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Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by topkin(m): 6:58pm On Oct 22, 2008
Your manual dexterity has entirely nothing to do with your IQ level! Stop being ridiculous! angry
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Gamine(f): 1:26am On Oct 23, 2008
lol
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by funshiba(m): 7:54am On Oct 23, 2008
INDEED INTRESTING TO GET THE TOPIC,

I TRULY SOUTHPAWS ARE UNIQUE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THINGS, I WASSNT THE BEST IN MY CLASS BUT IM A MASTER OF ANYTHING I DO, IT MIGHT START SLOW BUT WHEN I GET IT RIGHT IM USUALLY ON TOP AND I MEAN ANY THING THAT CATCHES MY FANCY.

ITS BEING PROVEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN SOUTHPAWS ARE OUTSTANDING. cheesy

I WAS BORN ON A SPECIAL DAY AND IM GLAD ABOUT MY LIFE, IF I GET 5 KIDS I WISH THEY ARE ALL LEFTIES

I REALLY GET UPSET WEN PPL PREJUDICE AGAINST US.

ONE LOVE TO THE RIGHTIST ANYWAY

(ONE LOVE TO NAIRALAND I V BEING ABSENT FOR A WHILE BUT IM BACK)
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by nzeaji(m): 8:32am On Oct 23, 2008
@ RMAN

I CONCUR. LEFT HANDED PEEPS ARE UNIQUE. FACT!!! THO, I'M NOT LEFT-HANDED.
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by asitis(f): 9:31am On Oct 23, 2008
There are unique because just few percentage of the population are left handed, there's also a common believe that left handed people are creative
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Gamine(f): 12:30pm On Oct 23, 2008
That belief is so Erroneous

My Sixter is as Left-handed as they come

And i happen to be the creative one undecided
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by ebumowa(f): 11:19pm On Oct 23, 2008
@Gamine:

Now you are here fighting with left-handed people, I happen to be left handed grin
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Chuckdee(m): 2:35pm On Oct 24, 2008
Left-Handed U.S. Presidents:

James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31st
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd
Gerald Ford (1913- ) 38th
Ronald Reagan (1911 - ) 40th
George H.W. Bush (1924- ) 41st
Bill Clinton (1946- ) 42nd


Left-Handed U.S. Politicos:

Senator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball star
McGeorge Bundy, presidential advisor
Benjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientist
Steve Forbes, businessman/publisher
Jean-Marc Froidevaux ?, Suiss politician
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice
Senator Daniel Inouye
Anthony Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice
Brigadier Gen. Lee Hsien Loon, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Col. Oliver North, White House aid
H. Ross Perot, businessman
William Perry, Secretary of Defense
Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President
Senator Hugh Scott
Robert Wagner, New York mayor
Henry Wallace, Vice President
[Senator Bob Dole - switched to left due to injury]


Left-Handed Musicians

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Glen Campbell
Vicki Carr
Natale Cole
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Dick Dale (guitarist)
Don Everly (The Everly Brothers)
Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)
Bela Fleck, jazz musician
Glenn Frey (the Eagles)
Eric Gale, guitarist
Noel Gallagher (Oasis) (?)
Errol Garner, jazz pianist
Judy Garland
Crysal Gayle
Kevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra)
Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musician
Jimi Hendrix
Isaac Hayes
Tony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath)
Albert King, guitarist
Melissa Manchester
Chuck Mangione, trumpet
Martina McBride ?, country music singer
Paul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings)
Christie Marie Melonson (opera)
George Michael (Wham!)
Peter Nero, conductor
Joe Perry ? (Aerosmith)
Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)
Cole Porter, song-writer
Sergei Rachmaninoff ?, composer
Maurice Ravel ?, composer
Lou Rawls
John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.)
Rich Szabo, trumpeter
Seal
Ringo Starr (?) (the Beatles)
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)
Tiny Tim
Rudy Valee
Lenny White, drummer
Paul Williams, song-writer

Left-Handed Artists

Albrecht Dürer
M.C. Escher
Hans Holbein
Paul Klee
Michelangelo
LeRoy Neiman
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci (RH paralyzed?)

