Happy Lefthander's Day!

snowflaker · 13-08-2017 4:19am #1

Happy international left-handers day to all my fellow southpaws!

Never mind those inferior righties who tried to subdue us and keep us down with their useless tools that didn't work properly and associating all things left with evil!

Tom Mann Centuria · 13-08-2017 4:53am

Jim Bob Scratcher · 13-08-2017 5:48am

freshpopcorn · 13-08-2017 5:53am

Why does everybody think of Ned Flanders Leftorium when they think of left handed people?

Tom Mann Centuria · 13-08-2017 6:05am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Why does everybody think of Ned Flanders Leftorium when they think of left handed people?

If you despise polite left-handers, then I'll doubt you like Ned Flanders.

Tbf, I think of Simpsons characters and episodes when thinking of pretty much anything.

Beanntraigheach · 13-08-2017 6:40am

Left-handed freaks. Yuck!
It's disgusting. Downright unnatural. Sickens me to my stomach.

You mutants should be rounded up and shot!

judeboy101 · 13-08-2017 7:06am

God be with the days when the Christian brothers beat the left handedness out of people.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-08-2017 8:39am

judeboy101 wrote: »

God be with the days when the Christian brothers beat the left handedness out of people.

The Devil is associated with the left. An Ancient Christian and Jewish belief.

The_Valeyard · 13-08-2017 9:12am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Devil is associated with the left. An Ancient Christian and Jewish belief.

It's more than that.

In various ancient and some modern cultures, the left hand is associated with hygiene and defecation. The right hand was the hand of eating and social interaction. Same beliefs still held in Islamic counties and India, Nepal and Ghana.

On Christianity, Jesus sits on the right of God while the angel Gabriel is seen as one of the angel of death on the left side. In Protestant countries, Catholics were known as 'left footers'

LadyMacBeth_ · 13-08-2017 9:29am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

Another leftie here! It's a right-handed person's world, scissors, gel pens, vegetable peelers, can openers, the discrimination goes on!

Karmella · 13-08-2017 9:31am

Also in Latin : The word for left is Sinister

And doesn't ciotóg mean awkward ?

Us poor lefties we're really disliked

By the way I had a left handed scissors once and it was the bees knees ....

The_Valeyard · 13-08-2017 9:43am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Another leftie here! It's a right-handed person's world, scissors, gel pens, vegetable peelers, can openers, the discrimination goes on!

It was said to me that left handed people are more intelligent and artistic but die younger........ :pac::pac:

Duvetdays · 13-08-2017 9:49am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

I didn't know we get a day. I'm gonna make sure the hubbie lavishes me with alcohol and pub grub later!

Sam Kade · 13-08-2017 9:50am

judeboy101 wrote: »

God be with the days when the Christian brothers beat the left handedness out of people.

Don't forget the nuns also. It was because using your left hand was associated with wiping your arse and we were somehow in cahoots with the devil, that was their reasons.

LadyMacBeth_ · 13-08-2017 9:57am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

The_Valeyard wrote: »

It was said to me that left handed people are more intelligent and artistic but die younger........ :pac::pac:

It's the price we pay for our superiority :P

corner of hells · 13-08-2017 9:58am

The_Valeyard wrote: »

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Another leftie here! It's a right-handed person's world, scissors, gel pens, vegetable peelers, can openers, the discrimination goes on!

It was said to me that left handed people are more intelligent and artistic but die younger........ :pac::pac:

Also we are much more evil apparently .
Anyone got a shovel and some quicklime I could borrow.

Happy Lefthanders Day.

ixoy · 13-08-2017 10:16am

Another leftie. Great having a way to get someone else to cut things with scissors for me.

corner of hells wrote: »

Also we are much more evil apparently .

Your nickname won't do much to change that notion :P

la ultima guagua · 13-08-2017 10:31am

IIRC Jane Austen was a south paw

Atoms for Peace · 13-08-2017 10:31am

Karmella wrote: »

Also in Latin : The word for left is Sinister
And doesn't ciotóg mean awkward ?

Us poor lefties we're really disliked

By the way I had a left handed scissors once and it was the bees knees ....

it is labeled R (for Rectus, Latin for right), if it decreases in counterclockwise direction, it is S (for Sinister, Latin for left).[6]

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Sminkypinky · 13-08-2017 10:39am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

judeboy101 wrote: »

God be with the days when the Christian brothers beat the left handedness out of people.

The Devil is associated with the left. An Ancient Christian and Jewish belief.

Indeed - the word 'Sinister' comes from the Italian word for left 'Sinistra'. This is because it was thought that left-handed people were in league with the Devil.

My father is a left-hander and has terrible handwriting, this is a result of the Bros forcing him to write with his right hand.
I inherited my left-handedness from him.

Atoms for Peace · 13-08-2017 10:51am

la ultima guagua wrote: »

IIRC Jane Austen was a south paw

She boxed the head the head off Emily bronte for the world heavyweight championship.

Allinall · 13-08-2017 10:56am

la ultima guagua wrote: »

IIRC Jane Austen was a south paw

I had an Austin Allegro, but it was right hand drive.

RustyNut · 13-08-2017 10:59am

Sminkypinky wrote: »

Indeed - the word 'Sinister' comes from the Italian word for left 'Sinistra'. This is because it was thought that left-handed people were in league with the Devil.

My father is a left-hander and has terrible handwriting, this is a result of the Bros forcing him to write with his right hand.
I inherited my left-handedness from him.

I spent my whole time in secondary school with the bros getting beaten for being a leftie.

There's one or two of them "christians" out there who must be in their 80's now. I'd like to show them what I can do with my left hand now that I'd have the same physical advantage over them that they had over me at the time.

I'm not bitter or anything...:D

Happy Lefties Day.

Subacio · 13-08-2017 11:03am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

Both Mrs Subacio and I are left handed, but have 3 kids, all of whom are right handed.

judeboy101 · 13-08-2017 11:07am

Subacio wrote: »

Both Mrs Subacio and I are left handed, but have 3 kids, all of whom are right handed.

Sometimes evil skips a generation ;P

Cloudio9 · 13-08-2017 11:08am

Subacio wrote: »

Both Mrs Subacio and I are left handed, but have 3 kids, all of whom are right handed.

What hand does the postman use?

munster87 · 13-08-2017 11:18am

Lefthander, he was French yeah?

Vinculus · 13-08-2017 11:26am

No, I'm a conformist bland right-hander

Actually I'm very ambidextrous. I can play guitar, drink pints and even play snooker with my right hand but I save all the torture and killing for my left hand.

Atoms for Peace · 13-08-2017 11:33am

judeboy101 wrote: »

Sometimes evil skips a generation ;P

Maybe two wrongs do make a right.

corner of hells · 13-08-2017 11:38am

Subacio wrote: »

Both Mrs Subacio and I are left handed, but have 3 kids, all of whom are right handed.

Is be having a word with Mrs Subacio if I was you.

corner of hells · 13-08-2017 11:38am

Subacio wrote: »

Both Mrs Subacio and I are left handed, but have 3 kids, all of whom are right handed.

Is be having a word with Mrs Subacio if I was you.

Happy Lefthander's Day!

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