I shot the serif

I found the image below on Pinterest and it tickled my funny bone. It also got me thinking about serif and sans serif typography. Personally, I'm more of a serif kinda gal but preferred the term sans serif (it appeals to the francophile in me).

From what I was taught, serif meant "with feet" and sans serif ("sans" being French for "without") obviously meant the opposite: "without feet". Apparently the etymology of the word is debatable with various sources accrediting the Dutch, French and even the Japenese or Chinese with the term. The best round up I could find was on this blog: I love typography