Thu Apr 8 09:23:59 CDT 2010 Bob W wrote:
> > > Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-) > > > > Heh. > > Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess. > > > > 'left-footer' is a slang term for a Roman Catholic, probably slightly > offensive so if you use it you could end up with no teeth left. > > Used mainly by protestants who I suppose must be right-footers, although > nobody uses the term. Protestants, according to my Catholic mother, are > called proddy dogs. I don't think that's the only meaning/connotation for that expression. E.g. among dancers there is a phrase that a person has two left feet. In some sports (e.g. board riding, and possibly jumping), it refers to the actual thing (as opposed to "goofy" in snowboarding). In any case, the religious connotation was not implied here. Igor PS. And yes, Justin, - you are left-eared! :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
