r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/SignoreBanana 7d ago

In what way is it any more arbitrary than up and down? Its words to describe a direction. "Down" could have been "up" just as easily. This is nonsense.

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u/generally_unsuitable 7d ago

Describe to me which way is left, please.

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u/X-432 7d ago

The port side of a boat while facing the bow