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Old 04-01-2021, 01:21 PM
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Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
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I thought you guys ate used crayons...
Nah, those are Marines
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Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
You could learn to write in traditional Japanese. Vertical and right to left. Perfect for a lefty.
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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH View Post
Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
I've noticed that
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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH View Post
Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
I even have problems with ballpoint pens.
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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH View Post
Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
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I even have problems with ballpoint pens.
You're using the wrong hand!

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Old 04-03-2021, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TrojanCMH View Post
Ballpoint are best if you’re a lefty. Everything else, pencils included, smear all over your wrist and the paper you’re writing on.
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I even have problems with ballpoint pens.
Are there any pens you recommend for a left handed person?
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Originally Posted by ItnStln View Post
Are there any pens you recommend for a left handed person?
Good question.
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Old 04-03-2021, 06:46 PM
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Are there any pens you recommend for a left handed person?
My dad was a lefty and always used the Parker Arrow. He never seemed to have a problem with them. They look decent and are pretty cheap.
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Old 04-04-2021, 01:13 AM
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Our logbook is bound so when I write in it my left hand is on the binding “hump” of pages. The plus side is my hand never touches the page in writing on. The downside, I can’t reach the paper I’m writing in without compressing the binding and contorting my hand.

That’s why I bought a $125 custom titanium engraved pen. So at least I can look cool to myself while struggling.
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