Sometimes, my right hand comes to the front. Other times, my left hand dominates. The older I get, the stronger this difference grows. This is not a joke.
Mocking aside, I kinda understand. I write right handed. Apparently I was a lefty as a toddler but a twot teacher forced it out of me. I throw and catch with either.
I kick left or right (left for accuracy and right for power/distance), but post knee surgery am left for both.
I think I'm left-handed. Writing, tennis, bowling. But then I do some right-handed things: clicking a mouse, batting. A true lefty would have his guitar strung the other way and write up side down. But for the grace of God.
There's a discussion of left-handed card dealing by right-handers in an Agatha Christie I read recently. Conclusion - it's normal and you are not a secret left-handed murderer.
My left hand is useless at anything - has about the level of dexterity (can a left hand have any, technically?) my right hand had when I was five or so.
I am officially left handed - write with my left hand, deal with my left hand
I cut with scissors with my right hand, play racquet sports with my right hand
I can write pretty well with my right hand and used to be fairly interchangeable as a kid.
I tend to start things with my left that require accuracy - sew, hammer etc and right that require strength chisel, spade, but trowel with left.
If one hand is tired or sore tho I can easily just switch - so painting a room I’ll start with left and then if it gets tired use right and then flit between til the task is done which is useful. Ditto gardening or any physical task / manual labour.
There's a discussion of left-handed card dealing by right-handers in an Agatha Christie I read recently. Conclusion - it's normal and you are not a secret left-handed murderer.
Jesus once said if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Also make sure that the right hand doesn't know what the left one is doing.
There is no scientific evidence that ambidexterity is a real condition. You are born as either a biological right or left hander and you can't just swap because it feels right. Fvck your lived experience.
oldgrumpy I have a mix of dominant sides with strength training. I'm right handed in writing and more strength in my right arm but a stronger left shoulder and back.
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I understood a similar type of condition to be fairly common with lawyers.
‘On the one hand you could win but on the other you might not.’
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I know a number of people who are quite ambidextrous, but none who are ambidexterious.
Would be interested to know the difference.
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"Anyone else have this bizarre feature? I do."
Here, you make it sound like you are a piece of real property you are trying to sell.
"Sometimes, my right hand comes to the front."
Aside from the obvious innuendo, I'm really not sure what this means.
"Other times, my left hand dominates."
Do your hands actually fight each other? It's sounding more and more weird at this point.
"The older I get, the stronger this difference grows."
I mean... are you saying that every week either your left arm or right arm just hangs limp at your side?
"This is not a joke."
No it sounds bloody serious tbh.
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Mocking aside, I kinda understand. I write right handed. Apparently I was a lefty as a toddler but a twot teacher forced it out of me. I throw and catch with either.
I kick left or right (left for accuracy and right for power/distance), but post knee surgery am left for both.
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I do everything right handed except pool and snooker which bizarrely I play left handed.
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I think I'm left-handed. Writing, tennis, bowling. But then I do some right-handed things: clicking a mouse, batting. A true lefty would have his guitar strung the other way and write up side down. But for the grace of God.
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I just use whichever hand feels best and end up playing tennis and cricket left handed but hockey and golf right handed.
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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
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I write with my right hand and mouse with my left. Use a spoon with my right hand and deal cards with my left.
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Just opened this thread to say I deal cards with my left!
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And shuffle left handed too
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(Cards, not five knuckle)
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I have trouble with some puddings because I use my spoon and fork left handed so can't use both at the same time.
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There's a discussion of left-handed card dealing by right-handers in an Agatha Christie I read recently. Conclusion - it's normal and you are not a secret left-handed murderer.
My left hand is useless at anything - has about the level of dexterity (can a left hand have any, technically?) my right hand had when I was five or so.
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Wait - do righties deal with their right hand?
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Sinisterity?
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I do. Should I not? My left hand would just drop cards all over the table.
Maybe Agatha was on to something.
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Maybe I'm ambisinistrous?
My right hand isn't up to much either.
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Weird. Always held the cards with right and dealt with left.
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Used to be able play football equally comfortably with either foot, but am 'right-footed'. Bizarrely useless with anything at all left-handed, though.
My son writes left-handed, but does everything else with his right.
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Well so do I. But I'm left-handed. What's your excuse? Bloody cheat.
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Like Ego and Sails, I do a couple of sports left handed (golf and batting at cricket) left handed but am right handed for everything else.
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Do people think there's a benefit to try to get your non-dominant hand to do more stuff to "balance things out"--operating the mouse, etc.
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Right-handed: Computer mouse, mobile phone.
Left-handed: pen, spoon, fork.
This seems logical. I can eat soup or write a letter while looking at a phone or computer. Eating with the fork in one's right hand is for Americans.
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I am officially left handed - write with my left hand, deal with my left hand
I cut with scissors with my right hand, play racquet sports with my right hand
I can write pretty well with my right hand and used to be fairly interchangeable as a kid.
I tend to start things with my left that require accuracy - sew, hammer etc and right that require strength chisel, spade, but trowel with left.
If one hand is tired or sore tho I can easily just switch - so painting a room I’ll start with left and then if it gets tired use right and then flit between til the task is done which is useful. Ditto gardening or any physical task / manual labour.
This is becoming more useful as I get older.
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Phew
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^ I can play things like table tennis with both hands.
Chess pieces I’ll move with both hands it’s more about side of the board.
I usually throw with my right (strength) but can throw with my left if needed but choose to do so for shorter distances
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Phone I touch type with both thumbs like a keyboard
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Am I fairly ambidextrous ?
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My left hand is best for anything detailed and the right is more brute force.
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So what does that mean for w**king, or does it depend on your mood?
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Just pretend it’s someone else jelly
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Weirdly always right for that Jelly.
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Jesus once said if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Also make sure that the right hand doesn't know what the left one is doing.
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Thank you all, as ever. Oyster - I can play racquet sports with either hand. I think I'm just plain damn weird.
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There is no scientific evidence that ambidexterity is a real condition. You are born as either a biological right or left hander and you can't just swap because it feels right. Fvck your lived experience.
/pinko
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😃😃😃😃😃😝😝😝😝😝😝 non binary hands
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oldgrumpy I have a mix of dominant sides with strength training. I'm right handed in writing and more strength in my right arm but a stronger left shoulder and back.
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