Emergence of the "SWAMBO" acronym...?

[beergears]

I just noticed the SWAMBO acronym in use by at least one forum poster.


Is this a new trend, in your experience?

 

[JustDave]

Hmmm. Either a typo, or it stands for Always? I dunno.

 

[Chris_Dog]

[ame]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=swmbo&spell=1[/ame]

 

[JustDave]

Chris, I think he was asking about the "A" in there.

Found it. No, I don't think it's a new trend, although I could be wrong (wouldn't be the first time). I'll be damned if I have to type an extra letter!

 

[Chris_Dog]

There it is... thank you Davey!

 

[Fingers]

I'll be damned if I have to type an extra letter!

Unless, of course, she tells you to.

 

[Jesse17]

I just noticed the SWAMBO acronym in use by at least one forum poster.


Is this a new trend, in your experience?

If you're refering to my post in the Weird experience thread, it was a typo. But kind of cool that I made you all look it up...Hahahahahahahaha

 

[chione]

i am guessing typo

zero hits
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vs

21xx
[ame]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=swmbo+site%3Awww.homebrewtalk.com&btnG=Search[/ame]

 

[Chad]

See, I would have conjugated it: SWMBO, SWAMBO, SWUMBO

She Who Must Be Obeyed (a very cool H. Rider Haggard reference, by the way) = SWMBO, pronounced Swimbo. Swambo would be on the way out and Swumbo would already be gone.

Chad

 

[cowgo]

See, I would have conjugated it: SWMBO, SWAMBO, SWUMBO

She Who Must Be Obeyed (a very cool H. Rider Haggard reference, by the way) = SWMBO, pronounced Swimbo. Swambo would be on the way out and Swumbo would already be gone.

Chad

Interesting. I've always known it as a Rumpole of the Bailey reference.

 

[Chad]

Interesting. I've always known it as a Rumpole of the Bailey reference.

Yup, John Mortimer picked it up from Haggard's She to refer to Hilda, Rumpole's wife.

 

[feedthebear]

I always thought it was a Rumpole of the Bailey reference too.

 

[dantodd]

As Chad said, Rumpole took it from Haggard, I'm pretty sure many more of us heard it from Rumpole than read Haggard.

 

[david_42]

"She" isn't exactly a memorable story (I re-read it 6 months ago). It's main claim to fame is that is was the first "lost land/people". I think the full "she who must be obeyed" is only mentioned once, whereas Rumpole used it frequently.

 

[Evan!]

Heh, the best part is that, no matter what, I still think of that awesome book, "little black *****", every time I hear "SWMBO". I used to love that book, regardless of its controversial past (when I was a kid, I had no idea about that crap anyway). Man, those stupid tigers, they ran around that tree so fast they turned into butter. Awesome!

 

[rabidgerbil]

Throwing the Always in there is just redundant. If she MUST be obeyed, that is already an imperative.

 

[dantodd]

"She" isn't exactly a memorable story (I re-read it 6 months ago). It's main claim to fame is that is was the first "lost land/people". I think the full "she who must be obeyed" is only mentioned once, whereas Rumpole used it frequently.

Not sure I understand the relevance. I'm sure SWMBO is used here more in a week than in the entire run of rumpole. Does that somehow mean it originated here?