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In a message dated 11/25/2002 9:53:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
amyanda2000@... writes:


> I too only heard "jerry-rigged" till I moved to the big city. I
> wonder though if "jerry" is somehow a euphemism for the n-word.

Here's a link to a site which discusses the origins of the phrase:
<A HREF="http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-jur1.htm">Q and A: Jury rigged</A>
or
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-jur1.htm
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