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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread to macgyver, to jordi-rig #38381 08/12/2001 12:09 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12 Vienna, Austria Cameron stranger Cameron stranger Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12 Vienna, Austria I've heard the verb "macgyver" used several times and googled it- http://members.aol.com/ichilites/editions/july24.html The word has positive or even laudatory connotations I feel, while "jury-rig" in my experience often does not, as evidenced by the alteration "jerry-rig". I propose a new verb, to jordi-rig. Jordi-rig: to solve an imaginary engineering problem by reciting meaningless pseudo-scientific terms, pushing a button painted onto a piece of cardboard, and waiting for the computer animation team to draw our attention away from the bogosity of the whole scenario by dazzling us with special effects. -CB Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to macgyver, to jordi-rig #38382 08/13/2001 5:05 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 They speak of having a "supervisor knob" on scientific equipment, the premise being that only the grad students actually know what's goin on with the experiment, but the supervisor drops by occasionally to turn the knobs and hum thoughtfully at the results. Of course, upon examination of the back of the panel, you would find it wasn't wired to anything at all. I've also heard "boss knob" or something along those lines. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: to macgyver, to jordi-rig #38383 08/14/2001 7:22 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom rodward addict rodward addict Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom "supervisor knob" not wired to anything at all in similar vein, the guy who rings the central heating maintenance and informs them that the thermostat in the hall "is just for my wife to play with; the real one is in the cupboard under the stairs". Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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