POLL: Right or Left Handed?

reepnorp · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 10:55pm

Well, not that it really matters, it's just that it would be interesting to know how the different people on BoM are.

Poll Information
This poll contains 1 question(s). 56 user(s) have voted.
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Poll Results: Right or Left Handed? (56 votes.)

Are you left handed, right handed, or ambidextrous? (Choose 1)
* Right - 75% (42)
* Left - 20% (11)
* Ambidextrous - 5% (3)

8people · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:00pm

I voted ambidextrous - but I'm more ambisinister (useless with both hands

)

I write normally (pfft) with my right hand = backwards with left

can use a mouse either way

Sure to think of something else later -b ut have to go now

Ofelix · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:00pm

I'm Right handed! anyway I'm almost sure that the "right handed" will be the most use, follow by Left handed and the Ambidextrious, a statistic say that their is 90% right handed and only 10% left handed...

Shell · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:02pm

I'm ambidextrous but use my right hand most of the time. I use the mouse with my left hand but Vermillion keeps moving it back to the right so I have to make do

enjan · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:06pm

Right-handed, even though early in my youth I learned to use my left-hand almost as well as I did my right.

reepnorp · Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:36pm

Oh yeah, I'm right handed.

JSBB · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 5:00am

I am right handed but I can do most things almost as well with my left hand as I can with my right hand. When I used to play hockey I used a straight bladed stick and switched from being a right to left handed shot when needed.

The real exception to this is hand writing, my writing with my left hand is just terrible, not that my penmanship is particularly good with my right hand but even I can't read anything that I write with my left hand.

Elios · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 6:33am

What if you are all three?

LKD · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:55am

I write miserably with either (someone said "ambisinister"?) but I use my right for everything. However, when batting at baseball or shooting with a hockey stick, I do so left handed. I'm just generally uncoordinated, though, to tell the the truth!

Eze · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 9:01am

I write with left, but use mouse with right.

Charlie · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 10:20am

Right-handed and right-footed.

Apeman · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 10:32am

I'm right handed

But when playing soccer I am ambidextrous.

chevalier · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 12:48pm

I was probably left-handed as a child. I used to write with my left hand doing many other things with the right one however. With weapons, glasses or mouse I'm ambidexterous. With a pen less so.

Ancalìmon · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 2:28pm

Right handed. I can't imagine how people can write left, it's so damn hard.

Ofelix · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 2:39pm

Well they take a pen in their left hand and then they write letter to make word... as simple as that

Deepsea Anglerfish · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 4:37pm

i am left handed but was forced to use right hand during childhood, now, i write with my right hand, draw with left hand
and just like 8people, i can write with left hand but the words are of mirror image (just like da vinci)
about feeding..that depends...spoons, fork with left hand, knife, chopstick with right hand
ball games left side seems to be better
and mouse...depends on my mood =_=

Frostmage · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 5:07pm

I'm right handed, but I'm almost as good with the left hand in everything except writing.

Yerril · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 6:44pm

It's hilarious the number of people who think they're ambidextrous just because they eat with their knife in the left hand, or wear a watch on their right wrist, or hold a phone with their left hand.

I'm right handed. No crap. Right handed.

Felgash Toradûn · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:08pm

I've had the Ambidexterity and Two-pen/fork/knife writing/eating feats since I was like... really little...

I usually just use my right hand tough...

joacqin · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:23pm

I am a LEFTY! And we have been surpressed long enough! I call for the availability of lefty adapted cars and scissors for hte lefty children at school!

Master of Nuhn · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:46pm

I am allright.

Morgoth · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 8:49pm

I have both a left and a right hand

Nobleman · Mon, 17th Mar '03, 9:17pm

*closes his eyes and scrolls down and posts.*

Let me guess. This thread will be swarming with ambidextrous people. As everyone has an intelligence far above average on this board when asked.

One of the biggest official surveys on this was made by RSL-Research Services Ltd testing more than 8000 people of all age groups. Each Age group never had a percentage of above 1% of both-handedness.

OF course everyone is ambidextrous to some degree. Its not like one of our hands is dangling by our side... Ok I'll scroll up now and enjoy your shameless bragging

[ March 17, 2003, 21:22: Message edited by: Nobleman ]

Blog · Tue, 18th Mar '03, 1:01am

I'm right handed. I can't kick a ball straight with my left foot if my life depended on it.

