“So you’re a lefty?”
Years ago, I stopped making smart-ass remarks to this inane question.
Remarks like:
- “Only on the outside.”
- “That’s what Mr. Righty wants you to think.”
- “It happened gradually.”
- “Doctors say there’s nothing I can do about it.”
- “I’m trying to quit.”
- “Only after sunset.”
- “That’s just for writing. I walk and swim right-handed.”
These were fun things to say, but they were never truly appreciated.
Instead, I simply answer the question like this:
“Yes, I’m left-handed.”
Then I wait for what the person will say next, hoping that it will be, “I’m sorry. That was an incredibly stupid question.”
It’s never happened.



