Give me a hand

[Texpat]

I've always thought of lefties as a bit odd, mostly because I feel like such a twat trying to throw a ball left-handed. My daughter and younger brother are lefties.

How about you?

Left-Handed Presidents & Politicos
James A. Garfield 20th
Herbert Hoover 31st
Harry S. Truman 33rd
Gerald Ford 38th
Ronald Reagan 40th
George H.W. Bush 41st
Bill Clinton 42nd
Senator Bill Bradley, Rhodes scholar, basketball star
Benjamin Franklin, statesman/publisher/scientist
Steve Forbes, businessman/publisher
Jean-Marc Froidevaux ?, Suiss politician
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice
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
Nelson Rockefeller, Vice President
Henry Wallace, Vice President
[Senator Bob Dole - switched to left due to injury]
Other Left-Handers
Joan of Arc (?), French heroine
Lloque Yapanqui (?), Inca monarch
Ramses II (?), Egyptian pharaoh
Tiberius (?), Roman emperor
Alexander the Great
Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor
Julius Caesar, Roman general
Napoléon Bonaparte (?), French emperor
Josephine de Beauharnais
King Louis XVI of France
Queen Victoria of England
King George II of England
King George VI of England
Prince Charles of England
Prince William of England
Fidel Castro, Cuban leader
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-minister
Nicole d'Oresme, mathematician
Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
David Rockefeller, banker
Dwight F. Davis, founder of the Davis Cup in tennis
Helen Keller, advocate for the blind
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, physician/missionary
August Piccard, inventor of stratosphere, bathosphere
Edwin Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Wally Schirra, astronaut
Dr. Mark Silver, surgeon
Paul Prudhomme, chef
Cecil Beaton, photographer/costume designer
Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)
Dave Barry, journalist
Edward R. Murrow, correspondent
Ted Koppel, journalist
Ray Suarez, journalist
John F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisher
Caroline Kennedy, lawyer/author
David Letterman, host
Jay Leno, host
Lenny Bruce, comedian
Allen Ludden, host
Joel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Uri Geller, psychokinetic performer
Euell Gibbons, naturalist
Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintuplets
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Clarence Darrow, lawyer
F. Lee Bailey, lawyer
Melvin Belli, lawyer
Marcia Clark, lawyer
Alan Funt, television producer
Bill Mauldin, cartoonist
Matt Groening, cartoonist
Jean Plantureux (Plantu), political cartoonist
Pat Oliphand, political cartoonist Ronald Searle, cartoonist
Pat Robertson, evangelist/politician
N.B. Forrest, Confederate general
John Dillinger, criminal/bank robber
Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer
Jack-the-Ripper, serial killer
John Wesley Hardin, Western gunslinger
Bart Simpson, cartoon character
[King Edward III of England, due to stroke]
Left-Handed Authors
James Baldwin, novelist
Bet Bowen, horror novelist
Peter Benchley, novelist
Lewis Carroll
Richard Condon, novelist
Jean Genet
Marshall McLuhan
Diane Paul
Helen Hooven Santmyer, novelist
Viktoria Stefanov
Mark Twain, novelist
H.G. Wells
Jessamyn West
Eudora Welty, see One Writer's Beginnings (1983:27)
[Thomas Carlyle - 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
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
Dan Burbott
Johan Cruyff
Willem van Hanegem
Hernan Medford
Pelé -Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Diego Armando Maradona
Romario
Hugo Sanchez
Richard Witschge
CRICKET
Alan Border
Alistair Campbell
Denis Compton
Saurav Ganguly
David Gower
Gary Sobers
OLYMPIC SPORTS
Francis X. Gorman (diving)
Greg Louganis (diving)
Mark Spitz (swimming)
Bruce Jenner (decathlon)
Nikita Kohloff (wrestling)
Dorothy Hamill (skating)
GOLF
Bonny Bryant
Bob Charles
Russ Cochran
Connie Decker
HOCKEY
Tom Barrasso
Phil Esposito
Cam Neely
Terry Sawchuk
Roman Turek
BOXERS
Carmen Basilio
James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett
Marvin Hagler
Oscar de la Hoya
Reggie Johnson
Rafael "Bazooka" Limon
Freddie Miller
Jacker Patterson
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
DRIVERS
Johnny Herbert (Formula 1)
Terry Labonte (NASCAR)
Ayrton Senna (Formula 1)
Karl Wendlinger (Formula 1)
Valentino Rossi (motorcycle)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Norman "Boomer" Esiason
Gayle Sayers
Kenny Stabler
Steve Young
Jim Zorn
BASKETBALL
Nate Archibald
Larry Bird
Nick Van Exel
Toni Kukoc
Bob Lanier
Sam Perkins
Digger Phelps
Willis Reed
Bill Russell
Bill Walton
Lenny Wilkins
Manuel Zuleta
TENNIS
Jimmy Connors
Norman Brookes
Courtney De Mone
Guy Forget
Andres Gomez (Santos)
Goran Ivanesivic
Rod Laver
Henri LeConte
John McEnroe
Thomas Muster
Martina Navratilova - ambidexterous
Manuel Orantes
Renee Richards
Marcello Chino Rios
Monica Seles
Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas
Mark Woodforde

