[Augustine23654]

How did this trend get started of writing in ink on the palm of one’s free hand when there is the need to write something down in a hurry? Very rarely is there absolutely nothing around to write on, even if it’s a napkin, matchbook cover or piece of scrap paper. I never used to see people doing this, and quite frankly, I think it’s kind of gross.

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[Cheryl]

I have that ‘gross’ habit you are asking about. For me it is simply because if I write on a small piece of something, as you suggested, I will lose it. I will not loose my hand, so I will not lose the message. It generally takes a good scrubbing to get it off, so I make sure it is in a more permanent location before I attempt to scrub it off.

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[Danielle27241]

Scraps of paper are easy to lose. I’ve never seen anyone forget or lose his hand somewhere.

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[jessica30650]

i dont feel that this practice is gross at all as long as the person doing it has the intention to remove it once it has been transferred to a more apropriate place. in fact i think that this is a practical thing to do because when one is in a hurry, they might very well forget writing on something as insignificant as a matchbook and/ or napkin. the practice of writing on your hand simply insures that the person wont be able to quickly forget or lose what it was they wote.

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[Amanda31524]

How is writing on your hand ‘gross’?

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[Beth]

Back in the day, when the bars were closing, I would have a guy write his phone number on my hand. It required close personal contact, they had to hold my hand while writing and when I woke up from my drunken stupor, the number was still there. I had many dates because I still had their number in the morning. Have you ever tried to keep track of a phone number that was written on a napkin? I lost touch with a great guy because I washed my jeans with the napkin in the pocket.

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[CJ]

I wrote notes on the back of my hand all through school and college. As the other responders said, it’s impossible to lose your hand. And though I agree that it does look messy, it worked better than any of the organizers or notepads I wasted money on ever did. Now that I’ve graduated and am out in the corporate world, I don’t write notes on the back of my hand during the day…and consequently, I forget things.

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