Left handed people have a great advantage in sports though. I've played table tennis games against lefties before and they spin the ball the opposite way. If a right forehanded hit spins it clockwise, a left forehanded hit spins it counterclockwise... just not used to it because you don't see it too often. So I got wasted.

Rallymama · Tue, 18th Mar '03, 4:08am

I strongly right-handed, and Velcro is mostly right-handed except for a few things that his left-handed father taught him to do (e.g., fishing). What's really been fun is watching our son develop handed-ness. We think he's going to be a lefty, because he eats and throws much better with his left.

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Sun, 16th Mar '03, 10:55pm	#1
reepnorp SPS Account Holder Lim'n Lime Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada, eh? Posts: 1,671 Like: 6 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,164 Level: 20 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 46.29% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements Awards	Well, not that it really matters, it's just that it would be interesting to know how the different people on BoM are. Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 56 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. Poll Results: Right or Left Handed? (56 votes.) Are you left handed, right handed, or ambidextrous? (Choose 1) * Right - 75% (42) * Left - 20% (11) * Ambidextrous - 5% (3)

Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:00pm	#2
8people SPS Account Holder 8 is just another way of looking at infinite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chirofen Posts: 7,140 Blog Entries: 252 Like: 63 Liked 17 Times in 15 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 19,563 Level: 39 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 44.44% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I voted ambidextrous - but I'm more ambisinister (useless with both hands ) I write normally (pfft) with my right hand = backwards with left can use a mouse either way Sure to think of something else later -b ut have to go now

Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:00pm	#3
Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mons Regius - provincia quebecum Posts: 5,678 Like: 5 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 13,070 Level: 33 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 38.01% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I'm Right handed! anyway I'm almost sure that the "right handed" will be the most use, follow by Left handed and the Ambidextrious, a statistic say that their is 90% right handed and only 10% left handed...

Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:02pm	#4
Shell Awww, come and give me a big hug! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the deadmines Posts: 2,464 Like: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,209 Level: 24 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 32.76% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I'm ambidextrous but use my right hand most of the time. I use the mouse with my left hand but Vermillion keeps moving it back to the right so I have to make do

Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:06pm	#5
enjan Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: US Posts: 107 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 593 Level: 8 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 66.98% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	Right-handed, even though early in my youth I learned to use my left-hand almost as well as I did my right.

Sun, 16th Mar '03, 11:36pm	#6
reepnorp SPS Account Holder Lim'n Lime Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada, eh? Posts: 1,671 Like: 6 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,164 Level: 20 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 46.29% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements Awards	Oh yeah, I'm right handed.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 5:00am	#7
JSBB Titan of the Tundra Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Great White North Posts: 4,054 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 8,575 Level: 27 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 94.01% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I am right handed but I can do most things almost as well with my left hand as I can with my right hand. When I used to play hockey I used a straight bladed stick and switched from being a right to left handed shot when needed. The real exception to this is hand writing, my writing with my left hand is just terrible, not that my penmanship is particularly good with my right hand but even I can't read anything that I write with my left hand.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 6:33am	#8
Elios Paladin of the Eternal Holy Order of Flooders Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 942 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,691 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 41.57% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	What if you are all three?

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:55am	#9
LKD Gems: 31/31 Latest gem: Rogue Stone Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winterfell Posts: 6,204 Like: 20 Liked 31 Times in 22 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 16,659 Level: 36 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.66% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 12.73% Monthly Activity 25.97% Achievements	I write miserably with either (someone said "ambisinister"?) but I use my right for everything. However, when batting at baseball or shooting with a hockey stick, I do so left handed. I'm just generally uncoordinated, though, to tell the the truth!

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 9:01am	#10
Eze Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 1,900 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,859 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 79.91% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0% Achievements	I write with left, but use mouse with right.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 10:20am	#11
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Mon, 17th Mar '03, 10:32am	#12
Apeman Valar morghulis, valar dohaeris! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,153 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,181 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 49.8% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I'm right handed But when playing soccer I am ambidextrous.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 12:48pm	#13
chevalier SPS Account Holder Senior News Editor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: I wish I were in the land of coffee... Posts: 16,675 Like: 2 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 62,754 Level: 62 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 24.53% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I was probably left-handed as a child. I used to write with my left hand doing many other things with the right one however. With weapons, glasses or mouse I'm ambidexterous. With a pen less so.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 2:28pm	#14
Ancalìmon Gems: 14/31 Latest gem: Chrysoberyl Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 623 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,801 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 18.52% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	Right handed. I can't imagine how people can write left, it's so damn hard.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 2:39pm	#15
Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mons Regius - provincia quebecum Posts: 5,678 Like: 5 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 13,070 Level: 33 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 38.01% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	Well they take a pen in their left hand and then they write letter to make word... as simple as that

