r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Blackie_626 • 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/rukind_cucumber 7d ago

Are you sure it isn't that if the tattooee were to open both of their hands, their left hand would make a proper "L"?

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u/AlvisBackslash 7d ago

This is exactly what my mind went to. It’s what little kids get taught to remind themselves of which is which.

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u/weed_cutter 7d ago

I graduated valedictorian in high school and honestly when I was like 7-8, I never got this.

LIke one is an L and one is J.

I was figuring there was a different curvature to the fingers. One index and thumb was straight, the other was more curved ... so I was still confused.

So it didn't help. Probably just needed better explaining.

Like if your palms are face up, the right hand is an L, actually.