Gibs question

You say tomato...

So "gibs" is pronounced "tomato"?

Absolutely. When things start chattering on a cut-off or facing operation, snug up the 'ol tomatoes.

Indeed this is NOT a case of tomato. It is as in Gail. Those that pronounce it any other way are displaying their lack of exposure to the shop environment. Or perhaps they're into sailing?

Harold

Hey John,

Gib.... as in Gib-son

Take care.

Brian Laws>Gibs.

As in The Bee Gees, Gibb.

I'd say Jibs... gibs is the meaty bits when you explode someone... ;-)

Tim (you sure none of you play Quake 2? :)

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If it were G as in George it would be J and part of a crane :-)

Mark Rand RTFM

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 11:24:20 -0600, Jim Kovar brought forth from the murky depths:

Yes, when you hear machinery making strange noises, the old tomatoes snug up on their own. They know better than to hang around when things get tweaky. ;)

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Gibs and Jibs. G J Machine Sailing

Not to mention "gibe" which is specific to rec.crafts.metalworking.

Not to be confused with jibe, see second catagory on top.

Jim

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