[bannie]

“jury rig”

It’s really called “Gerry rig.” Back during WWI & WWII we called the Germans “Gerrys.” Even though they were our enemies, we all recognized that they could repair things with spit and glue. That’s why things fixed from whatever-you-have are called “Garry rigged.”

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(Now you can hate me.)

[Oztrich Boy]

“jury rig” It's really called “Gerry rig.”

Oxford English Dictionary dates "jury-mast: a temporary mast put up to replace one that has been broken away" to 1616. Prior to the World Wars, and indeed Germany.