yottalogical t1_jar3j49 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 1:24 PM Reply to comment by sharadeth in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice Can't wait until they figure it out! Permalink Parent 3
yottalogical t1_jar3j49 wrote
Reply to comment by sharadeth in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
Can't wait until they figure it out!