Why are lefties so maligned.?
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I remember at school having writing lessons to convert me from left handed to right handed and it failed miserably! they spent one whole lesson telling me to pick up the pen, everytime I did what they asked but naturally used me left hand and had to repeat the exercise and this went on for an hour. Advantages of being left handed[^]. TO be honest I think most of them are rubbish. For me the main difference being left handed is that you know your handwriting will 99% of the time look like poop compared to that of a right handed person
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I am a leftie, and I can clear most of that list up in one single word.. PANTS I am not rich, good at art, (video)games, can't drive, completely crap at mensa tests. And yes my handwriting is completely unreadable unless I use block capitals. J.
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I remember at school having writing lessons to convert me from left handed to right handed and it failed miserably! they spent one whole lesson telling me to pick up the pen, everytime I did what they asked but naturally used me left hand and had to repeat the exercise and this went on for an hour. Advantages of being left handed[^]. TO be honest I think most of them are rubbish. For me the main difference being left handed is that you know your handwriting will 99% of the time look like poop compared to that of a right handed person
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Simon_Whale wrote:
you know your handwriting will 99% of the time look like poop compared to that of a right handed person
Not necessarily - I've got pretty good handwriting. I agree most of the points are rubbish - I'm hopeless at multi-tasking and I'm certainly no genius :((
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Oh I dunno - I've seen a few films where nuns behave badly... :laugh:
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I was looking at DD's latest CCC thread and I noticed the use of the word "sinister". Why are left-handed people so maligned? I believe the Victorians in the later 19th century used to send lefties to mental asylums. When I was at school I remember a teacher who tried to "correct" my left-handed writing and tried forcing me to use my right. I bat left-handed, I'd play darts (not that I ever would) left-handed, but I throw a ball right-handed. Left-handed batsmen are known as kak-handers. I am ambidextrous in fencing but many of my club's righties like to fight me as a lefty in the run up to a competition as it gives them the chance to practice other tactics and manoeuvres. Perhaps trivial, but the UI design of remote controls tend to favour the righties. Commies are referred to as the left wing. There's an endless list of rights over lefts. I'll now list the advantages of being a lefty: 1. Gulp, erm, ... :(
I used to be ambidextrous but I am now ambilevous.
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One of my uncles was left-handed and at school they literally beat it out of him. Anything using his hands had to be done right-handed or he got the cane. This left him with a stutter for the rest of his life.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Anything using his hands had to be done right-handed or he got the cane. This left him with a stutter for the rest of his life.
A. I presume from that that his occupation is Sign-language Translator. B. That's not stuttering, that's the 'standard' movement for that pastime.
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Not to mine! :laugh:
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I was looking at DD's latest CCC thread and I noticed the use of the word "sinister". Why are left-handed people so maligned? I believe the Victorians in the later 19th century used to send lefties to mental asylums. When I was at school I remember a teacher who tried to "correct" my left-handed writing and tried forcing me to use my right. I bat left-handed, I'd play darts (not that I ever would) left-handed, but I throw a ball right-handed. Left-handed batsmen are known as kak-handers. I am ambidextrous in fencing but many of my club's righties like to fight me as a lefty in the run up to a competition as it gives them the chance to practice other tactics and manoeuvres. Perhaps trivial, but the UI design of remote controls tend to favour the righties. Commies are referred to as the left wing. There's an endless list of rights over lefts. I'll now list the advantages of being a lefty: 1. Gulp, erm, ... :(
Mostly because "left" has 4 letters and "evil" has 4 letters....
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I was looking at DD's latest CCC thread and I noticed the use of the word "sinister". Why are left-handed people so maligned? I believe the Victorians in the later 19th century used to send lefties to mental asylums. When I was at school I remember a teacher who tried to "correct" my left-handed writing and tried forcing me to use my right. I bat left-handed, I'd play darts (not that I ever would) left-handed, but I throw a ball right-handed. Left-handed batsmen are known as kak-handers. I am ambidextrous in fencing but many of my club's righties like to fight me as a lefty in the run up to a competition as it gives them the chance to practice other tactics and manoeuvres. Perhaps trivial, but the UI design of remote controls tend to favour the righties. Commies are referred to as the left wing. There's an endless list of rights over lefts. I'll now list the advantages of being a lefty: 1. Gulp, erm, ... :(
You have the option of giving your right arm for something and still have a meaningful life. :D
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I was looking at DD's latest CCC thread and I noticed the use of the word "sinister". Why are left-handed people so maligned? I believe the Victorians in the later 19th century used to send lefties to mental asylums. When I was at school I remember a teacher who tried to "correct" my left-handed writing and tried forcing me to use my right. I bat left-handed, I'd play darts (not that I ever would) left-handed, but I throw a ball right-handed. Left-handed batsmen are known as kak-handers. I am ambidextrous in fencing but many of my club's righties like to fight me as a lefty in the run up to a competition as it gives them the chance to practice other tactics and manoeuvres. Perhaps trivial, but the UI design of remote controls tend to favour the righties. Commies are referred to as the left wing. There's an endless list of rights over lefts. I'll now list the advantages of being a lefty: 1. Gulp, erm, ... :(
PHS241 wrote:
I'll now list the advantages of being a lefty:
1. Facists, Nazi's and most racists are referred to as right wing.. 2. er.. 3. that's it. Still, that's a pretty big counterbalance. You could say the same about black and white though, many of our cultural mores should be questioned and re-examined. Personally, I'd apply that to anything coming from the Abrahamic religions too.
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Not to mine! :laugh:
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