Story of a Stand Up Guy)" and he defined "swag" as Stolen Without A Gun.
He used the term to define anything that could be bought on time from
the trunk of a car.Toys, vacuum cleaners, beef, what-have-you.
:-)
will
Jim Campbell wrote:
> "Probably of Scandinavian Origin"
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=swag&r=67
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=swag&r=67>
>
> That's what Peer Gynt must have been about - the neverending search for
> swag, and the Mountain King's poor carriage held up by Peer Gynt on his
> horse, stealing lupins for the poor.
>
> - Jim
>
> Harkins,Patrick wrote:
>
> >
> >I do remember the skit but not the large bag. Is that where the term swag
> >originated? I always wondered about that too! Thanks for the
> >explanation....!
> >-Pat
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: January 5, 2004 11:26 AM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Re: bling bling (Was RE: lord of the rhymes)
> >
> >
> >Remember John Cleese in that Monty Python skit as Dennis Moore riding
> >through the land, stealing lupins from innocent travellers in a large
> >bag labelled "SWAG"? If the lupins were in fact flashy jewelry, and the
> >bag were labeled "Bling-Bling", well, then you have your answer.
> >
> >- Jim, in a roundabout way.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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