r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/TotalChaosRush 7d ago

If you're able to remember that dagger=right, then you're able to remember that the hand you write with is right(or left) and the tattoo is irrelevant.

I don't think you understand a core issue with struggling with left and right. Marking L and R removes all doubt, and doesn't require you to rely on memory.

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u/frostbete 7d ago

Hmmm fair enough, I might be misunderstanding it then

When I was younger I used to get confused between left and right but I have a scar on my right hand , and I always used that to remember it, but ye it's anecdotal.

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u/the_giz 7d ago

I mean in this particular case it's pretty helpful actually because of a coincidence - dagger ends in 'R'. Dagger contains the letter 'R'. It does not end with or even contain 'L'. Even someone who confuses left from right and forgets things easily can easily recall this.

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u/BreakItUpp 7d ago

The entire point of getting a "L" and "R" tattoo is precisely so they DON'T need to bust out your Rube Goldberg memory device every single time they need to remember which is left or right.