I have another universal phrase which is well on it's way to describing every possible object
A 'roof jack' can be: A device for lifting a roof A bracket used to support a leveled wood plank on a sloped roof A bracket used to support a stop to prevent construction materials from falling off a sloped roof. A flange or collar around a roof - penetrating vent or conduit
Next, I expect a the phrase to be used to describe a kind of dessert.
--Winston
I never heard that one but a cricket is a little diversionary mini roof in front of a chimney penetration that is down the slope of a roof.
-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
That's a new one on me. I would have thought of this guy:
--Winston
Yessiree, when spoken by a furriner [or 2/3 of native (not Native) Americans], "Jiminy" and "chimney" sound a lot alike.
Won't Jiminy get sooty with that sort of flange replacement?
-- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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I like my metaphors mixed, not shaken. :)
--Winstony Cricket
I once heard a little Flux-core welder called a "cricket."
Cheers! Rich
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