The "Lefty" thread (not political)

VipertheSniper · 03-10-11, 08:43 AM

Hey I'm a lefty too, and I object to paying premiums for "specially" manufactured products for lefthanders.

On the issue of shooting:
Having never handled a rifle before the army, it was quite easy for me to shoot it with the right hand, as I didn't learn it any other way, so no burn marks from ejected shell casings for me.

I think the notion that the left hand is the "bad" hand comes from the ambiguity of the latin word sinistrum, or rather it's change of meaning from left in latin to malign in English or German. Even today when somebody tries to take advantage of you, it's said "Er dreht eine Linke", "Linke" stands for a fraud in this case, if somebody behaves/moves "linkisch" he's clumsy or inept.

I'm just glad I wasn't born in a time where lefties were forced to do it the "right" way, with tying their left arm behind their backs.

LEFTIES UNITE!!!

<--- that smilie should be available the other way round.

August · 03-10-11, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

<--- that smilie should be available the other way round.

See, even the Smileys are biased!

yubba · 03-10-11, 11:15 AM

The only thing I can't do with my left is write, but drink and shoot with both.

Sailor Steve · 03-10-11, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

I think the notion that the left hand is the "bad" hand comes from the ambiguity of the latin word sinistrum, or rather it's change of meaning from left in latin to malign in English or German. Even today when somebody tries to take advantage of you, it's said "Er dreht eine Linke", "Linke" stands for a fraud in this case, if somebody behaves/moves "linkisch" he's clumsy or inept.

How gauche.

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03-10-11, 08:43 AM	#1
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey I'm a lefty too, and I object to paying premiums for "specially" manufactured products for lefthanders. On the issue of shooting: Having never handled a rifle before the army, it was quite easy for me to shoot it with the right hand, as I didn't learn it any other way, so no burn marks from ejected shell casings for me. I think the notion that the left hand is the "bad" hand comes from the ambiguity of the latin word sinistrum, or rather it's change of meaning from left in latin to malign in English or German. Even today when somebody tries to take advantage of you, it's said "Er dreht eine Linke", "Linke" stands for a fraud in this case, if somebody behaves/moves "linkisch" he's clumsy or inept. I'm just glad I wasn't born in a time where lefties were forced to do it the "right" way, with tying their left arm behind their backs. LEFTIES UNITE!!! <--- that smilie should be available the other way round.

03-10-11, 11:15 AM	#3
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	The only thing I can't do with my left is write, but drink and shoot with both.