The phrase dates to when the western U.S. was being settled. Wagons of settlers and freight threatened by bandits or hostile Indians would circle the wagons to provide a protected perimeter to hide behind and fire their weapons at the attackers.
Today, circle the wagons can mean uniting a group or team to defend a common interest.
Different meanings but both still concerned with protection in differing ways.
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3 comments:
It's been awhile since I've had any of that canned!
I know someone else who loves canned ravioli. Yes that would be Gregg and everytime we come across a similar display it reminds him of the time he knocked one over when he was a kid. One of my favorie shows on TV when I was young - I used to watch westerns with my Dad - was Wagon Train. I remember them yelling "Circle the Wagons" and my Dad who was all knowing about the old west, used to tell me what it meant :)
It looks a little like a castle to me. Someone had fun at work that day!
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