//Long story short it meant 'left' and later and to this day it also means 'sinister'. HAH.//

Yes, it's a fascinating bit of etymology. Why did left-handedness - the original meaning of the word sinister (because obviously the Romans had no possible inkling of of the political interpretation of 'left'; that wouldn't be introduced until much later, by the French) come to be associated with evil?

I've seen a few theories, but the one I found most convincing was the fact that when you're fighting with a sword, your dominant hand makes a very big difference - most people (around 90%, not sure of the exact figure) are right hand dominant. If you're right handed, most of the time - in training or in battle - you'll be fighting against right-handed opponents. Which means when you come up against a southpaw, you'll be less well prepared. And if you're a southpaw, you'll be used to right-handed opponents but they won't be used to you. Which gives the southpaws a significant advantage. They can get in under your defences; you're not used to lefties, but they're used to righties.... they would have kicked arse. No wonder they came to be seen as evil and wicked.

Could all be bollocks, of course. But it's plausible theory and I like it, so I'll stick with it for now.

Toni, so your OK with the stats shown earlier?
Well mate, I understand and can even agree with you about your chances without medical attention, but Toni, leaving surgical paraphernalia 'inside' your body, and at such enormous numbers.
Wrong medications, overdoses, I don't need to repeat the list, it's back there for everyone to read.
No I'm sorry Toni, I can expect errors in many things today, but not when it is a matter of life or death.
I understand people die all the time, by some incurable or irreparable illness or incident.
But I go to a hospital to get 'fixed up', not 'fuxed up'.
I once had an aortic aneurysm burst, near the heart.
Luckily I was very close to the hospital, I bled out during examination, died for as long as it took to get a supply of blood into me then I suppose they got on with the job of getting my heart running again, I don't know the exact proto-col, but anyway three weeks later woke up paralysed from the neck down with organ failures from here to eternity and back again.
But don't despair, I'm an angry arrogant prick and refused to accept my situation.
Anyway my point is that although the ICU staff were SO BLOODY GOOD, I believe only my mother, (had she been alive) could have done a better and more caring job.
ICU was a 24/7 ordeal for the first two to three weeks.
In contrast, when I was in the ward, just starting to move a little, the night shift was absolute crap.
I could see the difference, uncaring, distant, distracted, laughing and carrying on like dumb dizzy idiots.
Anyone of you would have demanded better service than that.
So I should not be surprised, I suppose, at the bad stats and rap on hospitals.

Toni, sorry, your rendition is as you say, a 'theory'.
My comments are fact and backed up by google if you just want a quick 'fact check' or confirmation.
I will cede to the reason we tip our hats, (or at least the poms did) was because in the good ole' days of 'knights in shining armour' if they were in full regalia, they would lift their face shield of their helmet when passing a another, i suppose, important person so the person coming towards him could see his face and identify him or give him/each other a nod of courtesy.
And so it is today when passing someone in the street it is the practice and proto-col to reach up and 'tip ones hat'.
Just thought I'd throw that in for the ell' of it.

//I once had an aortic aneurysm burst, near the heart.
Luckily I was very close to the hospital//

In that case, ALTRAV, the next time you have an aortic aneurysm burst near the heart, I sincerely hope you are very long way away from a hospital. Then you won't have to worry about some 'dumb dizzy idiot' leaving their surgical implements inside you. Phew, what a load off your mind, eh?

Toni, do you actually write your comments?
Do you read them back to yourself to ensure you got it right?
Because seriously, you're sick.
You argue just for the sake of arguing.
Are you all alone with no-one to talk to?
Because if you are, I can understand where you're coming from then.
Toni, there is no need to be so belligerent, when I slag off at someone it's because they're talking sh!t.
I'm disliked for many things, but mostly my language.
I've explained why, because I can't stand being lied to or people giving unrealistic immature advice, even if they mean well.
It's not the truth and it's not healthy.
Anyway, back to you.
Give it your best shot, it's been a little boring lately.
I mean for Christ's sake.
Do Govt's always tell us everything?
I mean, c'mon, one word would have sufficed and all these pages would have been unnecessary.
The word, and the answer to this topoic's question is: NO!
There's your posting, and it's taken twelve pages to say NO!

//My comments are fact//

They aren't fact; the division of politics into left and right wings is a throwback to the French revolution, in the late 1800's:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_political_spectrum#History_of_the_terms

//and backed up by google if you just want a quick 'fact check' or confirmation.//

We've been over this before; google's search algorithm is different for both of us, and you know that, so quoting 'google' as your reference is meaningless - we won't get the same results, and even if (by some miracle/spectacular breakdown of the google algorithm) we did, who's to say we'd click on the same links?

Just give (valid) links to specific urls. Saves a lot of time and bother, and makes you look like less of complete spaz when it comes to the interwebs and therefore less likely to attract the attention of hackers preying on the woefully ignorant.