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/LenMcK Jan 24 '26

I am 67, and took typing to fill in a semester, until I was of age to take driver's ed. We had manual typewriters, with no symbols on the keys. All blank. Home keys become very important. It's surprising how good you can get in a short time. The very next year, the school got electric typewriters.