Blog Catalog Discussion: Are You Left Handed?

madijay on 'Are You Left Handed?'

madijay — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:04:06 -0500

noodlemie on 'Are You Left Handed?'

noodlemie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:53:19 -0500

im left handed,while most of the people in my society is right handed, but well its good for me though,i can write and the same time i can eat something with my right hand.but for pc mouse i used right hand.

FarrukhSiddiqui on 'Are You Left Handed?'

FarrukhSiddiqui — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:42:29 -0500

I’m left handed & I'm Proud of it, I don’t think I’m awkward, clumsy, or lacking in social graces though. :) :P

Bayho on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Bayho — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:04:28 -0500

What the heck? I never herd of any one being forced to write with their other hand. . thats crazy! I'm right handed so i never even knew that lefties had a ink smuging problem until now. . .I just though that driving stick would be harder . .but whats so great about stick any way? Learing to use both hands would probably be useful at some point.

sophielc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

sophielc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:17:04 -0500

I am a leftie too; there are things we just have to learn to do with our right hand (no need to buy overpriced scissors for lefties) and when I write I tend to rub my left hand over the ink (pretty messy) but the Internet is my best friend (who needs to write when they can type?). I have always used my right hand for my computer mouse.
Other than that, life for lefties nowadays is pretty straightforward (not like when nuns and brothers used to force kids to use their right hand in school; that happened to my father).

Viliam1234 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Viliam1234 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:51:25 -0500

There are scissors (and other things) for left-handed people, so if you find some shop which sells them, it could be an interesting present.

riverstyxxx on 'Are You Left Handed?'

riverstyxxx — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:13:11 -0500

Hey everyone, August 13th is Left-Handers Day :D

pumpkinlights on 'Are You Left Handed?'

pumpkinlights — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:47:12 -0500

I'm ambidextrous, but there are a few things I can only do with my right and a few I can only do with my left.

Anok on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Anok — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:42:15 -0500

You know, that sucks. Schools used to do that to kids too - try to force them into using the right hand.

Anok on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Anok — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:41:49 -0500

Ha! LOL.

legbamel on 'Are You Left Handed?'

legbamel — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:40:26 -0500

I will say that people get very frustrated when you have no backhand playing tennis. I just switch the racket from my right hand to my left. For some reason, the tennis coach wouldn't let me do that any more. [shrug] ;)

legbamel on 'Are You Left Handed?'

legbamel — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:34:50 -0500

I just use my regular mouse on the left side. There is some satisfaction in doing so, when I'm really angry, in that I click reply with my middle finger. :P

inmyredhead on 'Are You Left Handed?'

inmyredhead — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:55:23 -0500

Wow, what an interesting read.

As for me, I was born left handed. But my real dad was one of those afforementioned ignoramuses who thought left handed children were 'retarded',and no child of his would be viewed as retarded, so I was not allowed to use my left hand at all. It got slapped everytime I tried to do anything with it. I now write (pretty badly) and do most things with my right hand, most of the time. But I catch myself trying to still do things with my left. It's like it's hardwired into me to use it, but the skill and finess that comes with a lifetime of practice just isn't there.
But hey... I goed to skool and gotted smarter so it are ok now.

Anok on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Anok — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:20 -0500

My dad is a solid lefty, and he can't write in cursive, which is funny. (I don't know why he can't but I guess he never could).

I find that being able to switch gives me a distinct advantage when sparring, batting, or playing pool or mini golf.

Anok on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Anok — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:09:05 -0500

Ha! me too!

Aprincess4ever83 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

Aprincess4ever83 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:05:57 -0500

haha I choreograph for my cheerleading team and I always tend to start my routines on the left foot and using my left arm...I didn't even notice until someone pointed it out..so now I am more conscious of this when choreographing

riverstyxxx on 'Are You Left Handed?'

riverstyxxx — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:03:59 -0500

It just occurred to me: When I was a kid and someone wanted to shake my hand, I always held out my left hand and people looked at me strange.

calais50 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

calais50 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:51:06 -0500

I'm a lefty and I cannot use scissors with my left hand either. Being a lefty is not very difficult, but when someone teaches you something such as tying shoes or sewing, they have to do it backwards. Even using right handed desks in school was no big deal but my other lefty classmates sure made a big fuss if left handed desks were not available. In school, I always made A's except for C's in penmanship. Also, sitting close to a righty at a table is not pleasant b/c you will bump arms with them. I'm happy because my new b/f is a lefty too. Less than 10% of people are left handed.

jjwright85 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

jjwright85 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:39:21 -0500

Yes I am left handed, unless I am using scissors...

wiisboz on 'Are You Left Handed?'

wiisboz — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:53:51 -0500

Left handed should be smart. Too bad I am not.

DieselLives on 'Are You Left Handed?'

DieselLives — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:49:55 -0500

ambidextrous i most tasks, right handed in the rest

chrisc324 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

chrisc324 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:48:53 -0500

I flip the notebooks so the spiral ring is on the right. Doesn't solve the smudge problems completely but it helps.

