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[–] gera@feddit.nu 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

The earliest memory of me playing a video game was some kids game where you had to water flowers to the left, right, etc. I remember being confused by it so I wrote left and right (or rather some scribblings) on a piece of paper so I could use it as reference.

[–] belunos@lemmus.org 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hate that I'm saying this, but this would be handy for my wife. Except like, correct, ya know?

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Picture is edited. She did it right, I mean her tattoo maker wanted to get paid ofc.

It’s reft and light

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 126 points 3 days ago (9 children)

No way some tattooer wouldn't have caught this unless they're somehow just as dyslexic... Seems fake

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 152 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] restingOface@quokk.au 43 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wow yeah, I found the original, and you can see the L is on the left and R is on the right:

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

But why is it in Russian?

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[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] Edce@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got: "Verifying your device, please wait. Verification failed. Please try again" behind a vpn.

They can go eat a bag of dicks.

[–] Nugscree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

ERROR! Please drink verification can.

[–] stray@pawb.social 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It wants to play a video which has DRM protection, so it wants to know stuff about you in case the DRM should block your access to the video.

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 9 points 2 days ago

They can kiss my ass.

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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 59 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The Sun is trash. They will straight up lie to post stories like this and they thrive on people sharing them on social media. Same with Daily Mail and other British rags. It is a very successful tactic. These stories seem to get a lot of mileage online.

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[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

just make em a little thicker and it can be port and starboard XymBVbCXkA22HiW.jpg

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, all need to do for that is remember the port and left are both four letter words.

Front = Bow, fore

Back = Stern, aft

If you don't get it right, I'll throw your ass out the little round window on the side!

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

but which side??!??!?

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why do we need a different word for left and right when we ready have the words left and right?

[–] Darkblue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Because port/starboard refers to the left/right side of the ship, regardless how the person orientated. If you are facing the front of the ship, then yes, port = left. If you are facing the back of the ship, port = right. So it is very handy to have words that always refer to the same part of the ship.

(All the other terms, like front/bow and stern/rear, who cares? I dunno.)

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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I never really understand nautical terms. Wall? No, that's a bulkhead. Port, left, starboard, right. Bow, front, aft, rear. There are so many more, and I truly believe it is just to show who's a sailor and who isn't. (I also enjoy every time Dresden makes fun of this then slowly starts to do it himself)

[–] jbellows@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, if it works, it works.
looks at pic
shrugs
Right?

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, your other left

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Cosmo and Wanda hanging out on the thumbs, you can't fool me this time

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Playstation controller prompts with L/R solved this issue for me in English, but on my main language the directions are called "Sağ/Sol" which I still sometimes get wrong

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

To me it worked with mouse clicks. Right click does X left click does Y. The mouses right is the same as my right.

[–] libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Which language is that? I want to check the etymology.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Turkish apparently

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[–] coolie4@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Them: just make an L with your fingers for left

Me as a kid: shit... Why can't I remember which way L faces!?

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[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 32 points 3 days ago
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit, the comments on this post have me worried for you all.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

I hear that all the time.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (11 children)

To this day I have problems telling left from right.

I will go the correct direction when I'm driving, and point the correct direction, but I will often say the wrong direction.

One friend tried to help me by telling me that "Right is the hand that you write with", but I'm left-handed.

Fortunately, I have a massive scar on my arm from where my arm was shattered into three places, and that scar is on my right arm, so every time I'm about to tell someone directions, I end up tapping the scars on my arms until I find the correct scar, and then I know that direction is right so I can point in the right direction.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 9 points 2 days ago

Right/Left Confusion is very common. I have it, too.

People like us tend to say "No, your other left."

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

My wife has a freckle on her right hand. It's the only way she can tell left from right. Ask her for directions and watch her eyes check the back of her hands.

[–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I still hold my fingers in the L shape like I was taught as a kid to figure it out a lot of the time!

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I tried this but im dyslexic so it didnt help much

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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Righties loosies lefties tighties

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Your left hand makes an L with your thumb and forefinger

[–] renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm afraid the people who struggle to tell left from right apart will also have a problem remembering which way the letter L bends

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[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

She's a keeper

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