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sharpn on Oct 6, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: You know the name, but just who were the Luddites?

think that's where the phrase 'a spanner in the works' comes from too.

zandorg on Oct 6, 2009 [–]

<vulcan>Sabotage - where they threw their 'sabo' or wooden clogs, into the machines to stop them working!</vulcan>

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