Calling Cards of Morons

[hk blues]

3 minutes ago, Left Back said:

No.  I'd tell them to sod off and cut it with an electrical saw of some description.

Which hand would you hold the electric saw with though?

Edited August 12, 2022 by hk blues

[Left Back]

1 minute ago, hk blues said:

Which hand would you hold the electric saw with though?

Dominant hand obviously.  I'd be all over the place with my non-dominant hand, unless it was a chop-saw where you can't really go wrong.

[19QOS19]

 

I clearly must have a higher ability with my weaker hand than a lot of folk going by this discussion certainly.

[ParsJake]

I'm left-handed and use the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

Am I doing this correctly for a southpaw or should I be on some sort of register?

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by ParsJake
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[Boghead ranter]

I'm with @19QOS19, fork in my dominant right hand, using my left to cut with my knife doesn't cause any challenges. 

[Florentine_Pogen]

5 minutes ago, ParsJake said:

I'm left-handed and use the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

Am I doing this correctly for a southpaw or should I be on some sort of register?

 

Ditto...................

[HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows]

1 hour ago, hk blues said:

Which hand would you hold the electric saw with though?

You can only hold a chainsaw one way.

[tamthebam]

3 hours ago, Genuine Hibs Fan said:

I'm left handed and use the cutlery the right-handed way, just having always had things laid out that way when I was growing up. While I'd say a right hander doing it the left handed way is defo OFTW behaviour, it is one of those things that I feel is maybe actually easier for a lefty. Likewise playing guitar, I want my strong hand for the fiddlier bit and use my right with the plectrum.  

[Miguel Sanchez]

3 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:

Do you keep your elbows off the table as well ya snooty b*****ds?

^^^

[19QOS19]

^^^

Would you use your dominant hand for the fork there if there isn't a knife?...

[sugna]

6 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:

I would use my right hand to begin with. But on the rare occasions I've had to use a saw I will switch to my left hand when my right gets sore.

I'm pretty similar.

Ordinarily, if I'm hammering or sawing, I use the right hand; but I've seen me with pliers in my left hand then switching to my right when this hand gets sore.

[Boo Khaki]

I'm predominantly right-handed but eat with my fork in the right hand. It's far more comfortable for me. The act of lifting things from the plate and moving them to your gub is a far more dextrous task than simply cutting them up, so I don't give a f**k what Rees-Mogg types say is the 'correct' way, it's easier to use the fork in my right hand and cut with my left.

I write with my right hand, brush my teeth right-handed, and will use my right hand for most dextrous tasks, hammering, sawing and so on, but there are a few things I do interchangeably or automatically do left-handed because it feels more natural. I pick up a cricket bat right-handed, skateboard 'goofy', box southpaw, use a brush or broom left-handed, play right-handed guitars, and I often find myself doing simple tasks like stirring a pot or pouring from a milk carton left-handed without even thinking about it.

I read years ago that the bulk of people are 80/20 inclined towards their 'strong' side, with true ambidexterity being anyone who displays a 60/40 split. I think I'm one of the mutants who does things 70/30.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Boo Khaki

[Gordon EF]

Yep. I'm right-handed and hold the fork in my right hand. I prefer my dominant hand doing the tasks that need more dexterity. If my food had the consistency of a log of wood, I might reconsider.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Gordon EF

[G51]

People saying "Don't you want to use your dominant hand for the sawing motion" have failed to consider one thing: knife choice. 

If your food requires a significant motion to cut it, either through force or through the velocity of the forward strokes, then you have selected the wrong knife for your meal. This is much more likely to out you as an oaf than holding the knife and fork the wrong way round. 

[Miguel Sanchez]

1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said:

1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

^^^

Would you use your dominant hand for the fork there if there isn't a knife?...

I wouldn't need a knife because in this case any big bits of food have presumably been cut up beforehand by a kindly woman - mother, wife, nurse administering palliative care

[19QOS19]

I wouldn't need a knife because in this case any big bits of food have presumably been cut up beforehand by a kindly woman - mother, wife, nurse administering palliative care

And to eat the cut up pieces your nurse has left you, would you use your dominant hand for the fork?

[Miguel Sanchez]

6 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

36 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

I wouldn't need a knife because in this case any big bits of food have presumably been cut up beforehand by a kindly woman - mother, wife, nurse administering palliative care

And to eat the cut up pieces your nurse has left you, would you use your dominant hand for the fork?

Yes, since it was the only bit of cutlery I was using.

[19QOS19]

Yes, since it was the only bit of cutlery I was using.

So it's not unusual to put the food in your mouth using your dominant hand then.

[Miguel Sanchez]

1 minute ago, 19QOS19 said:

4 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

Yes, since it was the only bit of cutlery I was using.

So it's not unusual to put the food in your mouth using your dominant hand then.

Now I know how oaksoft felt when you wouldn't tell him how much train drivers get paid.

[Boghead ranter]

1 hour ago, G51 said:

. 

If your food requires a significant motion to cut it, either through force or through the velocity of the forward strokes, then you have selected the wrong knife for your meal. This is much more likely to out you as an oaf than holding the knife and fork the wrong way round. 

Or the wrong meal for your knife.