[Milsurplus] Jury Rig as nautical term, per Clete

[w7fe]

See http://grammarist.com/usage/jury-rig-jerry-rig-jerry-built/ for another 
learned opinion.

W7FE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
To: "Rob Flory" <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com>
Cc: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Jury Rig as nautical term, per Clete


> Exactly the opposite, IMO.
>
> Jerry rig is a corruption of an olde naval term, Jury Rig..,  an emergency
> sail lashed together, using a boom as a mast, for something like a
> lifeboat.
>
> YMMV,
>
> -John
>
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>
>
>
>> Clete is correct, and I see now that I was mistaken when I said that jury
>> rig is a corruption of Jerry rig.
>>
>> wikipedia has an enlightening entry on jury rig
>>
>> Thank you, Clete.
>>
>> RF
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