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Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Physical Characteristics AnnaStrophic 07/20/01 10:31 AM Max Quordlepleen 07/20/01 11:09 AM Re: Physical Characteristics Faldage 07/20/01 11:34 AM Re: Physical Characteristics Anonymous 07/20/01 03:20 PM Re: Physical Characteristics maverick 07/22/01 08:37 PM Re: Physical Characteristics belligerentyouth 07/26/01 08:31 AM Re: Physical Characteristics wwh 07/26/01 01:32 PM Sinistrality Bobyoungbalt 07/26/01 03:39 PM Re: Sinistrality Faldage 07/26/01 04:02 PM Re: Sinistrality wwh 07/26/01 04:29 PM Re: Sinistrality Bobyoungbalt 07/26/01 04:45 PM Re: Sinistrality musick 07/29/01 07:11 PM Re: Sinistrality wwh 07/29/01 08:01 PM Re: Left vs. right wwh 07/29/01 08:17 PM Re: Left vs. right tsuwm 07/30/01 03:10 AM Re: Left vs. right Cameron 08/13/01 12:42 PM Re: Weighted to the Left Brandon 08/13/01 02:46 PM Re: Weighted to the Left tsuwm 08/13/01 02:52 PM Re: Weighted to the Left Faldage 08/13/01 03:02 PM Re: Weighted to the Left Keiva 08/13/01 06:04 PM Re: Weighted to the Left Faldage 08/13/01 06:13 PM Re: Sinistrality musick 07/29/01 08:27 PM Re: Driving AnnaStrophic 07/29/01 09:06 PM Re: Driving musick 07/29/01 09:38 PM Re: Driving rodward 07/30/01 10:55 AM Re: Sinistrality Bobyoungbalt 07/26/01 04:38 PM Max Quordlepleen 07/26/01 08:18 PM Re: Physical Characteristics AnnaStrophic 07/26/01 11:25 PM lefthandedness belligerentyouth 07/27/01 10:29 AM Re: lefthanded potato peelers maverick 07/27/01 02:56 PM Re: lefthanded potato peelers Anonymous 08/01/01 04:49 AM Re: lefthanded potato peelers maverick 08/01/01 11:05 AM Re: lefthandedness WhitmanO'Neill 07/29/01 03:19 AM Re: Hands wwh 07/29/01 01:57 PM switch-hitters Sparteye 07/29/01 07:58 PM Re: switch-hitters WhitmanO'Neill 07/30/01 12:44 AM Re: lefthandedness ChrisMiss 08/21/01 02:38 PM Ergonomics emanuela 07/27/01 03:38 PM Re: thoughtful gifts maverick 07/27/01 04:02 PM Re: thoughtful gifts rodward 07/30/01 07:50 AM Re: Physical Characteristics Bingley 07/27/01 05:25 AM Re: Physical Characteristics AnnaStrophic 07/27/01 11:22 AM Re: Physical Characteristics Faldage 07/27/01 12:31 PM Re: Physical Characteristics tsuwm 07/27/01 12:46 PM Yeahbut AnnaStrophic 07/27/01 02:05 PM Re: Yeahbut tsuwm 07/27/01 02:10 PM Re: Physical Characteristics Keiva 08/12/01 02:28 PM Re: Physical Characteristics of troy 08/12/01 04:32 PM Re: Physical Characteristics Keiva 08/12/01 06:20 PM Re: Physical Characteristics wwh 08/12/01 10:20 PM Handedness not linguistic? Bobyoungbalt 08/13/01 05:27 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? wwh 08/13/01 07:28 PM Optical isomerism (chirality) doc_comfort 08/14/01 01:19 AM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Keiva 08/14/01 02:14 AM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Bobyoungbalt 08/14/01 06:13 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Keiva 08/14/01 10:44 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? of troy 08/21/01 03:06 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Faldage 08/21/01 03:53 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? maverick 08/21/01 05:31 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Keiva 08/21/01 07:26 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Bobyoungbalt 08/22/01 03:23 AM Re: Handedness not linguistic? Bingley 08/22/01 05:18 AM Re: Handedness not linguistic? wwh 08/22/01 01:35 PM Re: southpaw, one last time wwh 08/29/01 04:45 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) Faldage 08/29/01 05:50 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) tsuwm 08/29/01 06:02 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) Faldage 08/29/01 06:50 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) wwh 08/29/01 06:53 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) Faldage 08/29/01 07:17 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) wwh 08/29/01 07:27 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) tsuwm 08/29/01 08:08 PM Re: southpaw, one last time (you should only hope) wwh 08/29/01 08:46 PM Re: Handedness not linguistic? 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