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Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
I recently attended a conference where the lawyer that was lecturing stated
the term jig should not be allowed in the shops any longer. They should be referred to as fixtures or templates or devices! Just one reason I love LA ~ Dave -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
Teamcasa wrote:
I recently attended a conference where the lawyer that was lecturing stated the term jig should not be allowed in the shops any longer. They should be referred to as fixtures or templates or devices! Just one reason I love LA ~ Dave My understanding of the word *Jig* is a device that can be altred to suit a particulr size. So it is politcally incorrect and should not be confused with the word *Template* which is a fixed sized device. -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:34:06 -0700, "Teamcasa"
wrote: I recently attended a conference where the lawyer that was lecturing stated the term jig should not be allowed in the shops any longer. They should be referred to as fixtures or templates or devices! Just one reason I love LA ~ Here's a couple along the same line: You may recall the D.C. city aide that was fired several years ago (although sensibly rehired) after having used "niggardly" in a speech to the locals. Protests aplenty from plenty who had no idea what that word means. More locally, I was an air traffic controller for 30 years. We used plastic holders--about 1½x8" to hold the strips that we used to record data on each flight we were working. The strips were held in a vertical steel bay that could accommodate 19 strips. There were anywhere from two to five bays per sector. Anyway, ATC protocol is whenever something needs to be done with a particular flight that you can't do immediately you cock the strip--that is lift one end, slide the strip to the right or left, and let the far end hold the strip up, out of the plane of the rest of the strips on that edge. Anyway, sometime in the '90s, someone got a wild hair that "cock" was not an appropriate word to use in the modern, sensitive, gender neutral environment we were now working in. So, ignoring the particular definition of "cock" in use, even though it was correct, and ignoring other variations such as "cock" (rooster), "cock" (valve), and "cock" as in cocked hat, all of which can be comfortably used in mixed company, so far as I know, they started teaching "tilt" at the Academy. It just made me want to scream. I'm glad I left in '97. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
Only the term device could be used instead of jig. Fixture or template would
be incorrect. "Teamcasa" wrote in message ... I recently attended a conference where the lawyer that was lecturing stated the term jig should not be allowed in the shops any longer. They should be referred to as fixtures or templates or devices! Just one reason I love LA ~ Dave -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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LRod said:
Anyway, sometime in the '90s, someone got a wild hair that "cock" was not an appropriate word to use in the modern, sensitive, gender neutral environment we were now working in. So, ignoring the particular definition of "cock" in use, even though it was correct, I recall being chastised rather severely for using the word "bitch" in mixed company. The conversation at that point had touched on dog breeding. |
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"Morris Dovey" wrote in message ... snip Interesting. As a general rule, _lawyers_ are not allowed in my shop. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto Some lawyers make good pushsticks.... :) |
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"Rob Lee" wrote... Some lawyers make good pushsticks.... Mr Lee, always good to hear from you. You may want to rethink your comment about using lawyers for pushsticks. On account that lawyers are often slippery. And a general safety hazard. |
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"Lee Michaels" wrote in message . .. "Rob Lee" wrote... Some lawyers make good pushsticks.... Mr Lee, always good to hear from you. You may want to rethink your comment about using lawyers for pushsticks. On account that lawyers are often slippery. And a general safety hazard. Not after they are dead. |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
What was the lawyers recommendation as to how they should refer to
their Jig Saws? |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
wrote in message ups.com... What was the lawyers recommendation as to how they should refer to their Jig Saws? Saber Saws or Scroll Saws. The jig saw is or has been been called both. But on another note, how about , The Jig is up, or Can you dance the Jig? |
Jig -Fixture-Template - Politically Correct
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:22:19 GMT, "Leon"
wrote: wrote in message oups.com... What was the lawyers recommendation as to how they should refer to their Jig Saws? Saber Saws or Scroll Saws. The jig saw is or has been been called both. But on another note, how about , The Jig is up, or Can you dance the Jig? Or gigahertz or gigabyte. For those who pronounce them correctly. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
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wrote in message ups.com... What was the lawyers recommendation as to how they should refer to their Jig Saws? Reciprocating toothed cutting machine ~ Dave Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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"Rob Lee" Some lawyers make good pushsticks.... :) Only certain parts of them - properly cured and dried~ Dave Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Teamcasa wrote:
"Rob Lee" Some lawyers make good pushsticks.... :) Only certain parts of them - properly cured and dried~ Dave Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com But only from the 95% that give the others a bad name. Joe |
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On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:50:53 +0100, LRod
wrote: On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:34:06 -0700, "Teamcasa" wrote: I recently attended a conference where the lawyer that was lecturing stated the term jig should not be allowed in the shops any longer. They should be referred to as fixtures or templates or devices! Just one reason I love LA ~ Here's a couple along the same line: You may recall the D.C. city aide that was fired several years ago (although sensibly rehired) after having used "niggardly" in a speech to the locals. Protests aplenty from plenty who had no idea what that word means. More locally, I was an air traffic controller for 30 years. What was your status during the strike in 81? Just curious - I'm a Pilot (private/IFR) so I know some ATC types and most were hired after the strike. J We used plastic holders--about 1½x8" to hold the strips that we used to record data on each flight we were working. The strips were held in a vertical steel bay that could accommodate 19 strips. There were anywhere from two to five bays per sector. Anyway, ATC protocol is whenever something needs to be done with a particular flight that you can't do immediately you cock the strip--that is lift one end, slide the strip to the right or left, and let the far end hold the strip up, out of the plane of the rest of the strips on that edge. Anyway, sometime in the '90s, someone got a wild hair that "cock" was not an appropriate word to use in the modern, sensitive, gender neutral environment we were now working in. So, ignoring the particular definition of "cock" in use, even though it was correct, and ignoring other variations such as "cock" (rooster), "cock" (valve), and "cock" as in cocked hat, all of which can be comfortably used in mixed company, so far as I know, they started teaching "tilt" at the Academy. It just made me want to scream. I'm glad I left in '97. |
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On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:28:34 -0400, Joe Bemier
wrote: What was your status during the strike in 81? Just curious - I'm a Pilot (private/IFR) so I know some ATC types and most were hired after the strike. I spent 20 months "on the street." I eventually won my appeal (we all appealed) and was reinstated. As a matter of fact, I just met last week with a couple of hundred fellow controllers from the Class of '81 during which we commemorated the 25th anniversary. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 email addy de-spam-ified due to 1,000 spams per month. If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't care to correspond with you anyway. |
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On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:23:50 -0500, Tom Veatch wrote:
I recall being chastised rather severely for using the word "bitch" in mixed company. The conversation at that point had touched on dog breeding. Me too ... only the word in question was "whelp"; used in reference to the woman who lived across the hallway from me. ;-) |
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