Tuesday, May 12, 2009

getting fired

Today we use the phrase "getting fired" with relevance to our jobs; however back in the day this phrase had a far more severe implication.When medieval clans wanted to downsize and dispose of unwanted folks without murdering them, they just burned their houses to the ground as a small hint. Thus the phrase "to get fired"
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  1. libbyquilterMay 13, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    interesting. makes just losing one's job seem a bit less tragic . . . although, both scenerios could have the same end result: loss of one's home.

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