1. jury rig etc
- Posted by "BABOR, JIRI" <J.Babor at GNS.CRI.NZ> Nov 06, 1998
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Michael Sabal, you wrote: >[Jury-rig] > I don't know the history of the word, but to jury-rig > something means making or fixing something complex technically > using simple everyday materials. <snip> Yes. I believe it's a yachting term. An emergency lash-up to get you safely back to port when your sails (rig) are severely damaged. >[Finally] > I'm not going to take issue with tag lines. I couldn't care > less what anybody says at the end of their post. However, I > take exception to posts that are specifically written to > insult or direct displeasure at any person or group, be it a > certain twelve-year-old criminal, or Christians in general > (both have appeared with frightening regularity the past three > days). I would like it to stop, and anyone who wants to > continue this discussion, please do it PRIVATELY! What are you moaning about again? There are plenty of non-Christians on this list, Jews, Buddhists, Moslems etc, even damned atheists like me, and we have *never* seen them pushing their religious views or philosophies. But we have had plenty of very unsubtle propaganda, even plain bullshit from a bunch of fanatics on your side of the fence. >[Steps off soapbox, and waits for hate mail :)] If you love hate mail so much - you keep asking for it - why don't you join one of the 'alt.religion.whatever', you will probably get more than you can handle. jiri
2. jury rig etc
- Posted by Ad Rienks <Ad_Rienks at COMPUSERVE.COM> Nov 05, 1998
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- Last edited Nov 06, 1998
jiri wrote: >What are you moaning about again? There are plenty of non-Christians >on this list, Jews, Buddhists, Moslems etc, even damned atheists like >me, and we have *never* seen them pushing their religious views or >philosophies. But we have had plenty of very unsubtle propaganda, >even plain bullshit from a bunch of fanatics on your side of the >fence. Amen! ad