[AntRobertson]

I'm right-handed but left-footed and my left arm's stronger than my right.


Not ambidexterous by any means, just a little muddled

[Topper]

I'm right handed, but shoot rifles left handed...other than that my left arm/hand just functions as a counterbalance to my right.

[Texpat]

I learned to shoot billiards left-handed, which explains why I'm crap at it.

[Marmite the Dog]

I'm normal.

[obsidian]

Not ambidexterous by any means, just a little muddled

can jack off w/either hand.

[AntRobertson]

^ Two kinds of people, obsidian.

[Driventowin]

I'm normal.

Me thinking I wish there was tongue biting icon on here...

[Thetyim]

I've always thought of lefties as a bit odd

The Romans would agree with you.
The word Sinestra means left handed and from that derives the english word Sinister.

[Marmite the Dog]

I'm normal.

Me thinking I wish there was tongue biting icon on here...

What about this one?

[Driventowin]

Wellllllll....Not quite... But it will have to do..I guess..

[William]

I'm right-handed to write, and left-handed for almost everything else. And the reason I write right-handed is because my "teacher" tied my left-hand behind my back till I learnt to write right-handed.

True story.

Although, when was the last time I wrote anything of length? Cannot remember, I type everything these days and do that with one fingure.

[Marmite the Dog]

Although, when was the last time I wrote anything of length?

I've seen you sign your name loads of times in Big Shots...

[klongmaster]

^yea but he always spells it with a J...

I bowl right handed and bat left handed...always preferred batting...

my wife is a leftie as discussed on another TD thread...convenient when sitting together at the table provided I sit on the RHS...

[dogblower]

I'm always right ... handed I mean, though I bat, play ping pong and hold a (field) hockey stick either side.

[Marmite the Dog]

yea but he always spells it with a J...

What pisses me off more than anything is his habit of paying for the bill when you're in the pisser, so you can't pay yourself. I like to pay my way.

[Happyman]

Here is one for you to check!

A flatmate of mine many years ago - was a medical student and his thesis was on left or right handed people and the differences in their natural actions. One point sticks in my mind.

He ran a survey and the result was -

When right handed people get dressed and are dealing with their lower extremities (feet and legs) they always put their left leg into their underpants, knickers or trousers first . They also always put their left sock on first .

Lefties do the opposite !

He even got a government grant to finance it ! WTF!

Silly thing is - it seems to be correct !

Check yourself next time and let us know !

Could be fun

[dogblower]

Lefdt leg for trousers, but right sock first. WTF???

[nedwalk]

always wondered this meself,can use either hand, fire weapons lefty, use tools either hand, play pool either hand someimes i catch myself swapping hands when feeding me face with a fork, i,ll check the trouser sock thing though..

[Nando]

Right handed - but although I hit a golf ball righthanded, I was a left handed batsman at cricket - Always puzzled me?

[Dalton]

I'm normal.

...

[Dalton]

can jack off w/either hand.

Nope....

[panama hat]

Same - right handed, but play golf and hockey (field and ice) left-handed - otherwise couldn't do diddly-squat with my left hand.

[Jet Gorgon]

I'm exceptional.

[fielder]

Give me a hand

Are you sure you want a hand?