Left-Handed Actors

Don Adams
Dan Aykroyd
Eddie Albert
Tim Allen
June Allyson
Harry Anderson
Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
Herschel Bernardi
Robert Blake
Matthew Broderick
Bruce Boxleitner
Carol Burnett
George Burns, comedian
Ruth Buzzi, comedienne
Sid Caesar, comedian
Keith Carradine
Khaled Chahrour, Egyptian actor
Charlie Chaplin
George Gobel, comedian
Chuck Conners
Hans Conreid
James Cromwell
Tom Cruise
Quinn Cummings
Daniel Davis
Bruce Davison
Matt Dillon
Marty Engles, comedian
Olivia de Havilland
Robert DeNiro
Michael Dorn
Fran Drescher, comedian
Richard Dreyfuss
W.C. Fields
Larry Fine ? (of the Three Stooges)
Peter Fonda
Greta Garbo
Terri Garr
Paul Michael Glaser
Whoopie Goldberg
Betty Grable
Cary Grant
Peter Graves
Mark Hamill
Rex Harrison
Goldie Hawn
Joey Heatherton
Tippi Hedren
Jim Henson, puppetteer
Kermit the Frog
Rock Hudson
Angelina Jolie
Shirley Jones ?
Gabe Kaplan
Danny Kaye
Diane Keaton
George Kennedy
Nicole Kidman
Lisa Kudrow
Michael Landon
Hope Lange
Joey Lawrence
Peter Lawford
Cloris Leachman
Hal Linden
Cleavon Little
Shirley MacLaine
Andrew McCarthy
Kristy McNichol
Steve McQueen
Howie Mandel, comedian
Marcel Marceau, mime
Harpo Marx
Marsha Mason
Mary Stuart Masterson
Anne Meara, comedian
Sasha Mitchell
Marilyn Monroe
Robert Morse
Anthony Newley
Kim Novak
Ryan O'Neal
Sarah Jessica Parker
Estelle Parsons
Anthony Perkins
Ron Perlman
Luke Perry
Bronson Pinchot
Joe Piscopo, comedian
Robert Preston
Michael J. Pollard
Richard Pryor, comedian
Robert Redford
Keanu Reeves
Don Rickles, comedian
Julia Roberts
Mickey Rourke
Eva Marie Saint
Telly Savalas
Jean Seberg
Jerry Seinfeld, comedian
Christian Slater
Dick Smothers, comedian
Brent Spiner
Slyvester Stallone ?
Terence Stamp
Jessica Steen
Rod Steiger
Alan Thicke
Terry Thomas, comedian
Emma Thompson
Rip Torn
Peter Ustinov
Brenda Vaccaro
Karen Valentine
Rudy Vallee
Dick Van Dyke
Graham Walker a.k.a. Grumbleweeds, English comedian
Wil Wheaton
James Whitmore
Treat Williams
Bruce Willis
William Windom
Oprah Winfrey
Mare Winningham
Joanne Woodward
Keenan Wynn
Stephanie Zimbalist

Left-Handed Athletes
SOCCER


Jans van Breukelen (soccer)
Dan Burbott (?) (soccer)
Johan Cruyff (soccer)
Willem van Hanegem (soccer)
Hernan Medford (soccer)
Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento (soccer)
Diego Armando Maradona (soccer)
Romario (soccer)
Hugo Sanchez (soccer)
Richard Witschge (soccer)
CRICKET
Alan Border (cricket)
Alistair Campbell (cricket)
Denis Compton (cricket)
Saurav Ganguly (cricket)
David Gower (cricket)
Gary Sobers (cricket)
OLYMPIC SPORTS
Francis X. Gorman (diving)
Greg Louganis (diving)
Mark Spitz (swimming)
Bruce Jenner (decathlon)
Nikita Kohloff (wrestling)
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Gamine(f): 3:14pm On Oct 24, 2008
While you are at it, please mention the Right Handed-ones too.

