God only gave me two hands. The rest he gave to the Indians.

[Grant Barrett]

On Aug 4, 2008, at 12:00, Stephen Goranson wrote:
> Though I've never heard this, I wonder whether Indians here means
> American or
> South Asian Indians. If the latter, might it refer to depictions of
> Shiva or of
> Buddha as many-handed?

I do not know whether American Indians or subcontinental Indians were
intended, or whether the hands were human hands or poker hands.

Grant Barrett
gbarrett at worldnewyork.org

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