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60. Some of those old-timey teachers did us dirty back in the day.

Reply to Zackzzzz (Reply #47)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 12:37 PM

Aug 2025

How many five and six-year-olds did they traumatize with. that sign of the devil crap?

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I'm left-handed Bettie Aug 2025 #1

Good. Another member of the left-handers resistance mvoement. brush Aug 2025 #15

Good Morning!! 33taw Aug 2025 #2

It's noted that you are present and continue to successfully navigated the tricky twists and turns.... brush Aug 2025 #8

At your left. John1956PA Aug 2025 #3

Marked present. I like your turn of phrase. brush Aug 2025 #10

Thank you. As an aside, I will mention that Bruce Willis is left-handed. John1956PA Aug 2025 #19

Thanks for that info on Bruce Willis. Loved him in "Pulp Fiction." brush Aug 2025 #21

Still my favorite movie ever. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #37

Have read that Clinton and Obama are lefties, too. nt allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #46

Ford, Bush 41, Clinton and Obama all lefties. John1956PA Aug 2025 #53

Clinton and Obama remain seated. Ford and Bush 41 report immediately to the principal's office. brush Aug 2025 #68

All right, then. I knew Obama is, didn't know Clinton is too. brush Aug 2025 #59

Ambidextrous here The Blue Flower Aug 2025 #4

You are marked present and accounted for. brush Aug 2025 #6

Same here. C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #112

Lefty on the Left Coast weighing in PlanetBev Aug 2025 #5

You are marked present and accounted for. brush Aug 2025 #7

The other 364 days are Right Handers Days. Sneederbunk Aug 2025 #9

Today we rule. brush Aug 2025 #12

Me too snowybirdie Aug 2025 #11

It is duly noted. brush Aug 2025 #13

Ooh, sounds sinister. nt sl8 Aug 2025 #14

Strike that notion. We are creatures of the light. brush Aug 2025 #17

Italian culture and language are favorites of mine. John1956PA Aug 2025 #26

OK. Italians being the direct descendants from the Romans whose word for left was/is 'sinister.' brush Aug 2025 #39

We are the only ones in the right mind. Delmette2.0 Aug 2025 #157

Don't forget RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2025 #16

Welcome to the left-handers resistance movement. brush Aug 2025 #18

Hit with rulers, as well. Zackzzzz Aug 2025 #47

Some of those old-timey teachers did us dirty back in the day. brush Aug 2025 #60

Hated it in high school Torchlight Aug 2025 #20

Hated spiral notebooks 33taw Aug 2025 #24

And white boards. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #40

I always had dark grey silver pencil lead or ink on the side of my hand. chowder66 Aug 2025 #58

I did the curled wrist thing too. Learned to adjust. We're creative. brush Aug 2025 #61

I learned to keep my hand below what I was writing Delmette2.0 Aug 2025 #158

I didn't know they made left handed spirals! chowder66 Aug 2025 #159

Try searching for Left handed school needs. Delmette2.0 Aug 2025 #160

"...my world would not be quite as interesting were I less sinister." I like that. brush Aug 2025 #48

Oh yeah! mcar Aug 2025 #90

Present! EllieBC Aug 2025 #22

I've got you checked in. brush Aug 2025 #23

Grandpa was ambidextrous, me and my brother are lefties Maeve Aug 2025 #25

Always resist the switch attempters. brush Aug 2025 #49

Lefty here Sequoia Aug 2025 #27

Same here. Went to school a lefty but was "changed" to right hand for cursive writing. Nothing allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #42

It's a cruel and pernicious world we lefties face. brush Aug 2025 #52

Me. Left handed since birth calguy Aug 2025 #28

Welcome to the light. brush Aug 2025 #70

Do ambis count? niyad Aug 2025 #29

Ambis count. Doubly blessed. brush Aug 2025 #64

Thank you niyad Aug 2025 #71

Ambi here Ursus Rex Aug 2025 #30

Another ambi here. mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #36

Can't believe how many torture devices habitated American back yards. brush Aug 2025 #110

I dunno if it's a myth. My career was as an art director in publishing and I painted and showed work... brush Aug 2025 #73

Thought there'd be more of us cool people here leftstreet Aug 2025 #31

We're continuing to check in. The righty world presents challenges. brush Aug 2025 #76

Another Lefty! My 🩷 folks bought me the Left Handed Book when I was a tween. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #32

Welcome,EB. brush Aug 2025 #78

Well, I'm kind of ambivalent about this sdfernando Aug 2025 #33

Get off the fence. You're welcome to amble in and take a seat. brush Aug 2025 #79

