jargon

[Victor Steinbok]

It's possible someone has already posted the link in the last 6 weeks
and I just missed it.

What do cracking, packing, bleaching, hijacking and kidnapping have in
common? And I do mean /all/ of them, not selective pairs.

Along with gerrymandering, these are bits of state redistricting jargon
(in the US). More here:

http://goo.gl/0di5k

Gerrymandering is likely best known, as it's an unusual word that stands
out. The rest are all "repurposed".

     VS-)

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