On a side note I am left-handed but I throw and bat and use a fork right-handed like everyone else. I'm an odd bird :)

weblogian on 'Are You Left Handed?'

weblogian — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:23:04 -0500

TimMc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

TimMc — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:51:13 -0500

Never did learn how to use scissors with my right hand. I figured I was dangerous enough with right handed scissors in my left hand. I can't imagine what the outcome would have been if I had tried using my right hand. Yikes!

TimMc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

TimMc — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:49:29 -0500

Well, this has been fun. My first official discussion. Thanks everyone for indulging me and my left-handedness!

I'm off to dreamland...I'm tired.

TimMc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

TimMc — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:48:06 -0500

Dang Kdawg...you're a deep thinkin' horse, hehe. :)

gosmelltheflowers on 'Are You Left Handed?'

gosmelltheflowers — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:46:06 -0500

A guilty left hander here BUT I play golf right handed, use scissors with my right hand so not a full 100% lefty! www.gosmelltheflowers.com

kat822 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

kat822 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:31:50 -0500

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indianhits on 'Are You Left Handed?'

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RenalFailure on 'Are You Left Handed?'

RenalFailure — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:30:08 -0500

I'm a lefty when it comes to throwing, batting, kicking, punching, and shooting a hockey stick. But I write right handed. My handwriting, however, is very atrocious. That's how I keep it real.

EDBeale on 'Are You Left Handed?'

EDBeale — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:34:59 -0500

*gives the left-handed salute*

mizhelena on 'Are You Left Handed?'

mizhelena — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0500

im def right handed but ive always envied ppl can can use both..

kdawg68 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

kdawg68 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:05:50 -0500

For the more scientifically knowledgable amongst us - quick question.

What exactly is the reasoning behind favoring one "hand" over the other? It would seem this would be detrimental from an evolutionary perspective.

Is it just about nerve and brain connections being used more frequently and developing differently or is there some other reason this occurs?

I'm just thinking back to our earliest ancestors/relatives. Hurt or lose your dominant hand out in the plains of Africa, and you might wind up in a good bit of trouble.

Hmmm....now that has me thinking - probably the reason we are social animals that seek the benefits of families and larger groups. I remember hearing that one of the remains they found of the hominid group "lucy" belonged to showed evidence of a healed broken femur - which suggests that pre-human hominids were caring for their injured. Quite remarkable.

thatissocute on 'Are You Left Handed?'

thatissocute — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:46 -0500

One of my pet peeves is when a clerk hands me a credit card charge to sign...and it's always tilted the wrong way!
Another pet peeve is buffet lines at pot lucks...all the serving utensils are the wrong way...especially ladles that only have that area to pour from on 1 side...the right-handed side.

kdawg68 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

kdawg68 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:08 -0500

I know I always wanted to be able to hit left handed. I was decent in the batting cage but never tried it in an actual game - apart from backyard whiffle ball type contests.

In terms of football, I've often wondered if having a lefty quarterback could help neutralize some of the current NFL trends. In particular, your left tackle is traditionally your more gifted edge blocker - with the right tackle being slightly less athletic and more of a road grader.

Opposing defenses will typicaly line up their defensive fronts assuming that the best blocker is at the left tackle position. With a southpaw quarterback, the blindside is the right of the o-line, which means that in theory the right tackle should be your best tackle. I wonder if this creates a certain amount of mismatches - or at least causes defenders to play out of their comfort zone a bit? Teams that like to move personal around would seem to have an advantage in dealing with such a situation, but plenty of teams have dedicated left and right defensive ends - even in the 2 and 3 deep rotations. Food for thought, I suppose.

mattiasx on 'Are You Left Handed?'

mattiasx — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:55:37 -0500

It's funny that once upon a time lefties were considered to be evil, or spawns of the devil.

They're just jealous because us lefties are more attractive and far more talented. Witchcraft my butt. :P

TimMc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

TimMc — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:48:54 -0500

You're right. I don't know why it is like that with pitching and batting. My oldest son is a pitcher (right handed). He absolutely hates pitching to left handed batters. It's a mental thing, haha.

kdawg68 on 'Are You Left Handed?'

kdawg68 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:21:28 -0500

Know what I've never been able to figure out?

Baseball.

A right handed batter seems to hit around league average (on average) against your average right handed pitcher.

But...

Put your league average for left handed batters up against left handed pitchers and suddenly the pitcher enjoys one of the biggest advantages in the game.

Why is that? Shouldn't it work the same for righty pitchers against right handed batters?

Never quite understood that.

I know this - I'm a righty, and I want to vomit whenever my favorite team breaks camp without at least 2 solid left handed starters in the rotation.

TimMc on 'Are You Left Handed?'

TimMc — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:02 -0500

Did your school have desks that were made for only right handed students? My high school did. I think there were maybe 5 out of 5,000 desks that were actually made for lefties. I always had to sit sideways, twisted to the right in order to write. It really was irritating.

jadedconformist on 'Are You Left Handed?'

jadedconformist — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:12:41 -0500

Like I said, I'm navigating with my right hand while I entrust Southpaw with an important task. I won't get into the messy details right here. It's hard to type with one hand and look at all avatars of these beautiful women at the same time. Hold off on that complaint to the LHCoA! I'm almost finished.

[Update: Okay, I'm finished balancing my checkbook with my left hand now. Game on.]