I'm a lefty, watch on right wrist. And I've taken grief for it.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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Fred Pete - Jan 05, 2005 4:10:29 am PST #9703 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 05, 2005 4:11:30 am PST #9704 of 10001
What is even happening?
I'm a lefty, watch on right wrist. And I've taken grief for it.That's just silly--the grief, I mean, not your choice of wrist. If you're a lefty, it makes sense to wear your watch on your right wrist, so you don't bang it all up.
Fred Pete - Jan 05, 2005 4:22:11 am PST #9705 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Cindy, that's what I tell people who give me grief.
They don't listen to me, but I don't listen to them, either. So it all works out.
-t - Jan 05, 2005 4:49:42 am PST #9706 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Why on earth do people care what wrist you wear your watch on? That's a weird thing to get peer pressured about. Says the right-handed non-watch wearer.
On another note, I remember seeing coffee cups with "Cup of tea, cup of tea, almost got shagged..." on them somewhere. I thought CafePress, but I can't find them there now. ANyone know if they still exist?
Wolfram - Jan 05, 2005 4:51:21 am PST #9707 of 10001
Visilurking
I'm a lefty, watch on right wrist. And I've taken grief for it.
Same here. I also used to wear my belt backwards until I got this tacky Texan belt with a huge emblem of a horse on the buckle. When a few folks pointed out that my horse was upside down I realized I better switch it up. And stop wearing the Texan belt. Done 'em both.
DXMachina - Jan 05, 2005 4:58:58 am PST #9708 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I can think of at least one right-handed person I know who wears their watch on their right wrist.
<Waves wrist-watched right-hand before getting back to writing my exercise with it>
Okay, two.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 05, 2005 4:59:07 am PST #9709 of 10001
What is even happening?
Not listening to them is the only sensible course. I just don't know why they think they get to have a say about another person's watch, to begin with. I'd support your efforts to wear it on your right wrist, even if you were a righty. Darn it.
Do you have a lot of lefties in your family, Fred? Dh's family seems to have a strong left handed gene, but our kids are all righties.
Same here. I also used to wear my belt backwards until I got this tacky Texan belt with a huge emblem of a horse on the buckle. When a few folks pointed out that my horse was upside down I realized I better switch it up. And stop wearing the Texan belt. Done 'em both.Hee.
Fred Pete - Jan 05, 2005 5:08:28 am PST #9710 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Do you have a lot of lefties in your family, Fred?
Some on my mother's side. My mother herself is right-handed but fairly ambidextrous. Her brother was forced to be right-handed and ended up dyslexic.
I do some things right-handed because I have to. I can't use lefty scissors anymore because I had to use righties for so many years.
In school, I had a speech that I'd recycle on left-handedness and the ways the world was set up for people unlike us. Lots of little things, like the way tables are set -- when I sit down at a restaurant, the first thing I do is switch the silverware around.
Connie Neil - Jan 05, 2005 5:11:23 am PST #9711 of 10001
brillig
Hubby's a leftie, as is my oldest sister. She used to get severe scoldings in school for her unwillingness to conform. She just turned 50, by the way, so this was quite a while ago. I think things have improved. I have heard tales of kids having their left hands tied to their bodies so they were forced to use their right hands.
-t - Jan 05, 2005 5:14:48 am PST #9712 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have heard tales of kids having their left hands tied to their bodies so they were forced to use their right hands.
This happened to my Great Grandmother, must have been late 19th century. She made sure that any left handed kids born to her descendents would absolutely be allowed to use whatever hand they wanted, but it hasn't been a practical issue yet. Though my nephew bats lefty.