SWMBO

[mustard]

Look, I’m still new here, and humbly admit to a complete lack of knowledge of your English chat ways, being a kiwi that knows a woman by many acronyms, none of which is Sheila, but I can’t figure out SWMBO. Tried the combinations that fit the ones I know:

She With Money & BO
She Whines & Moans about Boating Often.
Sheila Whinges Much & Bloody Often
Shocking Woman Might Butter-up for Offers
Southern Woman With Mind Boggling Outdrives
Selfish Woman Might Boat Outdoors, if there’s shopping to be done at the end...

Cough up, I need to use it and don’t always want to look like a total moa in my requests for advice and......

 

[Jeremy_W]

"She Who Must Be Obeyed" - originally used by Rider Haggard in the book "She".

Popularised in a TV series "Rumpole of the Bailey" about a barrister (do you call them advocates) who represented clients at the Central Criminal Court "The Old Bailey", to refer to his wife. The show went on for years and as I recall the wife never appeared.

IMHO, FWIW, BTW, BLT, , "with respect" etc.

 

[Skyva_2]

I did not know either, but Google as always will help - She Who Must Be Obeyed. (qv Rider Haggard - 'She').

Keith

 

[Col]

I think I prefer your versions



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[mustard]

Thank you......I thought it might be a little more basic. With a woman Prime Minister with suspect sexuality, I don't think you'll see me using THAT acronym - in case my mates think I'm a total UTT ....

 

[ToMo]

Ok Moa is a flightless bird, but what the heck is an UTT

TôMö

 

[Jeremy_W]

Perhaps \"Under The Thumb\"? NM

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[Guest]

Re: SWMBOATONE

Well Tony whats SWBMTB then? as shown on your recent post "new crew member"

"The Med is calling me"

 

[boatone]

Re: SWMBOATONE

'She Who Bought Me The Boat' - there, thats got a few of you feeling jealous eh?

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[PGD]

Re: SWMBOATONE

Remember Aurther Daily and HID - "Her in Doors" never got a look at her in the TV Serise did we?

Try this one PIOTS - Any Ideas???

 

[mustard]

an "Under The Thumb" - derogatory term for a domiciled Kiwi man, if used in anger ensures yachting club pariahdom for weeks until proven otherwise.

Anyway, I am going to use SWMBO:

She Wants Money, Boatings Out

 

[Cutter]

Remember that Ayesha - the name of SWMBO - in the Rider Haggard book, having killed her first love and lived for 3000 years died a horrible death trying to make her new bloke immortal too. Is there a lesson in this?
No coincidence our boat named Ayesha.....

 

[Caronia]

Re: SWMBOATONE

As a liveaboard I always refer to the significant other as "Her Afloat"

 

[aztec]

mines just had her 3000th birthday and says she's feeling fine. ;-))

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[COG]

Re: SWMBOATONE

During my father f the bride speech a couple of years ago I referred to my wife as “my little nest of Vipers” - I was surprised how many of the audience new instantly who I was talking about..

Nowadays I could only refer to her as SWSTB ( She Who Suffers The Boat unless the weather is nice and she can "partake of refreshment" within the open cockpit

;-)

COG

 

[PGD]

Re: SWMBOATONE

funny that we all fall in love and say loads of nice things, then what happens we all come up with code names for beauty that turned into a beast - why is that ?

BTW - mines not turned yet - when can this be expected ?


Peter

 

[mustard]

Re: SWMBOATONE

I don't know when they turn, I can't get her started!

Look, the truth is SWMBO just doesn’t want to go boating, so hired a little 16’ cuddy, and planned to pootle up the Fal to near Truro, she bought a picnic, she was nearly sick going down the floating mooring, got her onto the boat which rocks as son get on, she feels giddy. Anyway, boarded her (the boat) started the little outboard, she got sick with the fumes, got out between the swing moorings, calm, she’s cuddled up in the cuddy, looking aft, 100 yards off-shore, pleading not to go out of site of land, tea comes out, forgot to warn her to brace for a 6” bow-wave from a passing RIB, tea goes everywhere, cake flies off plate – you’d have thought it was a 6’ wave the mouth I got – so fear sets in. Son calms her, she feels sick (salt on the cake) sees familiar sites from different angle and brightens, feels sick again, another cuppa, flat calm seas up a creek, feels sick from the smell of the tidal muds, moor at Smugglers Cottage Pub, steps onto jetty, feels like a cuppa, so have one and a big piece of cake, trip around a couple of moored tankers at full speed of 3 knots, back down creek, stop for ferry where she has a panic attack, into a good wind and slight chop which does her in completely while son cracks up at bedraggled mum looking green. Back much earlier than they expected us, no refund, which made her a bit sick....

What chance have I got.....

 

[Jeremy_W]

Don\'t complain

At least you got served at The Smuggler's Cottage! Last time I was there they seemed to have recruited all their staff from some hotel in Torquay.

 

[hlb]

Re: Don\'t complain

Now dont go calling my mate Mr Newman. A very nice man who always lets me park Mucky Farter next to his trip boat when not busy.

No one can force me to come here-----------
----- I'm a Volunteer!!!

Haydn

 

[mustard]

Re: Don\'t complain

D'you know, we didn't get served! Miserable bloke, must have been mein host, told us to wait because the scones weren't cooked, and tea wouldn't be served till 3 pm, and then morosely answered our polite questions on the warships moored there in the war, on which my kiwi dad served....I thought he was bit redundant as a landlord, but the staff weren't the raciest either. Bit of a miserable day allround, on reflection.....