two wing joints.

6.   In addition, switches on the side of each finger, about level with the first joint, control click-on functions.

7.   Mine are small toads, littler than the first joint of your thumb, but the intensity of their lust makes their voices very large.

8.   Shell the shrimp, leaving the tail and first joint of the shell intact.

9.   The finger has a puncture wound and is deeply discolored past the first joint.

10.   The fingers and thumb were snipped off at the first joint and a small amount of padding was inserted into the palm area.