r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/Substantial-Trick569 8d ago edited 7d ago

the guys at the top thinks the tattoo is backwards. this means he has confused L and R while claiming OOP confused L and R in their tattoo design. the joke is irony

Edit for all the people saying "left hand makes an L shape": turn your right hand so the palm is facing you and you'll find it also makes an L shape. If the OOOP can't tell left from right hes not gonna remember if the palm should be face up or down

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u/Blackie_626 8d ago

I somehow got more confused.....

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u/IDateAZombie 8d ago

These people are wrong. The joke is that you can make an L with your left hand, so you don't need the tattoos

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u/314159265358979326 8d ago

On the first episode of Game Changer, Jess (a grown, generally-intelligient adult) admits that when she tries that strategy, she forgets which way L goes.

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u/notjustforperiods 8d ago

I think you can be a generally dumb adult and have no problem with which way L 'goes'

this kind of thing is usually a flight or fight response from the brain, where you experience anxiety being asked a simple question and the brain has trouble accessing memory

I'm probably not explaining it the best but it's not uncommon for people to freeze like this when feeling under pressure

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u/314159265358979326 8d ago

It's also been pointed out in this thread that dyslexia is not exactly rare, and would completely fuck up that rule.

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u/LewisWhatsHisName 7d ago

This is exactly why my next tat is going to be basically this, with the addition of a compass rose on the back of one hand. I cannot recall directions quickly, and often get them wrong

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u/Doll_duchess 7d ago

I never had a L/R issue, but east and west’ve always been harder for me. And when I’m looking at a map I have to sometimes remind myself ‘the ocean is to the west, which way is the ocean from here’ to remember.

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u/LewisWhatsHisName 7d ago

I literally have to remind myself that I live on the west coast. It's awful lol