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Started by Magicman, April 16, 2017, 07:06:41 PM

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Magicman

I was watching my two year old Great-Granddaughter "writing" today and noticed that she was using her left hand.  Later while eating, she grabbed the fork with her left hand clearing demonstrating to me that she will probably be left-handed.

This made me curious.   ??? 
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GAB

What is there to be curious about?
The common theory is that the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa,
therefore the kid is right brained.
Gerald
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WV Sawmiller

   My left handed friends say everyone is born left handed until they commit their first sin. :D
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Dave Shepard

I am definitely ambidextrous. I can write forwards or backwards (legibly) with either hand.
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Andries

Me too.
. . . .  but nobody can read what I wrote.
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Dave Shepard

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Andries

Which hand did you use?
;D
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coxy

I eat, shot and right  right handed but bat a ball and swing a ax or large hammer with my left  ??? ??? my wife is also south pawed every thing left handed  :)

fishpharmer

Quote from: Andries on April 16, 2017, 08:40:36 PM
Me too.
. . . .  but nobody can read what I wrote.

Same here, equally illegible with both hands.
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Dave Shepard

Quote from: Andries on April 16, 2017, 08:58:10 PM
Which hand did you use?
;D

I used both thumbs on my stooopid phone. :D
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

I amphibious most of the time but I play golf right handed.
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LeeB

Goats have hooves, not hands.
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sprucebunny

Sounds like goats are good swimmers, too :)

They actually made me stay back a grade in school because my handwriting was so terrible.
Didn't help  :D
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Roxie

I have two sons, and one is a lefty.  Two out of five grandchildren are lefties (one boy and one girl), one in each boys families.   
Say when

LeeB

My daughter is somewhat a lefty and somewhat ambidextrous. My nieces son is also. Good thing for him. Poor kid just found out he has cancer in his hand and will loose most of it.  :( He's a big time baseball player in school. Taking it all pretty hard.
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sandhills

Sorry to hear that Lee.  I'm right handed without a lick of ambidextrous in me, really hurts when wrenching or working in the shop  :-\.

sawguy21

We were all born left handed but only a few of us were smart enough to stay that way, That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :D I remember having to use a fountain pen in school, I poked holes in the paper because I was pushing not dragging it and smudged the ink with the heel of my hand. What a pain. My dad liked it though, I could drive nails in a corner he couldn't reach.
It's a good thing I can hunt and peck on a keyboard, I can't write legibly to save my life. My first teacher was constantly on my case. My grand mother told me she was a lefty but a willow switch across the knuckles in school taught her to conform.
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Ljohnsaw

I'm right handed but I can hammer with either nearly equally as well.  My son is right handed but holds his pencil more like a lefty - hooking his wrist around and writing from the top.  Looks odd, can't get him to hold it like anyone else.  When he is not in a hurry, his printing is spectacular - but normally worse than mine! :D
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grouch

The question presumes hands. Trees, goats and groundhogs may take offense.



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goose63

This much I can say for sure my right hand hate's my left hand  >:( :o  :D
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samandothers

Lee sorry to hear about your neices son.

I am right handed but dad was always on me to learn to hammer and swing an axe both ways.  My left Andes brother taught me how to tie a neck tie, so that is how I do it.  I do have a daughter left handed and a son right handed.  It is a rough life for lefties!

sawguy21

I had a tough time in the military, I shot a rifle right handed but hand gun left. I have weak vision in my left eye which didn't help either. Drove the pistol range officer nuts, I couldn't operate the safety with my thumb so either switched hands or reached over with my right hand. My training period was short. :D
old age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm

trapper

Am right handed but shoot left handed because no right eye.  also bat a ball left handed.  Every thing else right handed.  Also no debth perception.
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Corley5

I'm right handed but left eye dominant.  It's confusing  ;) ;D
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Babylon519

I write with my left.

Almost everything else I can do with either hand - some a little better with the left, some a little better with the right. Whenever I played tennis or other racquet sport, I psyched out my opponent by running for a ball I couldn't catch and then switch hands with the paddle and scoop in for the return volley. It was always funny seeing their expression change from 'gotcha' to 'OMG'.

My step-dad said the sure test of handedness is the toilet paper test. I'll just lob that one out there, and leave it at that!  :D
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