Swmbo

[Mike8472]

what does SWMBO stand for?

I have seen it in many posts and can't figure it out. I know it means girlfriend/wife but what is it an abreviation of?

[Dangerous Dan]

She Who (thinks she) Must Be Obeyed

[wizard]

I must admit, I had not idea what it stood for but I could always tell by the tone of various posts that SWMBO had a certain power over a person. LOL, I totally agree, perfect explaination for the other (demanding) half

[Improviser]

I'll definitely have to do some Obeying if she finds my new Polish Lavvu tent in the shed! - oh oh im in trouble

[British Red]

Its a reference to "Rumpole of the Bailey" where the wonderful Horace Rumpole always referred to the redoubtable Mrs Hilda Rumpole as "She Who Must Be Obeyed".

Superb books - and the radio 4 adaptions have whiled away many a boring journey for me!

[eel28]

Aha! so thats what it means! often wondered about that along with several other abbreviations used

[Ahjno]

This one is a sticky in Other Chatter:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1537

[Kerne]

The distaff equivalent is, I believe. HWMBLT - He Who Must Be Listened To. I don't understand the significance myself...

[durulz]

Its a reference to "Rumpole of the Bailey" where the wonderful Horace Rumpole always referred to the redoubtable Mrs Hilda Rumpole as "She Who Must Be Obeyed".

Superb books - and the radio 4 adaptions have whiled away many a boring journey for me!

Yes and no.
It actually comes from the novel 'She' by Rider Haggard. Which is where John Mortimer took it from for his Rumpole books.

[Dangerous Dan]

I'll definitely have to do some Obeying if she finds my new Polish Lavvu tent in the shed! - oh oh im in trouble

Now then Improviser, repeat after me: "This old thing? I've had it ages"

Works everytime

[Klenchblaize]

Now then Improviser, repeat after me: "This old thing? I've had it ages"

Works everytime

Until she trawls the next bank statement!

cheers!

[Toddy]

I'll definitely have to do some Obeying if she finds my new Polish Lavvu tent in the shed! - oh oh im in trouble

Hah! you try getting a parachute or another knife past HWMBLT even Son2 is on his side ............just no concept of the necesssities of life.......

cheers,
Toddy

[Logit]

I'll definitely have to do some Obeying if she finds my new Polish Lavvu tent in the shed! - oh oh im in trouble

yes... that one, im on half term, and mine was set to be delivered yesterday, no problems as swmbo was meant to be at work....

then she took some toil and was at home.... sat at the front door all day, and nearly got it past her until the dogs barked when it was delivered.

I have now had to formally agree not to buy and shelter/tent/ sleep equipment until after our wedding, and then it must be a bell tent with a big wood burning stove......

All that means is i can still have all the other stuff posted to home, and the sheltery things posted to work!!

[Melonfish]

i was about to say, don't you lot get everything posted to work?
although i got a knife blank through the post the other day, missed the parcel so SWMBO went and picked it up for me. didn't even bat an eye.
other times i'm possibly looking at death by staring...

[Muddy Boots]

SWMBO could stand for

She who must be omnipotent

She who must be ominipresent

She who must be Ogled

She who must be on.

[some like it cold]

My SWMBO supports and encourages me in everything so i can order what i like when i like )

we're going to canada as a family in january so i can get any cold weather gear i so wish any suggestions??

[bert333]

aaahhhh the SWMBO trap ...
am amazed how many fall into it

[Dangerous Dan]

aaahhhh the SWMBO trap ...
am amazed how many fall into it

Go on bert, I'll take the bait. What do you mean by trap? Do you mean the act of being stuck with a SWMBO or is this one those little BCUK in-jokes?

[bert333]

no bait
no joke/tricks

2nd option

[Bushwhacker]

I think these acronyms are quite annoying, it's no different to text talk.

[Toddy]

Each to their own. I don't write my husband or sons names on the net, this is a neat way of describing the individual without being too personal about it. Indeed I used the HWMBLT enough that when I asked him to join up so I could check something from a members point of view not a Mods one, he used that acronym

As for the others.......common usage; First Aid Kit, Every Day Carry, Small Forest Axe, If I recall correctly, and the others are just simplified phrases.

Text speak is often gobbledegook only understood amongst friends within a certain circle.

cheers,
Toddy

[John Fenna]

Each to their own.

As for the others.......common usage; First Aid Kit, Every Day Carry, Small Forest Axe, If I recall correctly, and the others are just simplified phrases.

