On 9/11/2012 12:11 PM, Rick wrote:
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My favorites:

a settling torch
rod iron

For a long time the local DRMO had "scrap irony"

The quintessential "duck tape" has always grated on my ears...

But, one has to be careful in throwing stones--I doubt there's anybody
who doesn't have at least one malapropism in their past even if it's
just a leftover from something grown-ups said while were kids that
didn't understand.

Not to say that education levels have not dropped all across the board;
certainly they have. General technical knowledge is abysmally low,
however...

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