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Re:What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper by statguy on Saturday May 18, 2019 @02:12PM (#19948830)
The other way around :)
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Re:What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper by jabl on Saturday May 18, 2019 @02:58PM (#19949093)
Oh dear..

So the left hand is for dirty work, and the right hand for clean?

But why do we shake hands with the right hand then? I guess there could be some "social respect" reason, but from a germs-and-stuff point of view it seems nonsensical?

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Re:What Ancient Romans Used Instead of Toilet Paper by derekp7 on Saturday May 18, 2019 @03:26PM (#19949248)
The right hand is your weapon hand. So by offering it, you are stating that you do not intend to fight.
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