Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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How sinister are you?

I do everything with my left hand
0
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I write with my left hand, but do some other things with my right
2
9%
I write with my right hand, but do some other things with my left
7
32%
I do everything with my right hand
13
59%
 
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Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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After reading a few comments, I was wondering what hand people are dominant with. I'm kinda curious if there is a higher percentage of Left-handed people here than the general population.
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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Right handed but my left leg is a lot stronger (I think from playing a lot of sports as a kid... right-handed people tend to jump off their left leg, for example when shooting a layup). My left hand & arm have better endurance than my right. Too much information?
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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barrett wrote: Right handed but my left leg is a lot stronger (I think from playing a lot of sports as a kid... right-handed people tend to jump off their left leg, for example when shooting a layup). My left hand & arm have better endurance than my right. Too much information?
From a statistics perspective: Yes
From a getting to better know people on this forum: No :)
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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Will lefties be more likely to open this thread and vote?  Could skew the results some. 

Anyway, I'm a lefty and voted, but doubt I would open this if I were right handed. 
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Do you think it should have a different name to the subject line then? Perhaps "are you left-hand or right-hand dominant?"
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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clacy wrote: Will lefties be more likely to open this thread and vote?  Could skew the results some. 

Anyway, I'm a lefty and voted, but doubt I would open this if I were right handed.
I'm right handed.  I voted.  I lean more right than left and live near the right coast.  Right?  My daughter is ambidextrous and though raised in the right part of the country lives near loony lefty land; she tries to remain balanced.  ;D

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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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Dad is a southpaw. I am nearly equally  dextrous clumsy with both hands, but am a bit right-handed.
Like Tenn, I eat with my left hand. At least, I don't change hands after cutting with a knife the way most Americans do.
When I visit my parents, I don't bother to change the left-handed setup on the computer.
Edit: per question below, I definitely write with my right hand. Brush teeth with either hand.
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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Perhaps it should be clarified for which hand do you write with or doing a majority with (or what hand you use for brushing your teeth).
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TennPaGa wrote:
Greg wrote: (or what hand you use for brushing your teeth).
I'm ambidental.
ROFLOL, Are you ambiasstral when it comes to the clean up job?  :o

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Greg wrote: Do you think it should have a different name to the subject line then? Perhaps "are you left-hand or right-hand dominant?"
I would have gone with "Are you sinister?"
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Re: Are you Left Handed?

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TennPaGa wrote: Greg:

Can you edit the poll?  If not, I'll do so, and incorporate some suggestions made here.
TennPaGa, I'll trust your abilities higher than mine. Plus I don't want to step and your toes and I'm lazy ;)
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Re: Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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The only thing I do with my right hand is the computer mouse (and saluting people in a joking manner at work). Everything else is left handed (ooo and shifting too, that's with the right).
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Re: Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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Seriously people, 4 of you so far do EVERYTHING with your right hand?  Do you have a left arm/hand that does absolutely NOTHING?

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Re: Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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TennPaGa wrote:
Greg wrote: The only thing I do with my right hand is the computer mouse (and saluting people in a joking manner at work). Everything else is left handed (ooo and shifting too, that's with the right).
How many fingers are facing your palm when you salute? ;)
Depends how much I like/respect the person ;)
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Re: Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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I may have accidentally hit the Report to Moderator link under Mark's post. Please disregard, as it was a slip of the stylus.

And it was my right hand! Oh, the shame!
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Re: Poll: How Sinister Are You?

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According to Einstein's theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can actually roundhouse kick you yesterday.

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