[Healeys] Keep Left

[Bernard Cristalli]

Sinistra in italian.
It comes from "sinus", the slit of the roman toga. The toga fell from 
the left shoulder.
B

Awgertoo at aol.com a icrit :
> Those of us who are old enough to have grown up using fountain  pens will 
> remember how difficult it was to write without leaving an ink  smear.  Or in 
> the case of three-ring or spirally bound notebooks  the need to  constantly 
> adjust our hand positions to avoid the rings in the  notebooks.  Or having 
> our fingers jam in the  openings of scissors  (still the case unless you get 
> a left-handed pair). 
>  
> And think about these:: 
>  
> 1.  Left in Spanish is "Sinestra", which is also linked to  the occult and 
> evil ("Sinister").
>  
> 2.  Until well after WWII Japanese children were punished  physically in 
> order to rid them of their left-handedness.
>  
> 3.  The punishment is amputation of the right hand  for petty crimes in 
> certain parts of the world because the left hand was  reserved for "personal 
> cleaning" whereas the right was used for eating out the  communal bowl.     
>  
> It's no wonder some left-handed folks grow up with bad  attitudes....   
>  
> Best--Michael Oritt
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