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| Topic: | Qestion for ALL installers! - Mouse Farts, China Men, Fish Sticks, etc... This thread has 88 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday March 3, 2002 at 16:31 |
Jay In Chicago Founding Member |
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Ok.. Call me crazy, but this Form is looking an awful lot like a Pronto Pro Q&A forum lately?? What is that all about? This Forum is for professional installers with SERIOUS questions and there is already an excellent Pronto forum just a click away.
With that in mind, lets talk shop. In an effort to maintain the highest levels of professionalism, I am trying to compile a list of professional installers terms and phrases. This way we can impress all of those who have the honor of watching and listening to us do our job/s.
Below is a short list of some of the many many many. Terms in use out there in the field, but I'm sure there a quite a few that many of us never get the pleasure of hearing or more importantly using because there has been far too little research into this area in the installers language. A language all his own.
Fish Sticks: AKA- golden rods, creep-zit, etc.
China Men in the wire - Refers to a "chink" or "kink" in the wire. (please, hold back on the mail saying that we are offending any particular groups, this is not a demeaning term, just funny).... I won't say it twice...
Widow Maker - Refers to a powerful right angle drill or any other powerful tool that could have you cashing in your chips with one bad move.
Monkey Cum, or Snot: Refers to pulling lube for wire in pipe. (No were not trying to offend monkeys!)
Mouse Farts - Refers to the little pull strings that are sucked or blown through conduit. (looks like mouse with 200' tail)
Five Gallon Get Tall - "Pass me that five gallon get tall" This was actually said to me by a plumber with a southern drawl. I haven't forgot it, and neither has OSHA. Fro the of you still scratching your head... He wanted me to give him a bucket to stand on thus making himself taller.
Wire Balls - An electrician term referring to his nuts.... "wire nuts"
Slinky - Coiled Fish tape
Persuader - Hammer
Twist Stick - Screw Driver
Confuser - Computer
Banana - Tone/Probe "the old ones were yellow.
Ass - Butt set
Well, the list goes on, and we need to know more. If you only have one offbeat term or way of saying something. You will have made us all that much more knowledgeable and {cough} professional.
Take just a moment of your time. It's for a good cause. At leas let us know if you learned anything.
Hey... It's Sunday, time to work on those back burner projects... OK?
This message was edited by Jay In Chicago on 04/10/05 14:01 ET.
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| Post 2 made on Sunday March 3, 2002 at 18:53 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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A turner-rounder: A drill
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| Post 3 made on Sunday March 3, 2002 at 22:57 |
avdude Founding Member |
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Guzzzinta---- Goes In To
Guzzzouta --- Goes out Of
The highly technical temrs for explaining what plugs into what....
Don't forget knuckle buster for those 1/2" milwaukee drills that are strong enough to turn 3" speed-bore's...and knuckle head (the guys like me on occasion, stupid enough to actually do it!!!)
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| Post 4 made on Monday March 4, 2002 at 01:41 |
jwalkup Founding Member |
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| Post 5 made on Monday March 4, 2002 at 04:06 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
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China Men in the wire - Refers to a "chink" or "kink" in the wire. AKA "A-holes" Larry www,fineelectricco.com
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| Post 6 made on Monday March 4, 2002 at 18:39 |
automation-arts Founding Member |
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Those knots and such are "boogers"
I have a set of Glow Rods or Fish Sticks
The Hammer is definitly the Convincer
200 mph tape....duct tape!
And most of all you dont have stuid customers they are elctronically challenged.!
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| Post 7 made on Monday March 4, 2002 at 19:09 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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B.F.H. ------- Big F****n Hammer
R.T.F.M. ----- Read The F****n Manual
E.S.O. ------- Equipment Superior to Operator
JJP
This message was edited by John Pechulis on 03/04/02 21:38.45.
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| Post 8 made on Monday March 4, 2002 at 21:27 |
Brent Southam Founding Member |
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JJP -
At least give us a hint.
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| Post 9 made on Tuesday March 5, 2002 at 21:55 |
www.RRDeals.com Founding Member |
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I'd bet 2 mouse farts it's either John J. Pechulis or J. John Pechulis... :) Randy www.RRDeals.com
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| Post 10 made on Tuesday March 5, 2002 at 22:18 |
John Pechulis Loyal Member |
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| Post 11 made on Wednesday March 6, 2002 at 03:37 |
VinnyBag Founding Member |
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Rats Nest = mess of wires
Wire monkey = installer who does pre-wires
Break chair = spool of wire
donkey schlong = a bunch of wires all taped together
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| Post 12 made on Wednesday March 6, 2002 at 16:00 |
Jose Blanco Founding Member |
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Spegetti- wires behind a system
Donkey Dick- the "pre-wire" that sticks out of a wall wrapped in electrical tape....Once had a customer call and asked if we could hide that "thing...you know what it looks like!"
Destrucion manual- Instruction manual
CWILF - pronounced KWil-F "Customers wife I'd like to F**K."
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| Post 13 made on Wednesday March 6, 2002 at 16:26 |
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In Croatia installers name for Hammer is Pentium.
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| Post 14 made on Friday March 8, 2002 at 07:54 |
Steve D Founding Member |
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Pecker head=termination point on a Motor, Screen whatever
C#@t Hair=very small distance
RCH thats a red one they are even smaller as per my Dad
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| Post 15 made on Friday March 8, 2002 at 21:09 |
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