Nigger in the wood pile

A problem with a phone system.
The expression was coined by a pioneer for phone technicians and was carried on through apprentices and journymen. Today it is used in limited numbers among veteran phone technicians.

"Well, I tell ya...I can't seem to get the 2600 frequency to trunk. I reckon there's a nigger in the wood pile, boy."

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Crack a rim

To act foolishly or recklessly with a vehicle, usually under the influence of one or more mind altering substances, to the point of damaging the vehicle.

Shortly after drinking at home, Kyle and Jared couldn't even make it out of the neighborhood without cracking a rim.

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