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  • Sure, you might get your flats fixed at Trackstar, but rest assured that just about every thief out there can operate a wrench and can wrap his mind around the elusive "righy tighty, lefty loosy" principle.

    Lock n' Loaded: Cracking Down on Bike Theft BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • Sure, you might get your flats fixed at Trackstar, but rest assured that just about every thief out there can operate a wrench and can wrap his mind around the elusive "righy tighty, lefty loosy" principle.

    Archive 2008-08-01 BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • On the other hand, the blog has taken on more of a netroots type activist slant that is working to push back against the righy blogs/talking points shillers etc, and the nicknames are being used to insert a meme or get people fired up.

    Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Jump Right On 2006

  • One major league executive who spoke on condition of anonymity pointed to the parade of scouts and executives going to Japan to watch Darvish - Rasner remembers seeing them dot the stands on nights the flashy righy pitched - as an indication that most teams believe Darvish will leave Japan.

    NY Daily News ANTHONY MCCARRON 2011

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