Talk:Pinky swear

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In England, the pinky swear is commnonly associated with a broken pinky finger, where in some cases is permanently healed in the bent "pinky swear" position. In the media, this was referred to in the soap opera television program Eastenders on the August 25, 2006 episode "Mystery de Vries".

This seems unlikely for numerous reasons. Firstly, I have never encountered this "pinky swear" before stumbling upon this article today, despite having lived in England all my life, which suggests that it can hardly be considered to be "commonly associated" with anything at all in this country. Indeed, the term "pinky" itself is not used in England.

Secondly, the claim that this was used in EastEnders seems to be made up. EastEnders episodes do not have titles, and Google returns no relevant search results for the alleged name "Mystery de Vries" outside this article.

Given these facts, it would appear almost certain that this claim was inserted as hoax-type vandalism. — Haeleth Talk 22:02, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pinky Promise

'Pinky promise' redirects to this page (which is how I came here), so I would expect to find some information about this term here. However, all the article has to say about 'pinky promise' is that it should not be confused with 'pinky swearing'. There should either be more information provided (I can't add anything, I have no clue as to whether such a thing even exists) or the redirect removed.

Is worth noting that Pinky Promises are considered as promises which should not be broken. These are the strongest forms of promises which can be made and are in my part of the world 'Tasmania, Australia' are considered sacred promises between close people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.213.185 (talk) 07:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)