tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post4697109047497724155..comments2023-10-20T00:59:05.044-07:00Comments on I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. Last Night: Nomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446951216134727755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703783722164424944.post-45714291204947103272007-08-30T21:22:00.000-07:002007-08-30T21:22:00.000-07:00From the Wikipedia article "Wobbly lingo":Wobbly (...From the Wikipedia article "Wobbly lingo":<BR/><BR/>Wobbly (Sometimes shortened to "Wob") <BR/>A nickname of unknown origin for a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. Many believe "wobbly" refers to a tool known as a "wobble saw." One often repeated anecdote has it that a sympathetic Chinese restaurant owner in Vancouver would extend credit to IWW members and, unable to pronounce the "W", would ask if they were a member of the "I Wobble Wobble." Another explanation is that the term was first used pejoratively by San Francisco Socialists around 1913 and adopted by IWWs as a badge of honor. In any case, the nickname has existed since the union's early days and is still used today.Thomas Kalinowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857155459598184756noreply@blogger.com