The danger, of course, is the child who plays “Pull My Finger” with someone who does not break wind, but rather smiles or laughs or, worse yet, makes no sound at all. This child learns to put her faith in the gentle pulling of a finger until, at a much older age (and with tremendous vulnerability) pulls someone’s finger while he (most likely it will be a he) breaks his wind, perhaps breaking it loudly, and destroys all the trust she has carried over from adolescence. The other danger is pulling someone’s finger off completely, though that is highly unlikely unless the person is playing with a leper, and everyone knows lepers don’t play “Pull My Finger.” Not real lepers anyway.
