[Artemisia] wooden shoes

Kristine Alvarez kristinela at yahoo.com
Fri Nov 14 14:42:33 CST 2008


Actually, the explanation in Star Trek is incorrect. The term sabotage originates from the French expression Travailler a coups de sabots, meaning to work as one wearing wooden shoes, that is, slow and clumsy. 
 
Check this out: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sabotage
 
YIS,
Kristine the Killer Rabbit

--- On Fri, 11/14/08, Jason Mohler <darkside at bresnan.net> wrote:

From: Jason Mohler <darkside at bresnan.net>
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] wooden shoes
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 8:03 AM

Just about anyone who's seen Star Trek VI.<G>

Matheus


On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:24:57 -0700
  "Sunderlin, Layne R SGT RET" <ray.sunderlin at us.army.mil>
wrote:
> 
> And how many know what term of destruction originates with wooden shoes ?
> 
> YIS, Hargrove The Wanderer.
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