@Ebum,

IZZ a LIE!!!! shocked

YE!

lipsrsealed lipsrsealed

tongue
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by MrCrackles(m): 3:16pm On Oct 24, 2008
shocked

and why is BRASH not included in that long list?! sad
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Chuckdee(m): 3:22pm On Oct 24, 2008
shocked

You just included yourself one way or the other
lol!
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by ebumowa(f): 8:20am On Oct 25, 2008
@Gamine:

Why would I lie about that? smiley
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Gamine(f): 11:26am On Oct 25, 2008
Im just surprised grin

Your are such a LE LE

lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed


tongue
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by ebumowa(f): 2:02pm On Oct 25, 2008
@Gamine:
Lol, you are surprised by how 'normal' I am because I am a 'such a LE LE?
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Gamine(f): 3:50pm On Oct 25, 2008
LE LE

means

LEsbian LEft.

chei! lipsrsealed
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by ebumowa(f): 4:22pm On Oct 25, 2008
@Gamine:
Lol,
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Cipriani(m): 11:14am On Oct 26, 2008
I am more than unique if southpaws & rightists are ordinarily unique because I use both my left & right hands. It has helpd me in cheating when I was in school & it helps in other ways. My type of people are rare 2 find which makes me more than unique. cheesy cool cool
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by esoneek(m): 1:18pm On Oct 27, 2008
i m both right and left handed, lol,
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Cipriani(m): 2:08pm On Oct 27, 2008
@esoneek lol we're D rarest species, beta than all of 'em cool cool
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by muddie4u(m): 10:52pm On Oct 28, 2008
you right am lefty too, we so unique ahahahah
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Bastage: 11:26am On Oct 31, 2008
Another left-hander here. We're hardly unique on nairaland are we? grin

I was one of those whose parents were forever trying to turn me into a rightie by taking stuff out of my left hand. It never worked though - I always reverted.

And to tell the truth, I like being left-handed. It's a pain in the ass sometimes and when I write with ink, I have to write upside down so I don't smudge my work and can openers always fox me. But those are small prices to pay for being just that little bit different. grin
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by mukina2: 11:52am On Oct 31, 2008
Bastage:

Another left-hander here. We're hardly unique on nairaland are we? grin

I was one of those whose parents were forever trying to turn me into a rightie by taking stuff out of my left hand. It never worked though - I always reverted.

And to tell the truth, I like being left-handed. It's a pain in the ass sometimes and when I write with ink, I have to write upside down so I don't smudge my work and can openers always fox me. But those are small prices to pay for being just that little bit different. grin

same here grin back in school i always sat alone, even when we went for drama and music grin cuz my elbows will be all over the place, most lefties write upside down. I heard lefties cant play guitars too? undecided dunno if its true undecided

can openers kei grin i dont even try it embarassed grin i cant cut with a scissors too tongue embarassed using a knife to peel stuff is really hard work sometimes tongue
I never tried anything like embriodery grin the teacher got frustrated, because when she showed me the right way, i did my own way grin i left there tongue

But i noticed that left handers are very neat when writing and the hand writing is the best!! wink
we rock and yeah we are unique kiss

we are defly unique cool smiley
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Wordsmith(m): 4:14pm On Oct 31, 2008
yep, another leftie reporting for duty.


Now who says left ain't cool?
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by seun001(m): 6:36pm On Oct 31, 2008
Bastage:

