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Rube Goldberg (American informal) a Rube Goldberg piece of equipment or plan is very complicated and not very practical Usage notes: Rube Goldberg was an American who drew funny pictures for newspapers showing complicated inventions. They use a Rube Goldberg type contraption to open and close the farm gate. The city is not well served by this Rube Goldberg scheme for economic development. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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