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"Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project."

A carrying pole, also called a shoulder pole or a milkmaid's yoke, is a yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load.

Apparently, I had accidently posted this to !30rock@dubvee.org yesterday instead of here. Blerg.

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"A kludge or kluge (/klʌdʒ, kluːdʒ/) is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain. This term is used in diverse fields such as computer science, aerospace engineering, Internet slang, evolutionary neuroscience, animation and government. It is similar in meaning to the naval term jury rig."