Now that you mention it I have noticed a significant increase in the number of left-handers in my life lately - mostly new acquaintances, who meet the minimum criteria of being slightly geeky and wonderfully weird in order to be of interest.
Like you, I make a mental note as soon as they do something cack-handedly, but had assumed it was a coincidence that it was occurring more often than not.
Now I'm starting to worry that I'm subconsciously filtering and rejecting Righties - a sort of Law of Unnatural Selection.
At the moment when it was noticed that the second picture was a mirror image of the first, the less cynical person might have looked for a mirror. You blamed the photographer's cynicism. Hm.
Duck - I like the Law of Unnatural Selection.
Z - Probably not so much cynicism on my part as a tendency to overcomplicate matters instead of seeing the obvious solution. It was more "Why on earth would anyone do that?" - the saving money and time was the best explanation I could come up with as my food cooled. Perhaps the cafe went to a lot of trouble to create this trompe l'oeil. I shall visit again and try to get the same table.
I am right handed but wear my watch on my right wrist just to confuse people like you
Anon - So do I, so I'm afraid I am wise to that trick.
Here's a puzzle for you: Which sport(s) can't be played left-handed? (No Googling!)
The only one I know is Polo - are there any others?
Do you wear your watch on the right arm so that you can do up your bracelet? That's my excuse - except I don't even own that bracelet anymore
Anon - yes, it's polo, otherwise the horses would collide. I'm not sure about (field) hockey - I think you can only play off one side of the stick, which would seem to force left-handers to play right-handed, but then maybe they can just turn the stick "upside-down"?
I don't wear a bracelet - I just wear my watch on my right wrist and always have. Except when I have something to remember - instead of tying a knot in a hankie I put my watch on my left wrist. Then I can stare vacantly at it and think "What was I supposed to remember?"
Oh wow, very interesting post. I'm a lefty, is it a bad thing? People say I'm unique,
but I'm not sure if its because I'm a lefty. Lol.
Hello and welcome, Kn. You will probably die early as a result of an accident involving a right-handed tin opener, but apart from that you are fine as you are.
I too am a lefty. Honestly, it feels like someone else is doing it.
As for your mirror observation, it's a bit like a demonstration of Occam's razor in reverse. Occam's Incredibly Blunt Spoon, if you will.
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