Why do I keep getting context menus when I click with one finger?

I have a late 2010 MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion 10.8.1.
I have set my integral trackpad up so that to secondary click, (aka right click), I click with two fingers.
So why do I sometimes get a context menu appear when I click with just one finger? It gets really annoying at times.

I have the same problem on my mid-2009 MBP. This after reinstalling OS 10.8.3 to fix a bunch of problems. One thing I have found is that I need to keep my other hand and fingers away from the trackpad (obviously!), but also away from the case. So, I cannot hold the MBP or rest my wrist on it if I expect the one finger click to work.
My guess is that it is some kind of "grounding". But the case is aluminum, no? So, maybe it is body heat or a weird psychic aura (do-do do-do).

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