Which Hand?

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-13-2013, 07:34 PM

I didn't see any other threads on this topic, so I'm starting one. If it's been done before, my apologies, but after browsing ten pages of topics, I'm assuming not.

So here's the question: Which hand is each turtle dominant with, or has this ever been mentioned or even hinted at? My thoughts so far:

Mikey- a definite lefty in my book- he's creative, unconventional, and thinks outside the box (often WAAY outside), which are all traits of right-brained people, which is what a left-handed person is. He's also very emotionally motivated and less interested in logic and facts- also lefty/right-brained traits.

Donnie- very left-brained, obviously, the polar opposite of Mikey. Probably right-handed.

Raph- I'm guessing right, but he could possibly go either way, due to his temper and emotional basis. He's also less logical, more of a no-nonsense type, so possibly a lefty.

Leo- the most difficult, IMO. I'd be tempted to call him ambidextrous, which makes sense for him, given his balanced persona. And two swords would be VERY hard for a dominant-handed person to wield effectively- one side would always be less effective, which would leave him weak on that side. So he almost HAS to be an ambi.

Thoughts? Agree, disagree? I'd love to see what theories everyone has!

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-14-2013, 05:43 PM

This is a cool topic!! I actually have to say I agree with you. Lefties are rare. About 1 out of 10 people are lefties (myself included haha). And I have cannon PROOF Mike is a leftie:

Spoiler:

So anyways. Yes, I think Mike would be leftie, Don and Raph righties, and Leo either rightie or ambiedextrous.

*Powder* · 09-14-2013, 05:50 PM

Is Mike being a lefty consistent, though? He only held a pen once in a pin-up through all of Mirage (that I can recall), yet in the Image series, he was a writer and always had one. I can't remember if they had him being a righty or lefty there, though.

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-14-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Is Mike being a lefty consistent, though? He only held a pen once in a pin-up through all of Mirage (that I can recall), yet in the Image series, he was a writer and always had one. I can't remember if they had him being a righty or lefty there, though.

You know, I'm not sure...I only read a few of the Image series and it's been so long I don't really remember it well.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-14-2013, 07:22 PM

Awesome find, DN! I am a leftie myself, actually. And I love that the pic had Klunk in it, too! (And some of the cool details like Eastman and Talbot's names on the poster, the AT-ST and TMNT figure on the shelves, etc. Priceless!) Strangely enough, it's also close to how I described his room in my LIS tale. Weird....

Vivi · 09-14-2013, 08:24 PM

I was just wondering this the other day. Does this help at all?

Mikey, Don and Leo seem to be righties. Raph is playing some kind of sequencer, so the jury's out. Take this with a boatload of salt.

Newtralizer · 09-14-2013, 08:49 PM

1) This probably depends on whoever's in the suit or doing the animation at the time. I highly doubt it's canon.

2) The whole left and right brained thing is bullfeces, and scientifically disproven.

madyankees · 09-14-2013, 09:17 PM

I always felt Raph's the only lefty

*BabyTurtles* · 09-14-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by madyankees

I always felt Raph's the only lefty

really? I thought Mikey was the lefty......

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-14-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Awesome find, DN! I am a leftie myself, actually. And I love that the pic had Klunk in it, too! (And some of the cool details like Eastman and Talbot's names on the poster, the AT-ST and TMNT figure on the shelves, etc. Priceless!) Strangely enough, it's also close to how I described his room in my LIS tale. Weird....

Yah, I've actually had this on my computer for a while...I love it. Being a leftie is fun, eh? Except in elementary school, when they never had those leftie scissors...or in college where all the desks were made for righties hahahah!!!! And don't get me started on can openers...funny scene would be Mikey struggling with a can opener for Klunk.

Luigiperps · 09-14-2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

really? I thought Mikey was the lefty......

Mikey's Totaly a rightie!

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-14-2013, 10:23 PM

I agree, DN. When I was in elementary school, they tried to force me to be right-handed; this was back in the days when being a lefty was considered "unnatural" or "weird", so most schools tried to get kids to conform to what was "normal". Never mind that it caused more problems than it would ever solve. But my mom eventually nixed that idea and told them to leave it alone. I'm happy to say I've never regretted being a leftie, and in fact, I've got a nice little plaque on my desk that says "left handed genius" to remind me that it's okay to be different!

@ Newtralizer: Disproven how? I've never heard anything of this. AFAIK, all the studies have shown that the handedness and brain side-dominance ARE related. And I speak from personal experience with having others try to MAKE me use the other side- see above.

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-14-2013, 10:39 PM

I was thankfully never forced to have to try to be a rightie, and I am glad for that. That must have been frustrating. But yes, for centuries it was viewed as "unnatural". Do you know what the Latin word for left is?

Spoiler:

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-14-2013, 10:50 PM

LOL, yup! I took Latin for three years in high school. Some of our English words have some very interesting origins, LOL! Although that particular word didn't QUITE have the bad connotation in Latin that it now does in English. We can thank the Catholic Church for that one. Sinister came to be treated as related to the Devil.

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-14-2013, 11:09 PM

Too funny! Three years of Latin here, too!

*BubblyShell22* · 09-15-2013, 07:19 AM

I agree with your assessment, Duckie, though I'm pretty creative myself and I'm right-handed. So, what does that say about me?

