SpinnerBait_Nut
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"Buttons"<br /> <br />Why do men's clothes have buttons on the<br />right while women's clothes have buttons<br />on the left?<br /> <br />One of the explanations is the following.<br />When buttons were invented, they were<br />very expensive and worn primarily by the<br />rich. Because wealthy women were dressed<br />by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on<br />the maid's right. Since most people are right-<br />handed, it is easier to push buttons on the<br />right through holes on the left. And that's where<br />women's buttons have remained since.<br />________________________________________________<br />"Mr. X"<br /> <br />Why do X's at the end of a letter signify<br />kisses?<br /> <br />A: In the Middle Ages, when many people<br />were unable to read or write, documents<br />were often signed using an X. Kissing the<br />X represented an oath to fulfill obligations<br />specified in the document. The X and<br />the kiss eventually became synonymous.<br />_____________________________________________<br />"Pass The Buck"<br /> <br />Why is shifting responsibility to someone<br />else called "passing the buck"?<br /> <br />A: In card games, it was once customary<br />to pass an item, called a buck, from player<br />to player to indicate whose turn it was to<br />deal. If a player did not wish to assume<br />the responsibility, he would "pass the buck"<br />to the next player.<br /> <br />Hence, the famous 'The buck stops here'<br />desk plate...
