the term 'jury rig' is an old english nautical term to describe a temporary
repair to sails, 'jury' meaning temporary and 'rig' meaning sail.A saying
Any Liverpool kid worth his salt (another  nautical term,a ration !)knows.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerhard Fiedler" <lists@connectionbrazil.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Brilliant DIY Camp Stove


> Jinx wrote:
>
> > Dave Van Horn wrote:
> >> Well, in MY mind, "jury rigged" is too close to the racially insulting
> >> terms.  I'm not offended when someone uses the "jury rigged" form
> >> though.
> >
> > But that's in your head Dave. It's like saying that you shouldn't use
> > the word "whittler" around people who lived in Poland in WW2
>
> I'm not sure about how others feel, but in any case I don't know a single
> German who would know that "jerry-rigged" has anything to do with being
> German (I didn't, and since I lived for a time in the USA, I have a more
> than average exposure to US slang) -- and much less would feel insulted by
> it.
>
> On the other side, the claimed extraordinary capacity of "jerry-rigging"
> just about anything (they just call it differently) is a substantial part
> of Brazilian national pride...
>
> Now I could understand how some could be offended by talking about a
> "rigged jury", but then removing this expression from the language would
be
> downright dangerous :)
>
> Gerhard
>
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