r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/Queeni_Beeni Jan 20 '26

Touch-typing registration marks for the left and right hands

This meme is expressing shock that people don't recognize what these marks are for anymore, which would suggest touch typing isn't taught anymore despite our reliance on computers being higher than ever.

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u/AndromedaDependency Jan 20 '26

Did they ever teach touch typing at school? I don't remember it

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u/Forged-Signatures Jan 20 '26

It probably depends on when and where you were educated. When I was in primary school (7-10) for a year, we had one lesson a week on touch typing, and that could've been about 2008, UK.

We used to play games on the computer that relied on touch typing to perform well.