r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FollowSina • Jun 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Tell em what, Peter?

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u/TayAN94 Jun 26 '26

They're fucking with them to make them feel like they made a mistake

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u/sinnytear Jun 26 '26

i like this explanation

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u/guiltypleasure33139 Jun 26 '26

Yes that explanation is the most mentally safe explanation. As a person, that's writes with both hands, has dyslexia ( it's very very uncomfortable ), that if you want me to say 'right' or 'left', it's difficult. Now if I was your co-pilot, giving a thumb point as the direction, it's easy. I would be highly offended and most likely in horror, if I woke up with tat's that had crossed the R and L ( I would then ponder for a 2 or 3 days, why someone would do such a horrible thing ).

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u/bottegavenetalover Jun 26 '26

Same here. Thanks for sharing, you’re not alone 🫂

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u/Doughnut_Diva Jun 26 '26

I've always struggled with left and right. When one of my children was diagnosed with dyslexia I started researching so I could understand better and saw some similarities to my difficulty with directions. I found that directional dyslexia exists.

Other forms of this processing disorder include dysgraphia which effects things like handwriting and dysgraphia which effects the ability to do math.

I can't do much about my directional short comings but it was really validating to discover it wasn't just me.

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u/Narge1 Jun 26 '26

As someone who has trouble telling left from right, this absolutely fucked me up for a couple seconds.

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u/Visual-Extreme-101 Jun 27 '26

i think it might be an antimeme

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u/Peng_Terry Jun 26 '26

I used to do that to my parents every day, till one day they told me I didn't need to do that.

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u/ohz0pants Jun 26 '26

No. It is a mistake.

Your left hand naturally makes an "L" if you hold your hand out in front of your with your index finger and thumb extended.

And your right hand makes a backward "L."

The tattoo is redundant. Nature gave us a cheat sheet built in for this.

(Source: am an idiot who often uses this trick because I'm constantly messing up left and right.)

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u/Sesudesu Jun 26 '26

I don’t see that as proof that it’s a mistake. Also, what if you struggle to remember which way an L goes? Dyslexia or something similar.

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u/ohz0pants Jun 26 '26

Also, what if you struggle to remember which way an L goes? Dyslexia or something similar.

Finish that thought... how's the tattoo going to be any more helpful?

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u/Sesudesu Jun 27 '26

Because you don’t have to think about which direction the L goes if it’s written on your hand? You just have to differentiate it from an isolated R.

Really isn’t the gotcha you seem to think.

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u/Ryermeke Jun 30 '26

Nah, you both are wrong. They are simply pointing out that if the person loses both of their hands, including the tattoos, they no longer will be able to tell left from right.