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To: Cicero

The word salary comes from the salt ration the Romans paid the legionnaires, considered a great perk.


18 posted on 10/22/2006 5:22:57 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: 1066AD
"The word salary comes from the salt ration the Romans paid the legionnaires, considered a great perk."

Yup. But, some of them weren't 'worth their salt.'

20 posted on 10/22/2006 6:47:59 PM PDT by blam
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