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Yeah, I get the joke and appreciate its humor. It just also makes me uncomfortable whenever I hear it in much the same way that, say, a shelf of books out of order makes me. Thus, I think my reaction compared to other people finding it funny is amusingly similar to the discussion you were having. (Sorry if that was unclear)

I've had that conversation a few times. My preference is more similar to Tucker's, but kind of idiosyncratic. (For one, I strongly feel sort should be right-to-left so you can read "down" the shelf...)