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[Danger]

Okay, here's a twist.
I'm going to recycle Andre's last one: "gate".
This time, though, it refers to something involved in my previous profession rather than his. I was a locksmith. Any of the things that he eliminated in his post are also not applicable to this one. It is very obscure, so I won't blame anyone for Googling rather than knowing it right off. (In fact, I don't even know whether or not Google can help.)

 

[flatmaster]

The gate is the array of pins in the tumbler. Every pin in the gate must line up to open the lock.

 

[flatmaster]

The suffix "-gate" is a generic term for a political scandal. The term originates with the Watergate scandal.

 

[Danger]

Nice tries, Flatmaster, but the first one doesn't exist and the second is not applicable.

I'm going to bed now, so don't expect any more replies in the immediate future.

edit: For the record, the array of pins is called the "code". For instance, if you tell me that you need a key for a 47946 code on a Schlage "C" keyway, I can make it for you without ever seeing the lock.

 

[Danger]

Really? Nobody?

 

[collinsmark]

Sigourney Weaver?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnJvsBbELvk

 

[Danger]

Sigourney Weaver?

No, but I love her so much that I'm tempted to give it to you.

Okay, I'll withdraw this question and give an easier one.
Let's get back to Andre's realm: the term is "George".

(A "gate" is the slot in the drive cam at the rear of the wheel pack in a dial-type combination lock, into which the fence falls in order to withdraw the bolt and open the door. I really didn't expect anyone to get it, since I seem to be the only locksmith in residence.)

 

[Danger]

Oh, come on now...
Anybody...?
Hint: Pilot says to co-pilot "Let George do it."

 

[flatmaster]

Otto pilot.

 

[Danger]

Otto pilot. View attachment 58434

Correct! (Although most require less inflation than the one in your photo. Oh, how I envied that little blue bastard...)

Take it away, son...

 

[flatmaster]

I learned this term just a month or two ago when it started to warm up here in Pennsylvania. The next word is...

"pole syrup"

Hint: Mind out of the gutter. It's not dirty.

 

[Danger]

It's not dirty.

Well, that pretty much rules out anything that I'd ever think of.

I have an idea, but I'll hold off. (Actually, stand by for a PM.)

edit: Since I was wrong, as ascertained by our PM's, I'll just lie back in the weeds and wait for a bit. This might turn out to be another instance of a regional term, since I've never heard of it in relation to what we discussed.

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Would the people in Quebec be laughing at you for eating this on your breakfast? As far as I know it is a slang term for imitation maple syrup, as it most likely came from a telephone pole, as the joke goes.

 

[flatmaster]

Yep. It's fake maple syrup. I tapped my maple trees this year and came across this term in the process. Next word

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

I'm giving a series of words, if you know one you should know all, and be able to figure out context from each one.

Monitor World
Video Village
Dimmer Beach
The Pit

 

[flatmaster]

Any store that sells gizmos that are old enough to be obselete, but not old enough to be retro.

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Nope.

Hint:

They are all locations that are in the same building.

Bonus:

If you can name the joke related to how one of these locations got its nickname.

 

[collinsmark]

Here's my guess: They are all areas within a theater. And if I'm not mistaken, some or all can apply both to live performance type of theater as well as film/production.

• Monitor World: Also called "Monitor Land." Involves a big audio mixer/sound board thingamajig.
• Video Village: Production area. That where the action is. "Sometimes it takes a village."
• Dimmer Beach: Area where the stage lighting is controlled. Dimmers for the stage lights can be anywhere, generally speaking, but "dimmer beach" is typically the term if the dimmers are stored onstage.
• The Pit: Orchestra pit?

Sorry, but I wasn't able to come across the joke.

[Edit: And they also might apply to a television studio, such as ones that record/produce sitcoms, talk-shows, and maybe even live news.]

 

[Argentum Vulpes]

Yup you got it Collinsmark.

Close enough for Monitor world. In most cases it is where the amps, wireless receivers, onstage/ in ear mixer, and senders live. FOH (front of house) mixing is done FOH.

Video Village is also where any video production for the show happens.

The pit is the orchestra pit, a good place to put the muscians and there stuff.

I'm not sure on using these terms for TV/movie production. I've only here them in theater/concert settings

As for the joke for the name Dimmer beach, it's because it's where the breakers are.

 

[collinsmark]

Okay, here is my jargon move:

What is the "well"?

Of course the word "well," on its own, has many definitions. I'm looking for something very specific. In this context:

• It is a noun.
• It is [usually]* tangible: something that can be touched with one's hand for example.
• It has a corresponding adjective, also "well" in this particular context. The adjective "well" can be used in the form "well BLANKSs," where "BLANK" represents a different, specific word that I have not mentioned in this post. I'm not asking for what BLANK is (although that will almost certainly lead you to the answer), rather I'm asking for the noun to which adjective refers (in this context): the "well".
• It is not particularly related to science or technology. It is not a scientific term. It is not a technological term.

