# Righty tightie, lefty loosie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-tightie-lefty-loosie/387290>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-tightie-lefty-loosie/387290 "2007-01-09T14:51:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-tightie-lefty-loosie/387290/41 "2007-01-11T22:44:00Z")

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[QUOTE=GorillaMan]  
Prove me wrong 🆒  
[/QUOTE]  
Because he would have said, “Dexios deo, euonumos luo.” 😃

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/righty-tightie-lefty-loosie/387290/42 "2007-01-12T00:00:23Z")

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You know you’ve been on the SDMB too long when you think this thread title is a comment on American politics.

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