There were 7 kids in my family Kingofalldems Aug 2025 #34

Good parents. They didn't try the switcheroo thing. brush Aug 2025 #82

I write and use a fork left handed. johnnyfins Aug 2025 #35

That's a switch, left air guitar, righty real guitar. Have you spoken to a professional about this? brush Aug 2025 #83

Okay to check in if I started out left handed? EverHopeful Aug 2025 #38

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Here. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #41

Welcome. Take a seat, GR. brush Aug 2025 #88

Can I check in on behalf of my son?. NNadir Aug 2025 #43

I will count him as present. brush Aug 2025 #66

Lefty here MoonlightHillFarm Aug 2025 #44

They screwed with a lot of kids heads back then. brush Aug 2025 #67

I noticed yesterday Figarosmom Aug 2025 #45

Animals are definitely "handed" like us. nt allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #51

If you're a member we'll grant him a legacy admission. You're stretching it though. brush Aug 2025 #91

How is it a stretch? Figarosmom Aug 2025 #108

Still streching it. Has the cat mentioned it? brush Aug 2025 #128

He showed me....nt 😊 Figarosmom Aug 2025 #130

I'm a lefty MoonlightHillFarm Aug 2025 #50

Here! chowder66 Aug 2025 #54

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Lefty here! bamagal62 Aug 2025 #55

You sound qualified, B62. Have a seat. But that writing backwards thing, you better see the counselor. brush Aug 2025 #93

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I'm here! JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #56

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Now you're talking, GYD. Have a seat. brush Aug 2025 #96

former lefty coerced to righty by mommie. GreenWave Aug 2025 #63

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My mom failed LeftInTX Aug 2025 #133

Creative in my head but no talent to match LT Barclay Aug 2025 #65

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I'm a righty but I look like a lefty in the mirror. Mblaze Aug 2025 #81

You're in for being so clever. brush Aug 2025 #114

😀 Mblaze Aug 2025 #129

Very lefty, but I use a mouse with my right hand hauckeye Aug 2025 #84

You're ok, then. Keep the cheese in your left hand. brush Aug 2025 #116

My son & brother, plus I go both ways buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2025 #85

Take a seat. If that's your printing, what does your cursive look. like? brush Aug 2025 #117

Um... buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2025 #135

Always thrown w/ left arm... Snackshack Aug 2025 #86

Twice? Somebody's trying to tell you something. brush Aug 2025 #119

Pt. made... but, Snackshack Aug 2025 #161

I'm a left-handed daughter of a left-handed mother mcar Aug 2025 #89

You're qualified. Take a seat. brush Aug 2025 #120

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I had a left handed father and sister. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #102

They weren't alone. otchmoson Aug 2025 #106

Many of those teachers of old, well-intentioned but preaching that left-handedness is a sign of the devil... brush Aug 2025 #124

There was a time when they smacked you in school for being left-handed. Is there a plan to return to that? twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #103

I don't think TSF has gotten around to it yet. He might though as he's trying to revert back to... brush Aug 2025 #125

How many have Dupuytren Contracture in left hand from Submariner Aug 2025 #104

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Me and Mrs. Canon are both southpaws. CanonRay Aug 2025 #111

If the right side of the brain rules the left side of the body then only left handers are in their right mind. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #118

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Here!! Coventina Aug 2025 #123

You are welcome, C. Have a seat. brush Aug 2025 #141

Left Handed.... FarPoint Aug 2025 #127

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Ambi here- but, mostly left handed. Quakerfriend Aug 2025 #131

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Me! LeftInTX Aug 2025 #132

LeftInTX, present and accounted for. brush Aug 2025 #144

My left hand destroys fascists superpatriotman Aug 2025 #136

That's all I need to hear. You're in. brush Aug 2025 #137

Here's the little book my folks bought me in the 1960's electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #138

Nobody has mentioned pouring from a pot w a right side pour spout... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #139

Alas, it's a righty world. We should get combat pay. brush Aug 2025 #145

I like that! 👍😄 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #147

My Dad got me a baseball bat he said was left handed Jersey Devil Aug 2025 #146

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Lefty here- And I give credit to Mrs. Nichols for telling us to try both hands and see which one we like best. After NBachers Aug 2025 #151

Hey, its Still before Midnight in 3/4's of the USA. Speak up, the rest of you Lefties! 👍😄. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #152

I go both ways Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2025 #153

unconsciously ambidextrous IzzaNuDay Aug 2025 #154

Leftie, here. Started out right handed as an infant. Then, Tess49 Aug 2025 #155

Very proud of being left handed. Solomon Aug 2025 #156