In Reply to: bird flue posted by alison on Wednesday, 28. September 2005 at 09:33 Bali Time:
A handful of jellybeans can be any number, depending on the size of your hand.
A handful of digits is five, but not necessarily if you live in a logging town where all the nicknames are Stumpy, Lefty, and Three-finger Jack.
There have been six confirmed deaths from Bird flu in Indonesia. I knew a girl who was born with six fingers (well, five fingers and a thumb), but the extra one was amputated before I could find out what she could do with it.
Anyway, as they say... more than a handful is a waste (though I'm happy to save it for later).