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$\"Simpsons-Trivia-God-five-fingers\"$ <\/p>\n

A collection of trivia about The Simpsons<\/a> mentioned that God and Jesus are the only characters depicted with five fingers.<\/p>\n

Any thoughts on the symbolic significance of this?<\/p>\n

Any thoughts on how this relates to the four-toed statue on LOST?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"