I enjoy being left handed. It makes me different. All my life I’ve done my best to find all the things in me that are different from everybody else; being left handed is one of my favorite. However, it does sometimes become a pain. For example, I recently bought a violin, to get one I had to auction for it on ebay. Buying it from a dealer would have cost me an extra $30 to get it modified. Most “lefties” are told just to learn to play “righty”. Also running my machine at work is not the easiest, without going into too much detail, most of the bolts, buttons, screws and adjustments are placed in “righty” spots, meaning I either have to use my “useless” right hand, or become a contortionist to use my left hand. Some famous “lefties”:
Matt Groening (creator of the “Simpson’s” incedentaly, Homer Simpson is left handed)
Julius Caesar
Jimmy Hendrix
David Letterman
Paul McCartney
Both Raphael & Michelangelo
Tom Cruise
Robert DeNiro
Mark Hamil
Jim Henson
and Alexander the Great.
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Another thing that sets me apart from other people is how ridiculously easy my family (on my father’s side) gets poison ivy. God forbid I even get in the vicinity of the stuff. Of course it’s gotten a bit weaker as it’s gotten down to me, my grandfather almost died once because he breathed some smoke from a fire that had poison ivy in it. This is the second time within a year I’ve gotten it, luckily i’ve finally found the stuff, and now I just have to figure out a way to get rid of it. Carleen suggested she take care of it since she doesn’t seem to be allergic to it, but she’s so busy as it is. I figure if I’m careful enough i should be able to take care of it without a problem. If anyone knows any products, techniques, etc. that can get rid of poison ivy, i’d be greatly indebted.
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17.04.04 at 10:34:44
Jennifer
I consulted my mother, who is a gardening whiz, about your poison ivy epidemic. She said there’s really only two ways to get rid of the aberration: put on gloves and pull it up, or pour really hot and strong salt water on it. Unfortunately, the salt water will kill other plants near the ivy, but the ivy will die a horrible death!
17.04.04 at 22:23:17
Mike
that’s ok, all that’s around it is other ivy and that’s going too (one way or another).
18.04.04 at 10:17:13
Beth
I know a better cure. First, the moon has to be full. Second, you’ll need a big viking hat–one with the horns on it. You want to be fully covered–long sleeves, gloves, socks, boots, George W. Bush rubber mask, etc.
Dance counterclockwise (widdershins) around the poison ivy (do not touch it) and sing this directly to the ivy through a megaphone–the words are important–don’t mess em up!
Poison Ivy
J. Lieber/ M. Stoller
She comes on like a rose
But everybody knows (don’t cha know, don’t cha know)
She’ll get you in Dutch (awww)
You can look but you’d better not touch
Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy
Late at night when your sleeping
Poison Ivy comes a creeping around
She’s pretty as a daisy (pretty as a daisy)
But look out man she’s crazy (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
She’ll really do you in (really do you in)
If you let her get under your skin (let her get under your skin)
(repeat chorus)
Measles makes you mumpy
And mumps will make you lumpy
And chicken pox will make you jump and twitch (make you jump and twitch)
A common cold will fool ya
And whooping coughs will cool ya
But poison ivy loves to make you itch (make you itch)
Your gonna need an ocean (gonna need an ocean)
Of calamine lotion (oh, your gonna need it)
You’ll be scratching like a hound (boy, you’ll be itching)
The minute you start to mess around
(repeat chorus)
Your gonna need an ocean (big, big ocean)
Of calamine lotion
You’ll be scratching like a hound (you’ll be scratching, you’ll be scratching)
The minute you start to mess around
(repeat chorus)