SpinnerBait_Nut
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"Go Sip"<br /> <br />Early politicians required feedback from the<br />public to determine what the people considered<br />important. Since there were no telephones, TVs<br />or radios, the politicians sent their assistants<br />to local taverns, pubs, and bars.<br /> <br />They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen<br />to people's conversations and political concerns.<br />Many assistants were dispatched at different<br />times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there."<br />The two words "go sip" were eventually combined<br />when referring to the local opinion and, thus we<br />have the term "gossip."<br />________________________________________________<br />"Chairman"<br /> <br />In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of<br />a large room with only one chair. Commonly,<br />a long wide board folded down from the wall,<br />and was used for dining.<br /> <br />The "head of the household" always sat in<br />the chair while everyone else ate sitting on<br />the floor.<br /> <br />Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man,<br />would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal.<br />To sit in the chair meant you were important<br />and in charge. They called the one sitting in the<br />chair the "chair man."<br /> <br />Today in business, we use the expression or<br />title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board."
