It’s a wobbly day today! My old friend Jack recently reminded me I was in the habit of saying that phrase when we were both young and stupid. Now that I am old and stupid, I must confess I had forgotten about it until reminded. It meant nothing. It was one of those silly sayings that friends use between themselves for a giggle. But I was surprised when I looked up the word in Merriam-Webster. I had no idea that it had another meaning: Definition plural Wobblies : a member of the Industrial Workers of the World For once I take my hat off to the Urban Dictionary (and Gwen) for enlightening me: wobbly A member of the once-powerful syndicalist union, the Industrial Workers of…
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