Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League used to use an oil rigging roughneck with an ice hockey stick as one of their secondary logos. The roughneck, as a symbol of hard work and fortitude, was the inspiration for the Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse team, as well as the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League, the Tulsa Roughnecks of the United Soccer Leagues, and the Tulsa ...
The word itself is a portmanteau word composed of work and alcoholic.Its first known appearance, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, came in Canada in the Toronto Daily Star of April 5, 1947, page 6, with a punning allusion to Alcoholics Anonymous:
Hard work conquers all. Popular as a motto; derived from a phrase in Virgil's Eclogue (X.69: omnia vincit Amor – "Love conquers all"); a similar phrase also occurs in his Georgics I.145. laborare pugnare parati sumus: To work, (or) to fight; we are ready: Motto of the California Maritime Academy: labore et honore: By labour and honour ...
Review: "Spoon Crab is a hard worker. He is very efficient. He is very efficient. Occasionally, he gets a little unstable and demands a sacrafice or he'll drop your spoon into the boiling water below.
55. "Believe in yourself, work hard, work smart and passionately present your best self to the world.” – Hill Harper. 56. "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the ...
From our cherished work besties to employees who have become part of our professional family, these 115 touching farewell messages for colleagues are designed to convey gratitude, friendship and ...
In the US in 2015, unincorporated self-employment rates were highest for workers in construction and extraction occupations (14.8 percent). [9] Construction workers can colloquially be referred to as "hard hat workers" or "hard hats", [10] as they often wear hard hats for safety while working on construction sites.
Industrial and manual workers often wear durable canvas or cotton clothing that may be soiled during the course of their work. Navy and light blue colors conceal potential dirt or grease on the worker's clothing, helping them to appear cleaner. For the same reason, blue is a popular color for boilersuits which protect workers' clothing. Some ...