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Don't think so. The verb getting sacked, as in terminated from employment has etymological roots in Old English, but it is an interesting find.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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It originated from the early 1800's because of the feeling you got when you were fired. People described it as feeling like you were kicked in the nut sack.
The intensity of the feeling was more pronounced the more years you had been loyal to your employer.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: more pronounced the more years you had been loyal to your employer Ye gods. My two best friends are going to be sent into low Earth orbit, since I've been at my current job 28 years in October .
Software Zen: delete this;
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And it gets even more intense when they try everything to make you want to leave or dig out anything that could possibly serve as justification, just to get off a little cheaper. I remember working in a place where they tried over a year to get under my thick hide. Simply firing me would have been easier and cheaper for them.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Here we are, LOLL! (6)
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Dunno, louder?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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megaadam wrote: Dunno, louder?
HERE WE ARE, LOLL! (6)
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Beat me to it!
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Thank you, kind Sir!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Nope!
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Yeah I got it, but you know I don't play.
I think people will be amused when you tell them the answer later on... well, either amused or lots of groaning!
EDIT: Never mind, looks like pkfox has it now (or at least has the same answer I think it is)
modified 5-Jul-18 5:38am.
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It was indeed - and it lasted longer than I thought. Perhaps they all assumed I mispelled "LOL" - I hoped they might.
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Well that's how I got it. I see people use LOLL as an alternative to LOL quite often and I always assumed it didn't really mean anything other than people just putting an extra L for emphasis! (which I now still believe). But after you used it I thought maybe it does actually stand for something specific, so I googled it...
I still didn't get it at first but just as I was about to give up and close my Google results I spotted the word "lounge", and it all made sense... LOLL
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That was the plan - I liked that one!
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Lounge ?
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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Is the correct answer, and should need no explanation!
You are up tomorrow!
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OriginalGriff wrote: and should need no explanation!
Okay, I'm obviously being monumentally dumb here, but I'm just not seeing it.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Loll as in lolling about is a synonym of lounge.
Here we are - well, that's exactly where we are.
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God! I'm an eejit!
Thanks.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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Gotcha!
:DoesAFistPumpThatYouCan'tSee:
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@Chris-Maunder
Found your favourite shop, you still a VIP?
Most Australian thing I will see today - Imgur[^]
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Mate, I own shares.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Michael Martin wrote:
Most Australian thing I will see today
Nah ... nobody being killed by a spider, snake, or rabid Roo; no drop bears. Can't be Oz!
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Ah, but I hear they replaced their toilet paper with the leaves of the gympie-pympie tree.
Dendrocnide moroides[^]
Video of the sting[^]
Even the plants are trying to kill you in Australia.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
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Hydrochloric acid and a Brazilian as the teramement?
That's Oz for you: even the TP is trying to kill you!
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