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OldBaldy1701E

(6,616 posts)
67. Same.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:48 AM
Nov 4

I batted with either hand. I could play tennis with either hand. In any other way, I am very right handed.

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Right. LoisB Nov 3 #1
Thank you LoisB debm55 Nov 3 #2
I'm, what's the word? Ambivalent. rsdsharp Nov 3 #3
okay debm55 Nov 3 #5
Amphibious? rsdsharp Nov 3 #8
The word is ambidextrous, which basically means both right hands, which is exactly the wrong word for it unblock Nov 3 #28
Thank you unblock debm55 Nov 3 #44
No shit. I give up on attempts at humor. rsdsharp Nov 3 #47
I was amused. Would have been my response if you hadn't beaten me to it. Probatim Nov 3 #57
Thanks. Brooks Robinson was like you. He was totally left handed except throwing and batting. rsdsharp Nov 3 #60
He was quite a few years older than me but the nuns I had were all in their 200s - so maybe they taught him too... Probatim Nov 3 #61
Curious on computer mouse and gamepad sticks. DiamondShark Nov 4 #63
Mouse and game controllers are both right handed. Probatim Nov 4 #98
Always thought NotANeocon Nov 4 #107
Right handed, left footed, right eyed WheelWalker Nov 3 #4
thank you debm55 Nov 3 #6
Right handed, except for sports lapfog_1 Nov 3 #7
Thank you lapfog_1 debm55 Nov 3 #10
Same. OldBaldy1701E Nov 4 #67
It is actually quite rare for someone to be absolutely, totally, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 3 #9
Thank you for your interesting post, PoindexterOdlethorpe Very helpful debm55 Nov 3 #12
Right handed but if..fish..had..wings Nov 3 #11
Very unique, Thank you, debm55 Nov 3 #13
Definitely left handed CanonRay Nov 3 #14
Thank you CanonRay debm55 Nov 3 #15
I am in my right mind. North Shore Chicago Nov 3 #16
okay debm55 Nov 3 #17
I'm strongly right-handed, but both my kids are lefties.... Foolacious Nov 3 #18
Thank you Foolacious. That's different debm55 Nov 3 #24
Ambi-nondextrous chowmama Nov 3 #19
I am so glad that parents and teachers, just let let it be and not force it. otherwise, Thank you and much love, debbie debm55 Nov 3 #25
Left. chouchou Nov 3 #20
Thank you chouchou debm55 Nov 3 #35
debm55 .............. Upthevibe Nov 3 #21
Upthevibe, i am sorry that happened to you.I guess at the time that was what it was, But it wasn't anything wrong with debm55 Nov 3 #34
Right Handed ProfessorGAC Nov 3 #22
Thank you ProfessorGAC debm55 Nov 3 #29
I have a dominant hand and a smart hand sanatanadharma Nov 3 #23
Thank you sanatanadharma debm55 Nov 3 #26
Left Handed, BUT BOSSHOG Nov 3 #27
Thank you BOSSHOG, I will have to try that debm55 Nov 3 #41
It can be aggravating BOSSHOG Nov 3 #46
Left foot PJMcK Nov 3 #30
Thank you PJMck debm55 Nov 3 #39
As a kid, I used my left hand more Clash City Rocker Nov 3 #31
That's good that your parents let you be debm55 Nov 3 #38
Left handed Opbrg Nov 3 #32
Thank you Opbrg, debm55 Nov 3 #37
right ZDU Nov 3 #33
Thank you ZDU debm55 Nov 3 #36
A little of both Charlie Chapulin Nov 3 #40
Thank you Charlie Chapulin, You are not a crazy mixed up kid. You are a unique person, debm55 Nov 3 #42
I recall being steered into right-handedness in grade school... buzzycrumbhunger Nov 3 #43
buzzycrumbhunger, I am so sorry that happened to you, I am glad things worked out for you. debm55 Nov 3 #45
I am generally True Dough Nov 3 #48
I'm sorry I don;t, debm55 Nov 3 #52
See this post True Dough Nov 3 #59
Right handed, BUT, I just had the second surgery on my right wrist in 11 years... Enter stage left Nov 3 #49
Sorry, Enter stage left debm55 Nov 3 #53
Like I said, don't be sorry for me. Enter stage left Nov 3 #58
Both The Blue Flower Nov 3 #50
I am sorry, But you do what you have to for you debm55 Nov 3 #54
I'm left handed.... 49jim Nov 3 #51
Wow You are unique and blessed, So sorry about you wife debm55 Nov 3 #55
Right handed naturally Clouds Passing Nov 3 #56
Thank you Clouds Passing debm55 Nov 4 #69
Mostly lefty, throw right /nt aka-chmeee Nov 3 #62
Thank you, aka-chmese debm55 Nov 4 #70
Right Emile Nov 4 #64
Thank you Emile debm55 Nov 4 #71
Born left-handed. no_hypocrisy Nov 4 #65
Sorry that happened to you, no-hypocrisy debm55 Nov 4 #72
Right 🖐️ TommieMommy Nov 4 #66
Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Nov 4 #73
R handed justaprogressive Nov 4 #68
Thank you justaprogressive debm55 Nov 4 #74
mostly right. mom wanted me to be left, so , will say ambi here . AllaN01Bear Nov 4 #75
Thank you AllaN01Bear debm55 Nov 4 #76
Reminds of an old saying Sanity Claws Nov 4 #77
Hahah. Thank you Sanity Claws debm55 Nov 4 #79
I'm naturally right-handed, but I learned to write with my left after I broke my left wrist catbyte Nov 4 #78
Thank you very much, catbyte debm55 Nov 4 #80
Im right handed. Husband and both kids are left handed. Srkdqltr Nov 4 #81
I'm ambisinistrous. Ocelot II Nov 4 #82
Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Nov 4 #87
Technically, I am ambidextrous (the medical term for both) Rocknation Nov 4 #83
Thank you very much, Rocknation debm55 Nov 4 #88
Just plain handy. marble falls Nov 4 #84
Thank you marble falls debm55 Nov 4 #89
Right handed OLDMDDEM Nov 4 #85
Thank you OLDMDDEM debm55 Nov 4 #90
Rightie Gaytano70 Nov 4 #86
Thank you Gaytano70 debm55 Nov 4 #91
Everyone is born right handed, coprolite Nov 4 #92
Hahaha Thank you coprolite debm55 Nov 4 #93
Both...nt. NEOH Nov 4 #94
Thank you NEOH debm55 Nov 4 #95
You're so welcome debm55!! NEOH Nov 5 #110
Right-handed, area51 Nov 4 #96
Thank you area51 debm55 Nov 4 #97
I am right-handed. nt City Lights Nov 4 #99
Thank you City Lights debm55 Nov 4 #100
A fun exercise! Aussie105 Nov 4 #101
Thank you Aussie105 Will give it a try debm55 Nov 4 #103
Right-handed for writing, throwing, doing cartwheels Farmgirl1961 Nov 4 #102
That's great Farmgirl1961. Congratulations. debm55 Nov 4 #105
Left handed, only one in my immediate family hauckeye Nov 4 #104
Thank you haucheye. That is different. debm55 Nov 4 #106
Right handed, left footed! Elessar Zappa Nov 4 #108
Thank you Elesar Zappa. debm55 Nov 5 #112
I'm a proud Lefty! Mad_Dem_X Nov 4 #109
Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Nov 5 #111
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