Re: jerry and jury

["Andy Turnbull" andyt@xxxxxxxx]

I wonder if jerry-built relates to the one-time governor, (of Mass, I think)
that Gerrymander is named for? After he re-sorted voting districts, (to his
benefit, of course) one reporter noted that the new district was shaped like
a salamander. Another said it looked like a Gerrymander.


He might have organized some public construction projects. The spelling is
different, but that can change over time.


andy t


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Norman" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:35 PM
Subject: OT: jerry and jury



Thanks, Patricia. Jerry-built begins to describe the way I'm feeling
these days. And jury-rigged reminds me to get busy on some syllabi.

Michael Norman

At 02:47 PM 1/7/2009, Patricia wrote:

To jerry-build (probably from the given name Jerry) is to build
unsubstantial structures of shoddy materials, usually on
speculation. The classic examples would be the insulae of ancient
Rome or the tenements of the Lower East Side in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries.

To jury-rig is to improvise a part on a ship to replace one that has
broken or carried away. Its soundness would depend on circumstances,
material available, and the skill of the ship's carpenter, but would
always be done as well as possible, as the ship and her crew's life
would depend on it.





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