Namely, 86

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

86: Luddite: an opponent of progress (from Ned Ludd, an English laborer who was supposed to have destroyed weaving machinery around 1779 after being replaced by it; first known use of word, 1811.)

I’ve known some Luddites in my day—

No Internet for them—no way.

And as the robots move on in—

Now taking jobs where folks have been—

I’m thinking of a Luddite swell

That could return—but who can tell?

For centuries machines have come

To take the jobs—not all, but some.

And folks have railed—but hopelessly—

For “progress” loves not you, not me

But moves relentlessly along,

Ignoring protests from the throng.