# right handedness and wristwatches

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handedness-and-wristwatches/29974>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handedness-and-wristwatches/29974 "2000-08-19T16:46:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handedness-and-wristwatches/29974/21 "2000-08-21T23:06:22Z")

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> **If you wear your watch on your right wrist, it means you are gay. You flamer.**

That’s the earring code, you putz.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2000, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-handedness-and-wristwatches/29974/22 "2000-08-22T01:07:08Z")

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> That’s the earring code, you putz

Nope! It makes no difference which side you wear earrings or watches on. I should know. I wear earrings in both ears, and my watch migrates from wrist to wrist; and I’m quite straight. :wally: (I just had to use the Wally!)

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