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Not at all related ot Halo, but here it is, the definition of "Grommet"
1. Machinery. a. any of various rings or eyelets of metal or the like.
b. an insulated washer of rubber or plastic, inserted in a hole in a metal part to prevent grounding of a wire passing through the hole.
2. Nautical. a. a ring or strop of fiber or wire; becket.
b. a ring having a thickness of three strands, made by forming a loop of a single strand, then laying the ends around the loop.
c. a ring of fiber used as a seal or gasket, as under the head of a bolt.
3. a washer or packing for sealing joints between sections of pipe.
4. Military. a stiff ring of rubber or metal inside the top of a service cap, designed to keep the top of the cap stretched flat.
5. a metal-bound eyelet in cloth, sometimes used decoratively, as on a garment.
–verb (used with object) 6. to fasten with a grommet
I think that he literally meant he made it in real life!
[Edited on 03.30.2008 6:12 PM PDT]