Quote Originally Posted by Naomi The Insane View Post
By squeezing your left thumb with the rest of your fingers on your left hand, you have no gag reflex.
This probably has to do with exerting yourself to distract you from your gag reflex rather than some mysterious connection between your fingers and throat (which does not pass the "bull test" for me). Squeezing your nipples or digging your fingernails into your thigh will presumably have a similar effect.

One of the most venomous creatures in the world is a jellyfish no bigger than your thumbnail.