Jack Boot
@jackboot.bsky.social
Some rando. I shall occasionally be reposting my old crap from the other place. If that's gauche, sue me. I only have so many thoughts.
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That's what I thought but I looked it up today. It's actually jerry-built and jury rigged but they kind of merged and jerry-built turned into jerry-rigged. I guess the etymology of jerry-built is unclear but it doesn't refer to Germans. And honestly, they didn't have a reputation for building junk.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
That's what I thought but I looked it up today. It's actually jerry-built and jury rigged but they kind of merged and jerry-built turned into jerry-rigged. I guess the etymology of jerry-built is unclear but it doesn't refer to Germans. And honestly, they didn't have a reputation for building junk.
How's that for a run-on sentence?
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
How's that for a run-on sentence?
I've heard them both and people use them interchangeably so I looked it up to find out which is correct only to find they are both correct but they don't mean the same thing and they have different etymologies. Live and learn. :)
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I've heard them both and people use them interchangeably so I looked it up to find out which is correct only to find they are both correct but they don't mean the same thing and they have different etymologies. Live and learn. :)
I thought the same until a couple of hours ago.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I thought the same until a couple of hours ago.
I'm not sure where you are but here the playgrounds are much safer than when I was a kid. That might account for fewer broken bones. Bouncy kids, bouncy playgrounds.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm not sure where you are but here the playgrounds are much safer than when I was a kid. That might account for fewer broken bones. Bouncy kids, bouncy playgrounds.
True. Gravity can't seem to get a grip on them.
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
True. Gravity can't seem to get a grip on them.
Sorry. Just finding your response 11 months later. This is a lightly edited version of a tweet I did years ago. I found out from many people that it did better on other social media platforms where it was clipped and dropped. That five year old is in college now! Thanks for your kindness. :)
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sorry. Just finding your response 11 months later. This is a lightly edited version of a tweet I did years ago. I found out from many people that it did better on other social media platforms where it was clipped and dropped. That five year old is in college now! Thanks for your kindness. :)
Something like that. :)
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Something like that. :)