Re 1s and 2s crossed - Contra Callers

2 Aug 2010

And I've heard it called "immoral" or sometimes "illicit."

April Blum

In a message dated 8/2/2010 3:36:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
callers-request(a)sharedweight.net writes:

Luke  asked:

...

 If the 1s and the 2s cross? I'd be  inclined towards anti-proper or
 maybe improper-indecent (a  mouthful). This was the question that
 prompted the query.

So from the stage, all the men are on the left and all the  ladies on the
right? In keeping with the improper and indecent themes, I've  heard this
formation referred to as "downright scandalous." But it may have  been more
for the schtick than the  etymology.

--Jerome