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<BR>Actually, I always thought it was derived from the old racial slur for germans, with a similar expression based upon the negro slur.
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<PRE>>>><I>gerry-rig
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>>"jury-rig"
>>I had to look this up:
>><A href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=jury-rig" target=_blank><U><FONT color=#800080>http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=jury-rig</FONT></U></A></PRE><PRE>>Doh! I always thought it was derived from gerrymandering. </PRE><PRE>"jerry-rig" is also correct. It means the same as "jury-rig."
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jerry-rig</PRE><PRE> </PRE><BR>
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