Check out the World Wide Words info on the subject. Great site for etymologies.
<http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jur1.htm> Basically says the same thing with a bit more research and authority. Brian On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 6:21 AM, <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> Feb 15 01:29PM -0700 > > >> "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... -- -- 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.
