I Give Up

Feb 13, 2004 24 Replies

What in tarnation does SWMBO stand for? And the correct answer won't be "not for much".


SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed. There's a site somewhere that defines all these but I forget what it is. Perhaps a Google search.

Stoned woodworkers must be obliterated.

Nah..... SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED...... a term used by those whose wives wear the pants.

darfc

I have a detailed explanation at my website, even though you've already gotten the Cliff Notes answer here.

- - LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

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Actually it stands for:

She Who Must Be Obeyed

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Here's my top 10...

  1. Sanded, Worked, Milled, Buffed, Oiled
  2. Simple Wooden Moulding Bonded On
  3. Some Work Might Be Ordinary
  4. Spruce, Walnut, Mahogany, Bubinga, Oak
  5. Suppose Wood Made Buyers Offended?
  6. Stationary Woodworking Machine Bought Online
  7. Suprised When My Bride Offers
  8. Spalted Wood May Be Oiled
  9. Starting Woodworkers Mostly Buy Oak
  10. Spouse Who May Bitch Often

I know, some are a stretch...

Jay

I'd say in you case Jay, that it's Sanskrit for too much time on your hands. :)

GO! Right now out to your shop and make some sawdust! You NEED it bad!

it comes from the British book( rumpole on the bailey) it's what the title character calls his bossy wife. She who must be obeyed.

Now THAT's a picture!

Actually, it's "Rumpole OF the Bailey" :-).

Frankly, it originally came from one of the old H.Rider Haggard novels in reference to a female leader of a tribe in Africa, and stands for

SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED

John

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