I'm not stupid...really... but sometimes when I'm driving

[LaraMN]

and someone tells me to turn left or right, I have to do the "L" thing with my hands to see which direction is which. Okay, most of the time. I just go blank, when I have to think really quickly. One of my professors recently told me I was "the brightest student she's ever had," and I'm not certain whether I should actually take that as a profound compliment, or consider it an exceedingly sorry comment on the rest of the student body.


:rofl:

[billyskank]

1. You ARE my sister

you have the mixture of intelligence and idiocy. We are obviously related.

[LaraMN]

2. My Mom said I'm a ditz.

x(
But I'm NOT dumb- just REALLY flighty! My brain is all over the place all the time.

[trof]

3. "My brain is all over the place" Read "Brain Sex"

and you'll know why.
Very interesting, enlightening, and liberating.
Honest.

[TrogL]

4. My ex-wife would tell me "turn left right here" and point straight up

[LisaM]

5. I have a terrible time with left and right in the car

I have some dyslexia. I tell people asking me for directions to give me a few seconds for left and right, because if I have to come up with it in a snap, I'm liable to get it backwards.

[trof]

6. How are ya on port and starboard?

[Pierre.Suave]

8. personally

it is easier for me to remember that than left and right sometimes.

[idgiehkt]

10. makes a whole lot more sense, doesn't it?

:)

I mean, I don't know which is which, but I like those words better, at least they are more different.

[Roon]

7. When I was a kid, I had the same problem

I really nipped it in the bud though...My right hand is right because I "write" with it.

[Shell Beau]

9. I cheated when it came time to learn left and right! I have a small

birthmark on my left arm! It still helps me today!! ;)

[BarenakedLady]

11. Hehehe

I do that too!

:rofl:

[TOhioLiberal]

12. i thought I was the only person to have trouble...

...with left vs right. The only way I'm sure is my watch is on my left arm.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. You are like this great ship captain:

Once upon a time there was a famous sea captain. This captain was very successful at what he did; for years he guided merchant ships all over the world. Never did stormy seas or pirates get the best of him. He was admired by his crew and fellow captains.

However, there was one thing different about this captain. Every morning he went through a strange ritual. He would lock himself in his captain's quarters and open a small safe. In the safe was an envelope with a piece of paper inside. He would stare at the paper for a minute, then lock it back up. Afterwards, he would go about his daily duties.

For years this went on, and his crew became very curious. Was it a treasure map? Was it a letter from a long lost love? Everyone speculated about the contents of the strange envelope.

One day the captain died at sea. After laying the captain's body to rest, the first mate led the entire crew into the captains quarters. He opened the safe, got the envelope, opened it and... The first mate turned pale and showed the paper to the others. Four words were on the paper; two lines with two words each:

Port: Left

Starboard: Right