"I'm a lefty - get used to it"

So, yet another US President is left handed. The new President Obama is meant to have told his staff: "I'm a lefty - get used to it."

Let's hope he changes some things around the White House so it's more southpaw-friendly.

It really irritates me when you go to the loo somewhere and the soap dispenser is located to the right of the basin. I either have to lean right over as I naturally want to use my left hand, or I am forced to use my right.

And bathrooms where the space for placing things like cleanser, lotion, tooth mugs etc is to the right of the hand basin.

Even windows and doors are designed to be opened with your right hand. Well, they are in my flat and it's simply too costly to re-do them.

What I'd really like to see is a toaster designed for left handers. I have searched and searched but can't find one anywhere.

Maybe President Obama will champion the cause of left handers, so we are no longer the forgotten minority.

Lefthanded sword fight

For just about the most enjoyable sword fight you'll see on film, take a look at this clip from The Princess Bride.

You'll get the left-handed assocation as you watch it. But make sure you watch to the end!