To my fellow crackers,
I am not sure what hath brought me to this web site, but it is a huge relief to know that I am not alone. I am a cracker of great proportion. The first time I cracked my knuckles, that I can remember at least, was on a saturday morning, when I was seven or eight years old. A cartoon version of the A-Team was on, and one of the gymnists got prepared to kcik some a*s by cracking his knuckles. I pushed and pushed down on mine and a huge cracking noise came out. I was hooked.
Since that time, I have learned to crack almost every part of my body. From my fingers to my toes to my sternum to my nose to my hips to my knees to my elbows to my ankles…. you name it, I can crack it. I used to be able to crack my ears in two places when I was a teenager, but alas, no longer. The cartilege has worn away. And the old adage of being able to crack your p***s.... that is true fellow crackers. Not to get too graphic, but sometimes when my girlfriend is on top of me in bed, I will hear a crack at the base. It used to scare me and her for that matter, but it is not damaging.
My point is that I believe that I am the KING of Knuckle Cracking. I wonder if there is a World Record by Guiness or something. While some find it annoying and wierd, I can not help doing it. I love it. I am especially fond of cracking my toes. I am sure there are physical dn psycological reasons that I continue to partake in this habit, but I am past the point of doing anything about it. And while I tend to think that the damage to my body is not and will not be arthritis, I do think that it effects my grip and ability to hold a paint brush and play a piano for great lengths of time.
I am babbling but please know that I am glad to have found you all. I am not even sure how I will get back here. So in case I do not, please get in touch with me at markkunzman@yahoo.com. Be well and let me know if any of you can crack more than me. I am at 62 people, and that is NOT EVEN COUNTING MY NECK AND BACK. That is amazing.
Sincerely,
Mark