10. It ups your street cred when you lie about how you were "in the shit."

9.  You kick ass at that hold-your-hand-over-the-flame game.

8.  Buying shoes. Easy for you, confusing for them.

7.  You can freak out roller coaster technicians by "losing a limb" during the ride and playing air guitar with it when you're done.

6.  Sunburn--never a worry.

5.  If you've got the money, in a flourish of individualism, you can leave limbs around like calling cards.

4.  They render unnecessary those unsightly and cluttering scratching posts for your cats.

3.  Clear the kids out of the pool by humming the theme from "Jaws" while the limb gently floats by.

2.  Three words: grease pencil tattoos.

1.  Great parking.