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-15-2013, 08:25 AM

There are plenty of creative righties. My aunt is one of the most creative people I know and she's a rightie.

madyankees · 09-15-2013, 09:31 AM

Since we are on the topic, I thought I also mention I know of at least 2 friends who writes left handed but does other stuff primarily with the right (e.g. throwing a ball, eating)

DonatelloNinja82 · 09-15-2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by madyankees

Since we are on the topic, I thought I also mention I know of at least 2 friends who writes left handed but does other stuff primarily with the right (e.g. throwing a ball, eating)

That does happen. I am a leftie, and I do everything leftie, except throw. I throw rightie.

*BabyTurtles* · 09-15-2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DonatelloNinja82

That does happen. I am a leftie, and I do everything leftie, except throw. I throw rightie.

I'm a leftie and I bat right XDD

I'm also creative! but I don't think that has anything to do with being a leftie....cause my sister is a rightie and she's super creative and can draw too XDDDD

09-13-2013, 07:34 PM	#1
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Which Hand? I didn't see any other threads on this topic, so I'm starting one. If it's been done before, my apologies, but after browsing ten pages of topics, I'm assuming not. So here's the question: Which hand is each turtle dominant with, or has this ever been mentioned or even hinted at? My thoughts so far: Mikey- a definite lefty in my book- he's creative, unconventional, and thinks outside the box (often WAAY outside), which are all traits of right-brained people, which is what a left-handed person is. He's also very emotionally motivated and less interested in logic and facts- also lefty/right-brained traits. Donnie- very left-brained, obviously, the polar opposite of Mikey. Probably right-handed. Raph- I'm guessing right, but he could possibly go either way, due to his temper and emotional basis. He's also less logical, more of a no-nonsense type, so possibly a lefty. Leo- the most difficult, IMO. I'd be tempted to call him ambidextrous, which makes sense for him, given his balanced persona. And two swords would be VERY hard for a dominant-handed person to wield effectively- one side would always be less effective, which would leave him weak on that side. So he almost HAS to be an ambi. Thoughts? Agree, disagree? I'd love to see what theories everyone has! __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-14-2013, 05:43 PM	#2
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	This is a cool topic!! I actually have to say I agree with you. Lefties are rare. About 1 out of 10 people are lefties (myself included haha). And I have cannon PROOF Mike is a leftie: Spoiler: So anyways. Yes, I think Mike would be leftie, Don and Raph righties, and Leo either rightie or ambiedextrous. __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

09-14-2013, 07:22 PM	#5
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Awesome find, DN! I am a leftie myself, actually. And I love that the pic had Klunk in it, too! (And some of the cool details like Eastman and Talbot's names on the poster, the AT-ST and TMNT figure on the shelves, etc. Priceless!) Strangely enough, it's also close to how I described his room in my LIS tale. Weird.... __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-14-2013, 08:24 PM	#6
Vivi Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ninja HQ, Moon Posts: 1,076	I was just wondering this the other day. Does this help at all? Mikey, Don and Leo seem to be righties. Raph is playing some kind of sequencer, so the jury's out. Take this with a boatload of salt. __________________ "I can't believe this place...it's all so horrible."

09-14-2013, 08:49 PM	#7
Newtralizer Thug Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: New Zealand Posts: 51	1) This probably depends on whoever's in the suit or doing the animation at the time. I highly doubt it's canon. 2) The whole left and right brained thing is bullfeces, and scientifically disproven. __________________

09-14-2013, 05:50 PM	#3
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Is Mike being a lefty consistent, though? He only held a pen once in a pin-up through all of Mirage (that I can recall), yet in the Image series, he was a writer and always had one. I can't remember if they had him being a righty or lefty there, though.

09-14-2013, 09:17 PM	#8
madyankees Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Singapore Posts: 329	I always felt Raph's the only lefty

09-14-2013, 10:23 PM	#12
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	I agree, DN. When I was in elementary school, they tried to force me to be right-handed; this was back in the days when being a lefty was considered "unnatural" or "weird", so most schools tried to get kids to conform to what was "normal". Never mind that it caused more problems than it would ever solve. But my mom eventually nixed that idea and told them to leave it alone. I'm happy to say I've never regretted being a leftie, and in fact, I've got a nice little plaque on my desk that says "left handed genius" to remind me that it's okay to be different! @ Newtralizer: Disproven how? I've never heard anything of this. AFAIK, all the studies have shown that the handedness and brain side-dominance ARE related. And I speak from personal experience with having others try to MAKE me use the other side- see above. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-14-2013, 10:39 PM	#13
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	I was thankfully never forced to have to try to be a rightie, and I am glad for that. That must have been frustrating. But yes, for centuries it was viewed as "unnatural". Do you know what the Latin word for left is? Spoiler: sinister...how pleasant haha __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

09-14-2013, 10:50 PM	#14
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	LOL, yup! I took Latin for three years in high school. Some of our English words have some very interesting origins, LOL! Although that particular word didn't QUITE have the bad connotation in Latin that it now does in English. We can thank the Catholic Church for that one. Sinister came to be treated as related to the Devil. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-14-2013, 11:09 PM	#15
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	Too funny! Three years of Latin here, too! __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

09-15-2013, 07:19 AM	#16
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I agree with your assessment, Duckie, though I'm pretty creative myself and I'm right-handed. So, what does that say about me? __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

09-15-2013, 08:25 AM	#17
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	There are plenty of creative righties. My aunt is one of the most creative people I know and she's a rightie. __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

09-15-2013, 09:31 AM	#18
madyankees Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Singapore Posts: 329	Since we are on the topic, I thought I also mention I know of at least 2 friends who writes left handed but does other stuff primarily with the right (e.g. throwing a ball, eating)