2006 LOTO Tournament Round I League B
by LMBombers » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:59 pm
[quote:4e424f8e98="ArrylT"]Btw kudos to anyone who can (a) tell me what movie Agent Brill is from and (b) where the word sabotage came from. ;)[/quote:4e424f8e98]
Agent Brill is from the Will Smith/Gene Hackman movie Enemy of the State.
Specifically, sabotage comes from the practice by striking French railway workers of cutting the sabot that held railroad tracks in place. The word appears in English in 1910 and early use specifically refers to the French railroad strikers.
Agent Brill is from the Will Smith/Gene Hackman movie Enemy of the State.
Specifically, sabotage comes from the practice by striking French railway workers of cutting the sabot that held railroad tracks in place. The word appears in English in 1910 and early use specifically refers to the French railroad strikers.
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re: Agent Brill and Sabotage
by edgecitytx » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:26 pm
It's truly amazing what I can learn playing Strat! :lol: And my wife thinks I'm just fooling around here!!!
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by ArrylT » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:39 pm
Thats pretty good LMBombers - I'd have also accepted the following:
The name derives from the early industrial age, when powered looms could be damaged by the wooden shoes (known in French as sabots) of the displaced weavers (proto-saboteurs) being thrown into the machinery. Literally it means, "clattering in sabots".
The name derives from the early industrial age, when powered looms could be damaged by the wooden shoes (known in French as sabots) of the displaced weavers (proto-saboteurs) being thrown into the machinery. Literally it means, "clattering in sabots".
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by ArrylT » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:44 pm
Interestingly enough charlie - I almost went with BOB ... such a radically different park. ;)
Went with Rogers simply to honour the Blue Jays who'd won 2 straight versus the Braves (now a full sweep).
I do not think Bernie could do it - but I wouldnt object to being transferred to the East LOL ... we could move robvoz to the Central and ship gjtjeff to the West, oh and flip LMBombers and etdefender. ;)
That would make the divisions:
ArrylT - Ottawa Jedi Masters - Rogers Centre
BOBBY - Vegas Mania - Rogers Centre
giddyup81 - Battlin Beavers - Rogers Centre
J-Pav - Hoosier Daddy - Ameriquest Field
Alphonso - Main Street USA - Metrodome
Edgecitytx - Runaway Trains - US Cellular Field
Etdefender - Taylor Maids VII - Turner Field
robvoz - Arizona Cha Cha's - RFK Stadium
charliewb - The LongHaulers - SBC Park
dr. tax - Doctor's IndaHouse - Minute Maid Field
gjtjeff - Ashby Astroids - SBC Park
LMBombers - Scratch Off Tickets - Minute Maid Field
Went with Rogers simply to honour the Blue Jays who'd won 2 straight versus the Braves (now a full sweep).
I do not think Bernie could do it - but I wouldnt object to being transferred to the East LOL ... we could move robvoz to the Central and ship gjtjeff to the West, oh and flip LMBombers and etdefender. ;)
That would make the divisions:
ArrylT - Ottawa Jedi Masters - Rogers Centre
BOBBY - Vegas Mania - Rogers Centre
giddyup81 - Battlin Beavers - Rogers Centre
J-Pav - Hoosier Daddy - Ameriquest Field
Alphonso - Main Street USA - Metrodome
Edgecitytx - Runaway Trains - US Cellular Field
Etdefender - Taylor Maids VII - Turner Field
robvoz - Arizona Cha Cha's - RFK Stadium
charliewb - The LongHaulers - SBC Park
dr. tax - Doctor's IndaHouse - Minute Maid Field
gjtjeff - Ashby Astroids - SBC Park
LMBombers - Scratch Off Tickets - Minute Maid Field
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by CHARLESBELL » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:35 am
LOL, wouldn't that create some interesting LOTO stats!
Won't matter to me, though, I'm still going to get my head handed to me. :D
Won't matter to me, though, I'm still going to get my head handed to me. :D
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