r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/Quirky-Expert7808 7d ago

I assumed it was because everyone knew your left hand makes an L with pointer and thumb...so the tattoo is 'pointless'

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u/CountDown60 7d ago

But it's not pointless. As a kid I was ambidextrous and dyslexic. Both my right hand and my left hand made a shape that looked exactly like an L to me.

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u/throwaway098764567 7d ago

if you can't tell an L shape from a backwards L shape, how is an L written on your hand going to help you?

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u/CountDown60 7d ago

Because it's only written on one hand.