Surgically alters thumbs to better use iPhone

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This almost sounds like an Onion article:

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Thomas Martel, 28, of Bonnie Brae is a big guy. So he has a hard time using the features on ever-shrinking user interfaces on devices like his new iPhone. At least, he did, until he had his thumbs surgically altered in a revolutionary new surgical technique known as "whittling."

http://northdenvernews.com/content/view/922/2/