tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502651253319563512.post806605763359185237..comments2023-06-01T05:53:39.663-07:00Comments on Trivium: FilibusterTriviumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16059527147177341922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502651253319563512.post-89783383450010518652016-09-28T11:06:27.982-07:002016-09-28T11:06:27.982-07:00Yes next meeting I go to I'm taking my parrot....Yes next meeting I go to I'm taking my parrot. Oooh Arrrr. Triviumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059527147177341922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502651253319563512.post-86895872025671977972016-09-28T03:54:20.885-07:002016-09-28T03:54:20.885-07:00Oh, thanks for the etymology of the word - the ...Oh, thanks for the etymology of the word - the 'pirating of proceedings' paints and even better picture of the word!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502651253319563512.post-69711748097317222192016-09-27T12:10:07.144-07:002016-09-27T12:10:07.144-07:00Just looked up the eytemology - seems it could be ...Just looked up the eytemology - seems it could be gift from the Dutch language (some interpretations emphasise French or Spanish roots) The word filibuster goes back to a Dutch word for "freebooter," someone who took booty or loot. It came to mean a legislator who was 'pirating' parliamentary proceedings. I love this word ! Triviumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059527147177341922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502651253319563512.post-76407014480833103212016-09-27T11:43:45.131-07:002016-09-27T11:43:45.131-07:00Never heard of that word before! it's the same...Never heard of that word before! it's the same as in Dutch though: "filibusteren"<br />Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com