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Thread poster: Juan Jacob
Juan Jacob
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Mexico
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Aug 13, 2008

Yes, we have our day... today!
http://www.lefthandersday.com/

Grats to we all.
 
JPW (X)
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Link does not work Aug 13, 2008

Since that link which Juan posted does not appear to work, here is another one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handedness

which has some interesting theories and links.

My own: the 13th was chosen because it has connotations of ill-luck, or of things which have a sinister aspect to them. Sinister is derived from the Latin word for 'left'.

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Since that link which Juan posted does not appear to work, here is another one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handedness

which has some interesting theories and links.

My own: the 13th was chosen because it has connotations of ill-luck, or of things which have a sinister aspect to them. Sinister is derived from the Latin word for 'left'.

The devil was left-handed, being the opposite of God, who was (naturally) right-handed.

Therefore, the whole thing is a government conspiracy. ▲ Collapse
 
Ligia Dias Costa
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Lefthanded Aug 13, 2008

My 10 year old son, Vasco, is lefthanded!

I am going to tell him. I did not even know he had a day!
 


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