In junior high school (grades 7 and 8) metal shop class, the standing 
one was to as for a left handed prostitute. The grey haired teacher who 
retired a year or so later, would chuckle quietly. (This had to been in 
1951). :)

cdb wrote:
> When I worked in a supermarket, the meat room would get their trainee 
> butchers to ask the meat manager for left handed 's' hooks or the 
> favourite, was to be told to ask someone for a long weight, as a 
> carcass would need balancing. They would dutifully ask for one, 
> whereupon  they would be told ' wait there, I'll go and get you one ', 
> after about 15 minutes one of the managers would by accident stroll by 
> to find out why they weren't working, normally as they tried to 
> explain it would dawn on them what had just happened.
>
> I suppose these days, people wouldn't take it as a joke or initiation 
> ceremony, but as work place bullying or harassment. 
>
> Colin
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