Another left-hander here. We're hardly unique on nairaland are we? grin


Abi oh,na because of the internet oh.for example,i signed in from kutuwengi, another from timbuktu, then from igbo eleja.some from artic circle etc.abi make we form association? then bad-belle peeps too posted grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Priestus(m): 3:14pm On Nov 01, 2008
I find this topic interesting. I am an ambidexter, i.e. I use both hands effectively. But many times, Im proud to use my left hand in the public because it always cause stare and amusement. I write with both hands and as an architect, i also draw and do my paintings with both hands. I beleive left h anders are unique, but ambidexters are more. I actually grew up with it, really. How blessed I am
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by funweez(f): 12:45pm On Nov 03, 2008
definately nothin special about being lefty, its only cos of d african superstitions associated with being lefthanded. its a norm in most western countries and for every smart lefthanded human, dere are a hundred other SMART RIGHT HANDED people.
Nothin special at all, infact lots of dundees also abound in both categories. 'lol'
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by missreese: 11:55pm On Nov 05, 2008
Hi all

I was born left handed but after being "persuaded" by my mom I am now ambidextrous, this simply mean I use both hands comfortably, I think left handed people are special and have unique abilities, and certainly miss my left handed days, anyways check out this link to view more about left handed people http://news.aol.com/health/article/left-handers-more-inhibited-study-finds/238933

When you are done with that check out my blog: www.akafotos.com/blog,
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by turl(m): 12:03am On Nov 06, 2008
yh thats true
dat describes me

aldoe i can be outspoken when im in ma zone, im more of a quiet person
yh im left-handed
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by ayobase(m): 12:21pm On Nov 07, 2008
because they tend to be so meticulous.
the trend that leftie are special also
goes with the thinking faculty.

A belief tends to be true when applied and believed
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Biioola(f): 1:27pm On Nov 07, 2008
There is nothing special about being left handed.the difference between left and right handed people is just that;in a right handed person,the part of the brain that controls the movements of the limbs is on the right side of the brain for a right handed person and vice versa for a left handed person.

observe that in people with stroke,the side of the brain affected also affects the limbs that is the hand, leg of that side
Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by pope732901(m): 10:52pm On Nov 11, 2008
[size=8pt]I am left handed AND PROUD, I found nairaland website most humiliating and somewhat a bare faced cheek. Us "lefties" as you may call it all have a brain just like yourselves, and we should not be de-moralized in anyway. It is all hear say what people say about left handed people, we are just as human as you "righties". Why write a FORUM about a left handed person?? Hmmm I can think of more interesting things. I think you were absolutely bored on day and just made this site to make left handed people look like they have a disability. We can do just as much with no problems. Ok lets clear this what would you call an "ambidextrous" person? I really can’t believe that us left handed peeps have be deemed as PSYCHO'S" lol what a farce!!

It's not easy being a lefty. I'm left handed and always successful in whatever I do (even when I try to pick from my mums bag those days, I do it perfectly….lol…I’m very talented), though while I was in school, to be HONEST I was dull academically but in other aspect of my life I'm always on TOP and I give God all the Glory. Lefties are exceptional;  Why is that when we eat in public places everybody keeps staring at you? Why is that when we demonstrate with our left hand when talking attracts people? We are too much. Who would I be if I was right-handed? Not the same person. Left-handedness is part of my identity, my self. I would sooner cut off my right arm than be converted to right-handedness; as strong a statement as that is, left-handedness is so integral a part of me that I could not imagine living otherwise.

"If the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body, then left-handed people must be the only ones in their right minds." Quoted by ~ W.C. Fields.

According to new theories, what we left-handed people (and other animals) may lack in fitness, we make up by being different, Researchers in France recently took an interest in the disproportionately high number of left-handed athletes who thrive in sports involving direct one-on-one contact, such as baseball (think Babe Ruth), tennis (think John McEnroe) and boxing (think Oscar de la Hoya or the fictional Rocky Balboa).

Charlotte Faurie and Michel Raymond of the University of Montpellier in France figured the same reason so many left-handed people are successful in such sports could also explain a possible higher success rate among lefties in primitive combat.

We are the BOMB!
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Re: Why Are Left-handed People Few And So Unique? by Poj1(m): 6:09am On Nov 12, 2008
I'm lefty and proud of it.Not ashame in anyway.I'm very intelligent too,topped my class all through my academics
and doing great in my career.May be being lefty have little to do with my success but it makes me unique. grin grin grin grin

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