WHAT BITCH

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4073775.stm

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"Left-handers 'better in fights' Which hand do you favour? If you find yourself in a fight, you'd better hope it's not against a left-hander - scientists have found they often have the upper hand. Opponents simply do not expect a left-hook. The endurance of left-handedness has puzzled researchers, because it is linked to disadvantages including an increased risk of some diseases. But University of Montpellier experts, writing in Proceedings B, say it could be because they do well in combat. THE BAD GUYS Albert Henry DeSalvo - The Boston Strangler Jack the Ripper Billy the Kid Osama Bin Laden The team saw that left-handers had the advantage in sports such as fencing, tennis and baseball. They said that Western interactive sports such as these can be classed as "special cases of fights - with strict rules, including the "prohibition of killing and intentionally wounding the opponent". This led them to speculate the same advantage may persist in more aggressive contexts, such as war, so societies which are more violent would have a higher frequency of left-handers. Skill range The researchers analysed data for eight traditional societies; the Kreyol people of Dominica, the Ntimu of Cameroon, the Dioula-speaking people of Burkina Faso, the Baka of Gabon, Inuit people and the Eipo people of Irian Jaya, New Guinea. BUT THERE ARE GOOD GUYS TOO Winston Churchill Prince William Sir Paul McCartney Albert Einstein Marie Curie John McEnroe Cricketer Brian Lara They looked at homicide-rates and the frequency of left-handedness, and found they appeared to be linked. The Dioula were found to have a homicide rate equivalent of one hundredth of a death per 1,000 people per year, and a left-handedness rate of just 3%. But the Eipo had around three homicides per 1,000 people and a left-handedness rate of 20%. Chris McManus, a professor of psychology at University College London who has made a study of the pros and cons of left-handedness, said it was true that left-handers did have an advantage in a fight. "It's the same advantage as you see with tennis players, baseball players and cricketers. But he added: "The question is whether that advantage in fights then goes on and dominates the rate of left-handedness in societies. "And I think the answer is 'no it doesn't'. The explanation must be much more complex than that." Professor McManus said the more likely explanation for the persistence of left-handedness was the need for individuals with a range of qualities and skills within societies. He added that the French study had also examined too few people, raising concerns over its conclusions."

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

4/10/2008 12:26:39 PM

you're about to get bitch slapped by my right hand

4/10/2008 12:29:30 PM

I read about this a while back

Its why Winky Wright is so good

4/10/2008 12:30:16 PM

YAY! I am a left hander!

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:31 PM. Reason : I always wanted to get in a good ol' fist fight.]

4/10/2008 12:30:53 PM

PROVE IT JOE

4/10/2008 12:32:35 PM

come to my 4th period class and you will see it

4/10/2008 12:33:53 PM

I think Rocky showed us long ago the advantage of fighting southpaw.

4/10/2008 12:34:58 PM

any tight chicks in there

4/10/2008 12:35:02 PM

Too bad being a lefty doesn't make you better at basketball (i.e. Costner).




[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ds]

4/10/2008 12:36:16 PM

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"any tight chicks in there"

a few

4/10/2008 12:37:55 PM

what bus do you ride


HOLLA

4/10/2008 12:39:19 PM

good thing I can roll southpaw or orthodox.

something orthodox with a little Southpaw

4/10/2008 12:40:56 PM

cause people don't watch right handers...
yeah... i'm ambidextrous so watch the fuck out...

i think i'm supposed to be a lefty but was forced to conform to right handed ness when i was young

BITCHES... now i gots both ...

4/10/2008 12:42:45 PM

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"what bus do you ride"

not sure what bus they ride but i will get them to post it as the walk in right now

4/10/2008 12:45:02 PM

kickass

4/10/2008 12:45:48 PM

awesome, maybe this will make up for my horrid handwriting

4/10/2008 1:23:55 PM

I wonder why they didn't look at boxing in the study considering would be the sport most closely associated with the claim.

4/10/2008 1:42:46 PM

I feel ripped off. I write left handed and fight right handed. Illegible writing and asskickings are my lot in life.

4/10/2008 1:59:37 PM

^AHAHA

4/10/2008 2:02:01 PM

Did anyone see that guy get absolutely rocked by the southpaw on the UFC show the other night? He was laying on the ground moaning for a straight minute. Then he started asking what happened and if he had been in a fight. Must have been a bad concussion.

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"I feel ripped off. I write left handed and fight right handed. Illegible writing and asskickings are my lot in life."

Ha ha...Me too. That's why I have to lay into the heavy bag every once in a while.

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 2:11 PM. Reason : l]

4/10/2008 2:10:16 PM

Lefty "The Righty" Left-Right

4/10/2008 2:16:35 PM

i'm southpaw. lefties for the win, B.

4/10/2008 2:18:03 PM

i used to be a lefty

4/10/2008 6:32:04 PM

i'm not a southpaw, but my left hook is too right

http://youtube.com/watch?v=waSuGcUQPII




[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 6:47 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 6:46:14 PM

Joe #s if you don't mined me asking... what exactly happened?

4/10/2008 6:48:50 PM

i often hang a "luey" when fighting my gf

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 6:52 PM. Reason : asdasd]

4/10/2008 6:51:29 PM

im a righty but i swing everything in sports left handed. the biggest thing that caught people off guard for me in sports is that i wrestled with a left handed stance even though i was right handed. i caught people by surprise all the time like that.

4/10/2008 8:06:33 PM

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""prohibition of killing and intentionally wounding the opponent""

4/10/2008 9:19:49 PM

the ol' haymaker

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"it is linked to disadvantages including an increased risk of some diseases"

wait, wat?

[Edited on April 10, 2008 at 9:38 PM. Reason : ]

4/10/2008 9:31:54 PM

my kids will be left handed even if i have to tape their right arms to their bodies.... left handed pitchers ftw

4/10/2008 9:43:21 PM

Fucking sinister motherfuckers!

4/10/2008 9:55:13 PM

^^

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"During Marinovich's successful high school career at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California, stories emerged that he had been raised to be the "perfect" quarterback by his father Marv Marinovich, a former NFL lineman. These claims became nationally known after an article in Sports Illustrated that appeared during his college recruitment.[1] The article cites his father's desire to have his son be the first high school athlete to have his picture appear on a box of Wheaties cereal. The claims also included strict workout regimens during his early years and complete abstinence from fast food. While Marinovich's mother was pregnant with Todd, her diet was also under close scrutiny, she was to eat only lean meals high in protein and her husband forced her to give up cigarette smoking, although she admits to having "to sneak into the garage for an occasional puff." After Todd's birth, his father tied his right hand behind his back, forcing the youngster to become left-handed."

4/10/2008 9:58:59 PM

fantastic. .. proof that it works ! EUREKAH

4/10/2008 10:04:59 PM

I wish I could jerk off w/ my left hand while surfing internet porn w/ the right
but somehow left-handed jerks are just not as satisfying

4/11/2008 12:59:40 AM

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"but somehow left-handed jerks are just not as satisfying"

yea

4/11/2008 1:04:18 AM

wow i never thought about that. How do yall righties do that? it's so natural to me.

4/11/2008 1:22:08 AM

yea being able to surf n jerk is wonderful

4/11/2008 11:15:15 AM