[Milsurplus] The verb "to Hanz"

[C.Whitaker]

de WB2CPN
I thought "Jury Rig" was an one way to install
an emergency sail on a sailboat.
Clete
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On 5/23/2013 3:12 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Rob Flory <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hanz's last name must have been Schmidt, as before one "MacGyvered"
>> something, one "Schmidted" it, in the sense of improvisational
>> engineering.
>>
> I have never heard of these individuals or situations, though Hanzing is
> legendary in these parts. If you have a broken part that is impossible to
> replace, you look high and low for someone to Hanz you up a replacement.
>
> It is rumored that the famous character of he old TV series Happy Days, the
> Fonz (Fanz before the writers changed it), was loosely based on the
> original. Very loosely. Not much at all, really.
>
> A better comparison would be the Quartermaster aka "Q" from the early Bond
> movies. Talk about gadgets.......
>
> ~ Todd/KAQ
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