# Why do most Cecil's Cartoons have left handed characters? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542 "2003-04-18T13:58:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/21 "2005-01-15T14:50:15Z")
In other words, slivovitz bites, and you will be glad if you are still alive after drinking it. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mathochist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Mathochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathochist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/22 "2005-01-15T17:21:46Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > **Mathochist** , personal insults are not permitted in this forum. You know better and you should be ashamed of yourself. And youā€™re wrong: the rule about not reviving old threads is not hard-and-fast in this forum. WHen there is already a thread commenting on Cecilā€™s column, we donā€™t have a problem with reviving it. My apologies. Iā€™ve seen ā€œdonā€™t bumpā€ messages often enough Iā€™d gotten the wrong impression. As for the other, it was poor judgement on my part. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/23 "2005-01-15T18:07:53Z")
So, did **Dex** ever get his scotch back, or did he just adapt his body chemistry to the slivovitz? ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/24 "2005-01-15T21:05:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In other words, slivovitz bites, and you will be glad if you are still alive after drinking it. šŸ˜ƒ No, no, NO! The Czech varieties are absolutely awesome (and if you can find some tresovice (canā€™t figure out that damn hacek. Dammit, did it again!), youā€™ll be in heaven). In fact, one of my friends just moved back to Prague. Iā€™ve gotta hit him up for some R. Jelenik. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/25 "2005-01-15T22:08:18Z")
Just to back up what **Dex** said two years ago, most right handed artists draw left handed, er, hands. Itā€™s just easier. Most of the faces also face to the left for similar reasons. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/26 "2005-01-16T00:54:18Z")
I suspect that the slivovitz comment was made because the post was during Passover week that year, hence scotch was a no-no but kosher-for-passover slivovitz was available. Yet another reason that we donā€™t like bumping old threads, in general; weā€™ve forgot the context by then. However, itā€™s not forbidden in this forum. ---
**Author:** ![cuban\_ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@cuban\_ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuban_ninja)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/27 "2005-01-17T23:55:42Z")
> [@Mathochist](#): > > My apologies. Iā€™ve seen ā€œdonā€™t bumpā€ messages often enough Iā€™d gotten the wrong impression. As for the other, it was poor judgement on my part. Mathochist Since you apologied, i apologize too. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot. Iā€™m not the worst guy around. Itā€™s just that Iā€™m a little oversensitive to critizism. ---
**Author:** ![coop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@coop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coop)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/28 "2005-01-20T11:29:53Z")
But [in this one](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_174b.html) heā€™s right-handed (um, legged or whateverā€¦) šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/29 "2005-01-20T12:16:35Z")
It all doesnā€™t matter, because ā€˜Slugā€™ doesnā€™t exist. Like ā€˜Cecilā€™, heā€™s just another of the myriad aliases of **Ed Zotti**. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/30 "2005-01-20T13:49:01Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > I suspect that the slivovitz comment was made because the post was during Passover week that year, hence scotch was a no-no but kosher-for-passover slivovitz was available. > > Yet another reason that we donā€™t like bumping old threads, in general; weā€™ve forgot the context by then. However, itā€™s not forbidden in this forum. Well, Iā€™ll be damned. To be sure, I never would have gotten the connection. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542/31 "2005-01-20T19:15:58Z")
Because all the characters are [sinister](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sinister)! :rolleyes: :dubious: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-cecils-cartoons-have-left-handed-characters/169542.md?page=1)