UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoHow come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?message-squaremessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down136
arrow-up1-26arrow-down1message-squareHow come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoMy friend’s grandfather used to bet on horse racing all the time, and horses would go counterclockwise around the track no matter what track it was, so he’d say horsewise whenever he wanted to say counterclockwise.
My friend’s grandfather used to bet on horse racing all the time, and horses would go counterclockwise around the track no matter what track it was, so he’d say horsewise whenever he wanted to say counterclockwise.
That dude’s my hero