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 4:37pm	#16
Deepsea Anglerfish Gems: 2/31 Latest gem: Fire Agate Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: deepsea Posts: 36 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 492 Level: 7 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 99.05% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	i am left handed but was forced to use right hand during childhood, now, i write with my right hand, draw with left hand and just like 8people, i can write with left hand but the words are of mirror image (just like da vinci) about feeding..that depends...spoons, fork with left hand, knife, chopstick with right hand ball games left side seems to be better and mouse...depends on my mood =_=

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 5:07pm	#17
Frostmage Gems: 11/31 Latest gem: Bloodstone Join Date: May 2002 Location: An Icy tower in a forgotten corner of Finland Posts: 440 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,338 Level: 12 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 43.96% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I'm right handed, but I'm almost as good with the left hand in everything except writing.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 6:44pm	#18
Yerril Gems: 22/31 Latest gem: Sphene Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The island that Europe didn't want Posts: 1,490 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,651 Level: 16 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 80.63% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	It's hilarious the number of people who think they're ambidextrous just because they eat with their knife in the left hand, or wear a watch on their right wrist, or hold a phone with their left hand. I'm right handed. No crap. Right handed.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:08pm	#19
Felgash Toradûn Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Your imagination... Posts: 43 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 412 Level: 7 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 35.63% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0% Achievements	I've had the Ambidexterity and Two-pen/fork/knife writing/eating feats since I was like... really little... I usually just use my right hand tough...

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:23pm	#20
joacqin Confused Jerk Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 6,045 Like: 8 Liked 13 Times in 12 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 14,082 Level: 34 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 43.58% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 32.31% Monthly Activity 51.95% Achievements Awards	I am a LEFTY! And we have been surpressed long enough! I call for the availability of lefty adapted cars and scissors for hte lefty children at school!

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 7:46pm	#21
Master of Nuhn SPS Account Holder Wear it like a crown Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dordrecht , The Netherlands Posts: 3,611 Blog Entries: 1 Like: 64 Liked 46 Times in 33 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 8,655 Level: 28 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 5.09% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 71.46% Monthly Activity 55.81% Achievements Awards	I am allright.

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 8:49pm	#22
Morgoth Forever reading, never to be read! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Amsterdam, Holland Posts: 3,607 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 8,320 Level: 27 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 57.78% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I have both a left and a right hand

Mon, 17th Mar '03, 9:17pm	#23
Nobleman Gems: 27/31 Latest gem: Emerald Join Date: May 2001 Location: Dagobah Posts: 2,675 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,654 Level: 21 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 47.64% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	closes his eyes and scrolls down and posts. Let me guess. This thread will be swarming with ambidextrous people. As everyone has an intelligence far above average on this board when asked. One of the biggest official surveys on this was made by RSL-Research Services Ltd testing more than 8000 people of all age groups. Each Age group never had a percentage of above 1% of both-handedness. OF course everyone is ambidextrous to some degree. Its not like one of our hands is dangling by our side... Ok I'll scroll up now and enjoy your shameless bragging [ March 17, 2003, 21:22: Message edited by: Nobleman ]

Tue, 18th Mar '03, 1:01am	#24
Blog Gems: 23/31 Latest gem: Black Opal Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,634 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,053 Level: 20 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 22.56% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I'm right handed. I can't kick a ball straight with my left foot if my life depended on it. Left handed people have a great advantage in sports though. I've played table tennis games against lefties before and they spin the ball the opposite way. If a right forehanded hit spins it clockwise, a left forehanded hit spins it counterclockwise... just not used to it because you don't see it too often. So I got wasted.

Tue, 18th Mar '03, 4:08am	#25
Rallymama O Fortuna, velat Luna, statu variabilis Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wherever I go, there I am Posts: 4,329 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 9,533 Level: 29 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 22.52% Daily Activity 3.42% Weekly Activity 2.94% Monthly Activity 2.76% Achievements	I strongly right-handed, and Velcro is mostly right-handed except for a few things that his left-handed father taught him to do (e.g., fishing). What's really been fun is watching our son develop handed-ness. We think he's going to be a lefty, because he eats and throws much better with his left.