An Extra Rib

[pastafreak]

Ányone have one? Apparently only 8% of the population do.
My daughter and I are BOTH in that 8%. We've just discovered this.

[Zacs-Master]

Maybe you could create a new gender?

[naomi24]

At this moment you have me poking my ribs desperately trying to count. I'm slim, but my efforts to accurately count my ribs has proved futile. How do you know?

[pastafreak]

Oh gawd...I'm too old for that. ;-0

[Mamyalynne]

No, I don't have an extra rib - my Daughter has an extra bone in her foot,she's in a text book somewhere.

[Buenchico]

We always knew that you were weird, Pasta, but it's nice to have it confirmed ;-)

[pastafreak]

It's usually up in the neck- a cervical rib...not at the bottom which is what I've always assumed. I found out I had one when I had an x-ray on arrival to live in the UK. My daughter just found out today...she didn't know I had one.

[pastafreak]

That's alright Chris. I'd rather be weird than ordinary...;))

[Buenchico]

According to Wikipedia, the incidence is far lower than the 8% you quote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_rib

[Baldric]

I love spare ribs ;o)

[TonyV]

checking now

[naomi24]

Trying to count doesn't cut it then ...

[Zacs-Master]

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-rib/

[pastafreak]

I don't think so, Naomi. ;)

[pastafreak]

We've both read that, Zacs. Thanks though.

[naomi24]

Oh well. I tried.

[Old_Geezer]

I think Adam had one.

[Arksided]

... So did Eve.

[sanmac]

Mamy," my Daughter has an extra bone in her foot,she's in a text book somewhere." As a foot-note you mean:)

[Mamyalynne]

Of course, it was but a small bone - not worthy of a chapter ;-)

[Zacs-Master]

A bit of my gut was once in a book. I think it was the appendix.