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Unix Dict/grep Solves Left-Side-of-Keyboard Puzzle
destinyland writes "For decades, people have been asking this brain teaser: 'What's the longest word you can type with only the left-hand letters on a keyboard?' The answer is supposed to be 'stewardesses,' but grepping the standard dictionary that ships with Unix reveals
a much better answer. There's nearly 2,000 shorter words that can typed with only the left hand — including one word that's even longer. (The article also quotes a failed novel attempt using nothing but words typed on the keyboard's left side.)"
...type http://www.uniform/ fetish.com/pics/stewardesses/ with one hand.
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Technology is the new idle. The hope is we will make ourselves seem like a bunch of confused Luddites when we start tagging things technologyispants.
With the added benefit of confusing Haggar's advertising exec's about to roll out their new campaign, "Pants is technology!" with an adorable Russian Blue cat for a spokesperson.
-=Bang Bang=-
The longest word I got was 'redrawerredrawers', which probably indicates that my wordfile is corrupted.
databases were devertebrated after stewardesses were watered
Always proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Sorry... those tags are improper for this article as they require the use of both sides of the keyboard.
Personally, I'm much more likely to type "stewardesses" into a search engine when I need to use only one hand... for whatever reason.
Mornington Crescent!
AT&ROFLMAO
"sweaterdresses are great" can be typed entirely with the left hand.
"stewardesses have the greatest assets"
I win! :D
What official body is making up these rules?
I'm not sure, but I'd start the search by eliminating all those bodies with a working right hand.
which is totally what she said
Is it cheating to use a Dvorak layout designed for people that can use only one hand?
I think it's only acceptable in the Official American Ruleset, and then only when out of croop. The cromulent thing to do in this case is invoke Toksvig's Protocol (if Reynold's Standard Opening is allowed).
The longest word I can type with my left hand is "okupukupu", you QWERTY-using insensitive clods!
[15:44:56] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{14,\}$' /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words
[15:44:58] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{13,\}$'
[15:45:04] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{12,\}$'
[15:45:07] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{11,\}$'
[15:45:12] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{10,\}$'
[15:45:16] ~$ grep -i '^[pyaoeuiqjkx]\{9,\}$'
okupukupu
I stole this sig from someone cleverer than me.
bare stewardesses
do not read this line twice.
later, on the same flight, when i caught him in there a second time, i redestewardessed him.
Oh, right. I think I recall something like this happening during the Robertson-Glass game a few years back. In that particular case, I believe it was deemed acceptable under the Fahlenburg exception.
Z is a non-contiguous zone with a higher than normal left keyboardyness.
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