# Co-worker with only right ear pierced

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 6, 2004, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344 "2004-12-06T10:00:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344/21 "2004-12-06T18:30:52Z")

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To quote George Carlin:

“Does having an earring make you gay?”  
“I don’t know. Bend over and let’s find out!”

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344/22 "2004-12-06T20:10:06Z")

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> [@Bippy the Beardless](#):
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> I’m so unhip. So Where is the Beef et.al.

I’m not sure. I think once I find my copy of “what people were wondering about in 1984” , I’ll share ALL the secrets.

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344/23 "2004-12-06T20:25:26Z")

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> [@Otto](#):
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> Yeah, what matters now is symmetry. If you have the same number of piercings in each ear then you’re straight. if your piercings are asymmetrical you’re gay.

WHAT??? :eek:

Crap, now I’ve got to get to Afterthoughts right after work!

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344/24 "2004-12-06T21:53:38Z")

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I always heard it as “left is right and right is wrong”. This was when being gay was a big no-no, in like, 1986.

Since then, I’ve heard nothing of the sort.

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**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-with-only-right-ear-pierced/278344/25 "2004-12-07T00:10:49Z")

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I thought it meant “Hiya! I’m having a mid-life crisis.” 😃

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