It is not described by any of the references on these pages:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WELL_%28disambiguation%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_%28disambiguation%29

Nor is it specifically described by any of these definitions:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/well

except for maybe, "8. An enclosed space for receiving and holding something ...". The well I'm looking for is used for receiving and/or holding something. But I'm looking for something more specific than that. (Oh, and this "well" has nothing to do with airplanes.)

I venture to guess that perhaps the majority of people** have heard or read the term "well BLANKs" (where "BLANK" is a specific word I'm not mentioning in this post) at one time or another, but most people don't know why they're called that.

As a reminder, you can guess at what the BLANK in "well BLANKs" is, but I'm looking for the noun: the thing that "well" in "well BLANKs" refers to. And that noun -- that thing -- is called the "well".

*[Edit: Okay, in some scenarios the "well" might be nothing more than a symbolic location if there is no real "well" within proximity. But the name the "well" comes from something specific that can receive and/or hold things.]

**[In places where English is the commonly spoken language.]

 

[Danger]

(Oh, and this "well" has nothing to do with airplanes.)

Hmmmpppphhhh...
Then I have no further interest. Come along, then, Andre... let's go snag a beer and let these groundhogs have their fun...

 

[collinsmark]

Hmmmpppphhhh...
Then I have no further interest. Come along, then, Andre...

Oh, my goodness no!

The part of the link I quoted in more detail is "8. An enclosed space for receiving and holding something, such as the wheels of an airplane when retracted."

What I meant to say is the "well" which I was hinting about does involve the idea of receiving/holding/containing stuff. My other comment was just to say that it just doesn't involve airplanes in this case, even though landing gear was used as an example in the quoted link (my "well" has nothing to do with landing gear).

let's go snag a beer and let these groundhogs have their fun...

If the beer selection is bad, you could always consider a couple of well BLANKs instead.

 

[Danger]

If the beer selection is bad, you could always consider a couple of well BLANKs instead.

Hmmm... I thought that this was simply a term that we used in my town, not a common one, so I never thought of it in relation to this. When I was tending bar, we had an array of plastic buckets surrounding the ice well, which held the most popular liquors in their own spots. They were referred to as "speed wells" because we didn't have to turn around to the main bar to grab a bottle.

 

[collinsmark]

Danger wins the round!

The "well", in its most general sense, refers to the location immediately behind and under the bar. That's where the ice is stored among other things such as a speed rail for the cheapy liquor.

Here is a picture of my lovely bartender showing off the well. Circled in red is the speed rail thing where "well drinks" come from.

"BLANK," the mystery word in my previous post is "drink." Well drinks are called "well drinks" because they are made with cheap liquor: the liquor typically stored in the speed rail in the well. If you order a "gin and tonic" you will get whatever cheap gin is in "the well." If you order a "Tanqueray and tonic," you'll get the name brand stuff, but it'll cost more.

"Well drinks" are often on sale, or on "special," meaning they are extra cheap.



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On a different note, the bar that I frequent has an additional use of the term. If you have a "backup," but are too tipsy to drink it, you can tell the bartender to "put it in the well," meaning you will drink it next time. This is recorded in some way or another such as a in a notebook or something. This practice is comparatively rare though.

Okay, Danger. You're up.

 

[Danger]

I didn't actually get that. My answer, while dealing with the same basic subject as yours, was about something totally different.
The term "well drinks" doesn't exist here; they're referred to as "bar brand". For instance, when I walk into a place not in the mood for beer, I'll say "What's your bar Scotch?" If it's something that I don't like, I'll order Ballentine's or Famous Grouse, which are "call brands".
While we have "speed rails" at knee level, I've known only one bartender in my life who actually used it. Nowadays, though, all bar brands are delivered through the gun, not a bottle, in most places. The ice well and speed wells are the only components known by that name, not the whole area.
I'll sketch up what I'm referring to and post it in a while.
Meantime, I think it's only fair that you pick a new term and continue.

 

[collinsmark]

Meantime, I think it's only fair that you pick a new term and continue.

Oh, no. Your guess was most certainly close enough. I would have accepted pretty much anything dealing with a bar. Your guess was more or less right on the mark.

Your move.

Edit:

 

[Danger]

Okay. It's probably best to keep thing reasonably simple from now on.
In reference to a sport (not horse racing): rail.
There are two completely different answers, involving different sports, that I'll accept.

 

[Danger]

It's too late to edit my last post. I just now saw the photos in yours. Too cool! You have some fine looking friends.
Okay, hints about my subject matter: one is an indoor sport that I play and love, and the other is an outdoor one that I love but don't play. The definition for the latter actually has a (sub-definition?) of the term incorporated into itself.

 

[flatmaster]

The "rail" is a bumper on a pool table.

 

[Danger]

Correct, Flatmaster.
The other use that I would have accepted is that it's a type of dragster. (The "sub-definition" is the fuel rail via which the engine thereof is injected.)
Take it away, Squire.