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'He's not a man, he's got more hands than the entire basketball team.'

posted 13 years ago by engagedtoprecious
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Er...what exactly does that mean? Can anyone help me out?

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] avia2 12 years ago

I think there's a French expression, something like "he has hands everywhere", meaning he flirts a lot.

Maybe there's a similar Italian saying.

[–] paololita 10 years ago

No, there's not. I'm Italian and that sentence (in Italian) puzzled me too.

[–] x1nd0lent 9 years ago

I think she means that the doctor is very "grabby". But also he gets a pass because of his role there. They're not supposed to think of him as a man the same way as if he was a priest. But for someone who isn't supposed to be a man, he seems to have a lot of hands. It's a goofy joke, but one I could imagine a teenage girl saying.

[–] mel2000 (259) 3 years ago

It's pretty obvious that the doctor is known for engaging in inappropriate touching of the girls. He's being compared to an octopus-like creature.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

touching women