1 Bobby Jones is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 1958. 2  He is also a member of the 1997 Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame Class.
The phrase âa chip on oneâs shoulderâ is reported as originating with the nineteenth century U.S. practice of spoiling for a fight by carrying a chip of wood on oneâs shoulder, daring others to knock it off. This suggested derivation has more than the whiff of folk-etymology about it.
Origin. This is sometimes used with the intention of meaning 'go and beat/whack sand' - with the back of a shovel or similar. That's not the original meaning though, as is made clear from the longer and less-often used version of the phrase - 'go pound sand up your ass'.The phrase originated in the US and although common there, especially the midwest states, it isn't frequently heard in other countries.hat's not the original meaning though, as is made clear from the longer and less-often used version of the phrase - 'go pound sand up your ass'. The phrase originated in the US and although common there, especially the midwest states, it isn't frequently heard in other countries.