L'Âme-Stram-Gram. Am stram gram - the beginning of a children's counting rhyme.
Everyone clearly saw the finger, but the clue related to Magnus was hidden more carefully.
No one paid attention to the fact that the item is an artifact.
Look at my avatar: a simple mechanical watch, without any frills - these don't have an alarm.
He jerked his hand and poked an imaginary bison in the eye with his finger.
Of course, poking with a finger perfectly fits the "throw out a finger" clue.
In general, these are quite ordinary excuses based on nitpicking; I didn't see anything new...

Барон "Vampires"
Отдай свои прошлые сны,
В сомненьях себя обрети,
В бешеном танце душа кружится!
Не думай, что будет потом,
Здесь и сейчас мы живем,
Стань хоть на миг сам собой, слышишь!