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Keep I laughed, almost !voted to delete but chose to do a search first. This thing looks notable. Perhaps notable for worst idea ever, but... [1] is an article solely on the topic (well I can't see it all, but it is titled "GIVE A HAND TO THE GUY WHO REVOLUTIONIZED THUMB WRESTLING" and includes the quote "Say hello to Rick Hartman a former schoolteacher who is the creator of the Officially Sanctioned Professional Thumb Wrestling Ring". [2] discusses a competition which appears to use this thing and [3] also seems to be solely about this thing. There are a lot more [4] (though not all are about this thing). Oh, [5] apparently has at least a passing mention. Hobit (talk) 01:42, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete somehow I seem to remember these existing before 2005, possibly even giong back to the 80s, but it's possible I could be wrong about that. Anyway, delete per Erpert, minor toy that didn't take off or become culturally significant in any way. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind21:45, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
1 the supplied sources put it from at least the 90s. #2 Is there a policy-based reason to delete, or is this more an IAR thing (which I fully respect btw)? Hobit (talk) 22:47, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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