You know, not all of my responses are getting through to the G3-G5 list ...
And my post to Mac Pro aren't getting up on the Mac Pro board ... having been scolded for trying to publish them here ... I believe my posts have been banned by the Nannie, or at least have to be reviewed first ... So why is all this rigging stuff going through, when it has nothing to do with computers, much less G3-G4 or G5s? Guess this list needs less jerry-rigging ... process seems broken. On Feb 15, 2013, at 3:29 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> wrote: > >>>> On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Dan Stobbs <autolycus.mercat...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Here's the Wikipaedia definition of both terms. >>>> "Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, >>>> made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. >>>> Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement >>>> mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original mast. >>>> When more permanence is meant by the term, such a build may be referred to >>>> as jerry rigged." >> >>> On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:11 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >>> >>> Got it! "Jury Rigged" == "Duct Tape" >>> "Jerry Rigged" ==" Duct tape AND a hose clamp" >> >> I'm not sure I see the logic of these? I never heard the nautical reference >> at all, and don't see its etymology? >> >> I thought "jury rigged" was like a court jury that was rigged for an >> acquittal of the defendant. This is something risky because it's illegal and >> if it goes wrong it blows up in your face. > > Well, Random House agrees with the nautical derivation of the > term:<http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960711> > > Jerry-rigged seems to be a mashup of 'Jerry-built' an English slang-term from > the late 1800's meaning 'of shoddy construction' and jury-rig. > > <http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/9245> > > None of this has anything to do with '12 good men and true' OR germans... > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
