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Saturday, January 08, 2011

Left-handedness


Not my hand.
















According to Wikipedia, about 8%-15% of the world population are left-handed.  I feel the percentage should be higher, hence I created a poll below to get a rough picture if Wikipedia was right.

Yesterday at lunch, my two left-handed colleagues (designers) and I happened to sit together on one table.  While eating, a girl colleague sitting next to us on another table noticed the awkward sight of all three of us eating with our left hands, and said that alotta creative people tend to be left-handed. 

That reminded me of another occasion a few years back when I visited the KLCC Petronas Art Gallery.  We were required to sign the guestbook before entering.  I saw the couple in front of me signing with their left hands.  That made three lefties in a row to sign the guestbook.  How often do you see this?

At home, four out of us seven siblings are left-handed.  My mum's left-handedness gene is so strong!

In 1992, the three U.S. Presidential election candidates, George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot were all left-handed.   The current U.S. President Barack Obama is left-handed, and was voted the Left-Hander of the Year 2008.

Among other famous left-handed celebrities are Lin Dan, Lady Gaga, John Cena , Rafael Nadal, Sylvester Stallone, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Whoopie Goldberg, Mark Wahlberg, Mickey Rourke, and Keanu Reeves.  Not forgetting the famous painters of all times -- Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo.  Sesame Street's Kermit the Frog and Bart Simpsons are also left-handed!

BTW, did you know that August 13th is International Left-Handers Day?  Well, now you know.

Please vote. ;-)


<a href="http://www.sodahead.com/fun/are-you-left-handed/question-3214279/" title="Are you left-handed?">Are you left-handed?</a>

34 comments:

  1. Voted. I'm right-handed. Logo, Happy New Year 2011. How was your New Year? Mine was great celebrating with family at nite & day time with friends.

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  2. Harlow Baiduri! Thanx for taking part in the poll.

    My new year was just like any other days. I balik kampung jer.

    Did you overspend on new year celebration? Hehe...

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  3. thanks bro undi cotest tu...

    mcm George Michael ke? hehe

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  4. Eqbalzack: Haha... you have already won!

    Yes, sebijik macam George Michael!
    ---> http://www.musicheadquarter.de/images/artist_event/george-michael/george-michael.jpg

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  5. Hi Lulu!
    Tak per left-handed ker right-handed. Vote jer. I nak tengok kalau percentage of left-handed lebih daripada 15%. Dah vote ker blom? :-)

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  6. salam..hi LOGO(haha shortcut) ^^ yup, i've heard about d left-handed ppl r creative! so this is the prove maybe ^^

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  7. Hi Sisz! (amacam shortcut nih?) :-p

    As a matter of fact, my online friends do call me just LOGO. And I do design logos. ;-)

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  8. Tips: That's cool! Ingat sis' birthday, ingat Hari Kidal Sedunia. :->

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  9. i'm right handed jon...cuma kadang2 kena guna tangan kiri utk kerja2 tertentu...hehe

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  10. Kerja-kerja tertentu? Cebok dan lain-lain? Har har!

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  11. and that makes you guys unique!!


    p/s:voted. right-handed.

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  12. Hehe... thanx Blabber for voting! Everybody's unique.

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  13. hai John,

    this is kakchik here. 4 out of 7 of your siblings are lefthanded? How about your parents?

    Hey, one day we shld go for makan-makan again since we are neighbour. haha ..

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  14. i'm a leftie. so is my brother and a few of my cousins

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  15. me right handed.
    n never practice my left one.
    hihihi..

    walking to u by kakchik ella n ben ashaari :).
    salam kenal.

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  16. @Kakchik: Tak sangka ye kita rupa-rupanya berjiran! Nak makan-makan kat ner? Hehe...

    Yes, 4 out of 7 of us are lefthanded coz my mom is lefthanded. Actually she's ambidexterous coz uncle dia memaksa dia menggunakan tangan kanan untuk menulis & makan. Kalau uncle dia nampak dia menggunakan tangan kiri, maka dia akan kena rotan lah!

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  17. @Amalina: That sounds pretty much like my family! So, was that your mom's 'fault' or your dad's? :-p

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  18. @Maria James: Salam kenal! Thanx for dropping by. I'm your 118th follower. :-)

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  19. saya guna tangan kanan..dalam family ada adik sorang je yang guna tangan kiri..suka tengok orang guna tangan kiri melukis /melukis..nampak unik.

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  20. you can follow me at http://ladygreen3011-ayuni.blogspot.com/

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  21. hye! i'm lefthanded person..

    thanks logo for making this entry :)

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  22. Hi Asha! Proud to be a lefty! :-)

    @Eq: Check out my latest update!

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  23. heyya,its lily left handed.haha..wanna know something??? my birthday is on 13th August. Awesome! :)

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  24. @Lily Kamarudin
    No kidding! Wow that's really something you should be very, very proud of and you won't forget when's International Left-handers' Day! Hehe...

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  25. Happy belated Left-Handers' Day!

    News for this year: Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) is left-handed! :-)

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  26. Actually ambidextrous tu guna dua dua belah tangan pada masa yang sama . It doesn't have the same meaning with both-handed . Just for your info . :)

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  27. Actually ambidextrous tu guna dua dua belah tangan pada masa yang sama and bukan Both-Handed . Just for your info . And I'm a Both-handed ! :)

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