You're fired

What is word "You're fired" ?

If the boss walks up to an employee and says, "You're fired!", it means he/she is getting the sack; he/she is losing his/her job. There are many interesting theories regarding the origin of this expression.

One Theory is that it was the miners in the town of Mendip, in Bristol, England who gave rise to this idiom. Rule No: 6 in the Law of Mendip Miners stated : "If any man... do pick or steale any lead or ore.. the Lord or his Officer ... shall take the person that hath soe affeended and bring him where his house or worke and all his tooles and instruments are ... put him into his house or worke and set fire in all together about him and banish him from that occupacon before all the Myneders forever."

The spelling is rather strange because the law was written in the 16th Century. It clearly states if anyone was caught stealing ore from the mine, he would be arreseted by the "Lord" or "Officer". The culprit would then be locked up in his own house, and a little later, the building would be set on fire. This punishment was strictly enforced in the 16th Century

So, In the old days, when you fired someone, you literally set him on fire!

Whether this is the True origin of the expression or not, it does make an interesting story,
Doesn't it??