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sophia587 wrote 22 January 2010

GO LEFTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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New Lefties Blog

leftiesblog wrote 17 January 2010

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to mention that I have a new blog about all things left-handed: http://www.leftiesblog.com
I hope you’ll check it out

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What is wrong with CSUN?

Rosemary West wrote 16 January 2010

Today I was on the Cal State Northridge campus to take a test. One of the administrators proudly pointed out that the classroom was filled with lovely, newly-purchased desks. Every single one of them was a RIGHT-HANDED desk!

There is absolutely no excuse for this. Two-sided desks have been available for decades. Other schools purchase them. Why in the 21st century would a public institution be permitted to continue discriminating against 15% of the population? This is simply unbelievable.

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Why We’re Left-Handed

PsychedelicSchizo wrote 29 December 2009

I did some studying a while ago and found out that the gene LRRTM1 is what makes us left handed.

This same gene also increases the risk of schizophrenia, which is crazy because I have that and some other left-handers I know from the internet have it… weird huh?

-Summer Fields

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Avatar Movie

PaperMoon wrote 22 December 2009

I just saw this awesome movie tonight, it blew me away and it doesn’t surprise me that the director James Cameron is left handed. Did anyone who has seen the movie notice that all of the Na’ve, the avatar beings were left handed? I thought that was cute.

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Please help me with this question :-)

Right-hand wrote 21 December 2009

Hi, i am doing some research about how common it is for left handed to use or prefer to use the left leg and the left foot like as i prefer to use my right leg and right foot as being right handed? For example as a man when i want to kick a football, soccer ball i prefer to use my right leg, foot. Or just need to do something with my foot i usually automatically use my right foot. I would be very gratefull if you could help me with these questions…Love to your all and merry christmas and happy new year…from Petri in Sweden.

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A Lefty in a Right-Handed World

Ella wrote 19 December 2009

by Ella Greer

As a child, I was always different. I was deathly afraid of a fatal contraption, otherwise known as the bicycle. I wrote backwards, I preferred crayons over markers, scissors were considered the root of all evil, and three-ring binders were the enemy. I frequently exasperated my parents with these idiosyncrasies, my dad especially; learning how to ride a bike is an experience that I will never be allowed to forget. My father will never let the scene of my careening down the street, hands in the air, feet off the pedals, and screaming that I was going to die, fade from the album of family memories.

Because of the attention and the belief that the world is attempting to asphyxiate me, I have found the desire to find out who I was as a lefty. The quest of self-realization began, and I soon found myself amongst friends with the relief of knowing that I was not alone in this tragic game between the world and left handers.

I am often the subject of ridicule and stares inside the classroom. Many a time, peers will proclaim that I am a “freak” and that my entire life is “screwed up” or “backwards.” My colleagues are not trying to be spiteful (even though I have reason to believe that one was), nor do they wish to become the cause of my insecurities. They are just simply mesmerized by the phenomenon of genetics and independent assortment.

First things first: I learned that the bicycle incident was not my fault. Left-handed people find it harder to keep their balance than right-handed people do. Therefore, it took me longer to conquer the death contraption than it took my brothers, who happen to be right-handed.

During my quest, I soon realized that I was not as weird as I first perceived myself to be. It is normal for a young left hander to write backwards in attempt to move away from the spine of notebook or the rings of a binder. The favoritism of crayons over markers was easily explained; when left handers write, the ink of the writing utensil smears on the paper and on their wrists.

Although left handers today have it hard, the hardships they face are nothing compared to the trials that fellow left-handers went through in ancient history. Egyptians saw left-handers as bad omens and threw them off the side of a cliff or used them as sacrifices to the gods, to show that they have repented and cleansed themselves of evil. In Latin, the term left means “sinister.” It is also said that witches greeted each other with the left hand, signifying that they were a part of the evil community. The phrase “someone got up on the wrong side of the bed” originates from the belief that stepping out of the bed on the left foot is a sign that the person was destined to have a bad day.

One day during class, a peer of mine looked at me and thought it appropriate to inform the entire class that my life was screwed up because I wrote upside down. Because of this, I began my odyssey to find other lefties like myself. I longed for the knowledge and assurance that I am not a “freak of nature” and that my life is not “screwed up.” To all the lefties reading these words of assurance, and to those who are struggling to find their place in this world, you are not alone.

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Olympic Sport Seeks Lefties

USA Team Handball wrote 10 December 2009

Hi,

Team Handball is one of about 30 Summer Olympic sports, and the one sport that puts the highest premium on having left-handed throwing players.  Team Handball is played 7-v-7 on a basketball-size court, with teams throwing a volleyball-sized ball into a 6′ x 10′ goal.  It’s like water polo on land…

Anyways, you can find the USA federation at www.usateamhandball.org.  We are actively recruiting exceptional athletes, primarily between the ages of 14-22, men and women, interested in learning the sport and/or competing on a local, regional, national or international level.  If you’d like to learn more, please send an email to info@usateamhandball.org with the following:

Name, City/State, Height, Weight, Sports Experience, Handball Experience and, of course, which hand you throw with.

Generally, we’re looking for women taller than 5’8″ and men taller than 6′ – but we’re interested in all exceptional athletes.  Top cities where you can start playing today include LA, NY, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs,  Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, Denver, Houston and many more.

Please forward to your left-handed friends!

GO USA!

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Lefty Science Fair project

OH Lefty wrote 10 December 2009

My son is working on a science fair project comparing reaction times with a computer mouse and comparing right and left handed people.. we need more left handed people to take this short test. The web address is:

http://tinyurl.com/davidnester

most subjects have been students from 10 – 14 – but anyone can do it! Thanks, David’s Left handed mom

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Lefty Guitar

wkayli wrote 26 November 2009

I’m a 13 year old lefty. Recently, i developed an interest for acoustic guitar. Problem was, i was left handed. I’ve been told both ways, that restringing a guitar worked & didnt work. Living in an Islamic country (Malaysia, to be exact), it’s hard to find a real left acoustic. There were models for lefty electric, but so far i havent found anything on lefty acoustic. I dont think my mum would let me go on Ebay, and just so you know, I picked up the guitar naturally left handed. Dont even consider me switching, firstly i love being left handed and want to show people i can play left handed, and secondly doing the right way just feels completely unnatural to me and i tried it quite a few times. Lefty way suits me best. Problem is, i dont know how to acquire a good lefty acoustic, and i need to find a good teacher who doesnt mind i’m left handed.

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