Are You A Southpaw?

gigi · 01-21-2003

Okay, Colin is craving action....soooooo

I'm a leftie. Have been my whole life. Who else here is in this elite club? And I really do mean elite. Only 8 - 10% of the world's population are Southpaws.

Here's an interesting (and very true) article I found on lefties:
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/stories/100...ingsworth.shtml

Famous lefties?
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html
From US Presidents to actors and writers to athletes.

Now, when I had my first child I wasn't sure if he was going to take on my left-handedness. I bought a book called 'The Left-Handed Kids Book' or some such. I can't find it in my bookshelves right now, but the idea of the book was to make leftie kids more comfortable and proud of their 'leftness'.

It states that the percentage of lefties in high profile jobs way surpass the 8 - 10% they represent in the world population.

Example: Astronauts. Apparently the percentage of left-handed astronauts is quite large.

Also, is it true that lefties are more creative, emotional, and caring?

What do you think?

Nickatilynx · 01-21-2003

I'm left handed

But play golf right-handed.

LA Mike · 01-21-2003

I'm right handed but I jerk off left handed once a week :P

Nickatilynx · 01-21-2003

Makes it feel like someone else,huh?

Mike AI · 01-21-2003

I am right handed, and a total spas with my left....

Katie is left handed, but is probably closer to abedextrious.

dantheman · 01-21-2003

I write left handed, golf right handed, throw right handed, but can do anything else with both.

LA Mike · 01-21-2003

Nick... Yea its like cheating.. I feel like I have to be all secrative when I switch to the left hand... I hide my right hand behind my back and everything.. lol

h34r:

Nickatilynx · 01-21-2003

ahahahahahaha

gigi · 01-21-2003

Yup yup...I see some lefties are like me....some things left, some right.

I write and eat with my left. [although I am comfortable eating right too if I have to] Pretty much everything else I do right including batting, throwing, hockey, golf etc.

I boiled it down to anything that requires intricate detail I use my left and anything that requires muscle I use my right.

Except for scissors. I HATED when my teachers forced me to use the left-handed scissors....I definitely use my right for that.

So, do you think being left-handed and being more 'right-brained' contributes to a more creative and emotional personality??

[the left-handed wave...hehe]

Nickatilynx · 01-21-2003

Quote:

So, do you think being left-handed and being more 'right-brained' contributes to a more creative and emotional personality??

Why would you say that! Now I'm upset!

(about as creative as I get )

01-21-2003

Yay! I am not the only one that goes both ways with ease

the only part about being ambidextrous that sucks, is that the other hand does not feel like some one else

Peaches · 01-21-2003

My son is left handed, but even though it's supposedly inherited, no one on either side of the family for 5-6 generations is left handed.

However, while he writes and eats with his left hand, he bats and golfs right. He throws with his left, but plays right handed in hockey.

He's also left footed - something we found out when he started playing soccer

SykkBoy · 01-21-2003

I'm ambidextrous too...I write right handed, but can also write left handed if I'm on the phone or something

As a kid, I played baseball and was a switchhitter and could throw both right or left handed...my dad tried to groom me into a switch pitcher, but I always preferred first base (and playing it left handed). If I was in the outfield, I played right handed, I can throw further right handed but more accurate left handed. I played hockey left handed and golf right handed (but I really suck at golf, so maybe should switch to leftie)
When I bowl, I bowl right handed but can bowl competently left handed (comes in handy when I'm coaching and am coaching a lefty).

Fuck, I look at the salaries even mediocre lefthanded pitchers are making in baseball and am pissed at myself that I didn't pursue that switch pitching career....

sextoyking · 01-21-2003

I am also left handed, and a left wing liberal

)

DrGuile · 01-21-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by SykkBoy@Jan 21 2003, 05:25 PM
When I bowl, I bowl right handed but can bowl competently left handed (comes in handy when I'm coaching and am coaching a lefty).

Why did I immediatly think you were talking about smoking weed?

damn potheads ;p

Last edited by DrGuile at Jan 21 2003, 08:14 PM

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gigi on prozac - be gentle Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada, eh! Posts: 1,069	Okay, Colin is craving action....soooooo I'm a leftie. Have been my whole life. Who else here is in this elite club? And I really do mean elite. Only 8 - 10% of the world's population are Southpaws. Here's an interesting (and very true) article I found on lefties: http://www.kstatecollegian.com/stories/100...ingsworth.shtml Famous lefties? http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html From US Presidents to actors and writers to athletes. Now, when I had my first child I wasn't sure if he was going to take on my left-handedness. I bought a book called 'The Left-Handed Kids Book' or some such. I can't find it in my bookshelves right now, but the idea of the book was to make leftie kids more comfortable and proud of their 'leftness'. It states that the percentage of lefties in high profile jobs way surpass the 8 - 10% they represent in the world population. Example: Astronauts. Apparently the percentage of left-handed astronauts is quite large. Also, is it true that lefties are more creative, emotional, and caring? What do you think? __________________ A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives the rose mail me

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Peaches Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hills of N. GA Posts: 10,823	My son is left handed, but even though it's supposedly inherited, no one on either side of the family for 5-6 generations is left handed. However, while he writes and eats with his left hand, he bats and golfs right. He throws with his left, but plays right handed in hockey. He's also left footed - something we found out when he started playing soccer __________________ Peaches@onlinebeach.com ICQ# 36734533

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SykkBoy Polishing the Chrome on Bishops Motorcycle $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hell: Bowels : Level 9 Posts: 4,153	I'm ambidextrous too...I write right handed, but can also write left handed if I'm on the phone or something As a kid, I played baseball and was a switchhitter and could throw both right or left handed...my dad tried to groom me into a switch pitcher, but I always preferred first base (and playing it left handed). If I was in the outfield, I played right handed, I can throw further right handed but more accurate left handed. I played hockey left handed and golf right handed (but I really suck at golf, so maybe should switch to leftie) When I bowl, I bowl right handed but can bowl competently left handed (comes in handy when I'm coaching and am coaching a lefty). Fuck, I look at the salaries even mediocre lefthanded pitchers are making in baseball and am pissed at myself that I didn't pursue that switch pitching career.... __________________ ADULT PAYMASTER - All Site Access - Paying $70 October 5th! "Love your enemies...just in case your friends turn out to be bastards." - unknown

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