what does SWMBO mean?

She who must be obeyed!

Darin in Victoria

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She Who Must Be Obeyed

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

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Re: what does SWMBO mean?

Warren White

>She Who Must Be Obeyed. Usually your wife....

always MY wife

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

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Re: what does SWMBO mean?

Donald Pierson

>Ted...DO NOT use the word SWMBO in mixed company!

Mine thought it was "cute". . . .

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>Was'nt it coined by Mr. Washington while he was filling in for G. Gordon Liddy on the radio ? Not the acromyn but the phrase.

From the book "She" by Haggard

Robert Hutchins

>It was used by Rumpole of the Bailey (old Brit-com series on PBS), and I used to think that was its source. I was corrected by someone (here, I think, though I can't remember who it was). The novel was very popular in the 1920s, I believe.

She, the subject of the book, was a goddess of such power that her minions referred to her as "she who must be obeyed". From that source sprang the term which was further popularized by the Rumpole character when he used it refer to his rather domineering wife. It has since become a common term in Internet parlance.

Re: Mine thought it was "cute". . . .

Falberg saw Co

>It was coined by H. Rider Haggard back in 19hundred something in the book "Ayesha". It was Ayesha's title, since the local folks were forbidden to say Her name out loud. H. Rider Haggard should also be given credit for fathering the first action/adventure/romance/ lost civilization -escapist fiction novel . He was followed by Edgar Rice Burroughs and many others, but never really equalled. You probably know him best for "King Solomon's Mines" but "Allen Quartermain" and, my favorite, "The Mahatma and the Hare" were instant classics also. The writing style is almost Shakespearian, but hey, he was born in the mid 19th century; cut him some slack.

Possibly me.

Rod Peterson -- Ormond Beach

>I have a pretty thorough discussion of the term on my website. Of course others have identified the term, too. There have been enough queries about it here that I'm thinking of offering my version up in WoodCentral Article form.

Rod

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Rod Peterson -- Ormond Beach

>> .DO NOT use the word SWMBO in mixed company!

I don't know why you say that. There's nothing offensive about it, although I remember a few people in the past trying to make it seem like there was. On the contrary, I use it reverently when referring to my bride.

Rod

= no testosterone

Joe Piotrowski - Chicago Burb's

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