Jam is put on toast. Carry on.

Someone whose opinion I respect, perhaps Evan Marshall, said a jam was a malfunction that couldn't be cleared by the operator, or at least not immediately.

There are a number of different malfunctions. Not all are jams.

The English language is notorious for having multiple meanings for the same word.

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There are a number of different malfunctions. Not all are jams.

There are a number of different jams, too, not all of which are malfunctions.

My wife likes raspberry.

I prefer strawberry.

Ooooooh, yeah! All right!

Butta-Butta-Jam!!!!

And then there's the distinctions between Jelly, Jam and Preserves.

I much prefer preserves.

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Butta-Butta-Jam!!!!

Peanut Butta - Jam.

As long as it isn't raspberry. There's only one man who'd dare to do that.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:

And then there's the distinctions between Jelly, Jam and Preserves.

I much prefer preserves.

Preserves was my favorite until I discovered Costco's "spread." All the preserves that I find in the store are made with high fructose corn syrup; the Costco strawberry spread is made with actual sugar.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Preserves was my favorite until I discovered Costco's "spread." All the preserves that I find in the store are made with high fructose corn syrup; the Costco strawberry spread is made with actual sugar.

There are many advantages to living in Maine.

Unfortunately, Costco is not one of them.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Preserves was my favorite until I discovered Costco's "spread." All the preserves that I find in the store are made with high fructose corn syrup; the Costco strawberry spread is made with actual sugar.

There are many advantages to living in Maine.

Unfortunately, Costco is not one of them.

I could send you some. Waddaya got to trade?

Years back, some gun scribbler (I think it was Duane Thomas) wrote something I liked, a distinction between stoppages and jams. A stoppage is something you can clear with just your hands and get back in action. A jam disables the gun until it can be taken away and worked on with tools. Most auto pistol malfunctions are the former, some revolver malfunctions (example, case slipped under the extractor star) are the latter.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
And then there's the distinctions between Jelly, Jam and Preserves.

I much prefer preserves.

Apple butter. That is my jam.

Well...since this thread has apparently taken a dive right into the dumpster...

Malfunction, jam, whatever. We all now what it is. It's like the folks going around looking to correct others who say "clip" instead of magazine. It gets old. But, I'll give OP credit for it, because the jam/malfunction deal has not reached the tiresome level of the clip/magazine thing.

Jam is an entirely legitimate term for a lot of malfunctions.

jam verb
jammed; jamming
Definition of jam (Entry 2 of 4)
intransitive verb

1a : to become blocked, wedged, or stuck fast
The line jammed and the boat hung useless.
b : to become unworkable when a movable part becomes blocked or stuck
the gun jammed

If your toe gets stuck in the barrel, would that be toe jam?

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If your toe gets stuck in the barrel, would that be toe jam?

Ugh!