Wow.  Just like I've always said, "If you stay awake, you learn 
something new every day."  It's rarely what I expected to learn but, 
that's okay.

Thanks,
Dave

Danny Sauer wrote:

>David wrote regarding 'RE: [OT] Brilliant DIY Camp Stove' on Mon, Dec 05 at 12:19:
>  
>
>>>I think he should have taken advantage of his last name and called it the "Jurey Rigged Stove".
>>>      
>>>
>>I've never liked that term.  Jerry rigged came into use AFAICT around
>>WWI or WWII when we didn't want to think of the germans as nice folk.
>>    
>>
>
>That's a semi-common misconception.  The term "jury rigged" came from
>the installation of a "jury mast" to replace a broken mast, therefore
>"jury rigging" the ship.  The term appears in Robinson Crusoe, which
>was written in 1719.
><snip>
>  
>


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