Text speak is often gobbledegook only understood amongst friends within a certain circle.

cheers,
Toddy

Yep - that is how I see it as well!

[Bushwhacker]

Text speak is often gobbledegook only understood amongst friends within a certain circle.

Which is why I likened these acronyms to text speak.

[Toddy]

But this is the circle, it's a kind of welcoming one though, and these acronyms are the familiar terms we use all the time.

cheers,
Toddy

[bushscout1]

Bizarrely enough, when I don't know what an acronym stands for I google it - seeing as I'm already using the internet to access the forums ?!*

[Siberianfury]

i dont see the point in it, why not just say wife or girlfreind?

[johnboy]

As I see it this forum uses some acronyms ( SWMBO, SFA, RM etc ect) Other forums use acronyms that are pertinant to whatever hobby or topic they are dealing with... part of being a member of any forum is understanding the lingo... If I was on a 4WD forum ( should that be four wheel drive ) folk might be banging on about PTO's and SAT tyres ad infinitum...

Humans are intrinsically lazy animals so where ever we see the option to take a short cut we generally do, be it walking up a mountainside or typing a post on a forum... Such is life.

I don't think the acronyms used on BCUK are particularly designed to exclude new people or some sort of inside joke or secret language for the more established members.

Generally if you ask what something means someone will tell you the answer...

[Bushwhacker]

Bizarrely enough, when I don't know what an acronym stands for I google it - seeing as I'm already using the internet to access the forums ?!*

I'm tempted to write a reply in binary just to make you look up every single character, but I won't.
If you had to, I guarantee you'd find it extremely frustrating.

i dont see the point in it, why not just say wife or girlfreind?

Absolutely, that's what I'm talking about.

Humans are intrinsically lazy animals so where ever we see the option to take a short cut we generally do, be it walking up a mountainside or typing a post on a forum... Such is life.

Not when it comes to the written word I'm not.
Would you take a short cut when setting up a hammock and tarp, maybe omitting a drip line?

I don't think the acronyms used on BCUK are particularly designed to exclude new people or some sort of inside joke or secret language for the more established members.

Generally if you ask what something means someone will tell you the answer...

I agree, I don't think it's designed to exclude anyone but probably started out as a bit of a joke that's wearing a little thin and the people on here are extremely helpful in pointing out something which someone might not understand.




In summary, this isn't a rant (not that I should have to state this, but find that the need to do so on "teh internetz" is increasingly necessary) and I'm no expert at all, I just try to make an effort to keep it neat, but I do think that our lovely language gets bastardised enough far too much in this day and age. In my eyes it's tantamount to drawing a big purple cock on Mona Lisa's head.

Cheers ATB.


LOL

[John Fenna]

Personally, although keen on our native language and a writer by trade (but a poor typist), I rather like the SWMBO acronym....it is gently amusing, pointing out that our desires can be in conflict with the object of our (relarionship based) desires, has a double reference to writers of cultural significance (one of humerous and one of rip-roaring adventure) and actually fits the ethos of Bushcrafting quite well showing an apreciation of our loved ones (who may not share our enthusiasm for The Great Outdoors [TGO]), an apreciation of good literature and the posetion of a Good Sence of Humour [GSOH]!
I am the first to be baffled by "Txt spk" and see it as empty, humourless, contractive, countercultural and based in ignorance of the beauty of our language.
Many acronyms are merely shortenings of words or phrases
SWMBO is SO much more!

[Kerne]

Personally, although keen on our native language and a writer by trade (but a poor typist), I rather like the SWMBO acronym....it is gently amusing, pointing out that our desires can be in conflict with the object of our (relarionship based) desires, has a double reference to writers of cultural significance (one of humerous and one of rip-roaring adventure) and actually fits the ethos of Bushcrafting quite well showing an apreciation of our loved ones (who may not share our enthusiasm for The Great Outdoors [TGO]), an apreciation of good literature and the posetion of a Good Sence of Humour [GSOH]!
I am the first to be baffled by "Txt spk" and see it as empty, humourless, contractive, countercultural and based in ignorance of the beauty of our language.
Many acronyms are merely shortenings of words or phrases
SWMBO is SO much more!

Well said. Language is an evolving entity and while I might personally abhor aspects of this evolution (textspeak, managementspeak turning of nouns into verbs - "to agenda", "to conference" etc. - and the death of the apostrophe) I accept that it is inevitable and try to adopt what is good while railing against that which does not add anything to the language but merely serves to confuse or exclude. SWMBO is not used exclusively here on BCUK but has entered the language in general (Like the term "Catch 22").