<apparently, the kanji "hito" is written three times on the palm of the hand with a finger>

Thanks for that, william! Good timing — I'll be able to try it out in a few days.

BTW, during my "Googling" for the appropriate kanji image, I stumbled across the following regarding "hito wo nomu". It is from a proverb:

"ippai hito sake wo nomi ... sambai sake hito wo nomu"
(At the first glass, the man drinks the brandy; at the third, the brandy drinks the man)

Yeah, I can relate to that!

Chookas! lusy