How many SWMBOs out there?

Posted by RicodJour on October 17, 2009, 5:33 pm

> I notice that a lot of "guys" here refer to their wives as SWMBO (She
> Who Must Be Obeyed). That's interesting. What's up with that? I've
> never seen it anywhere else.
> I've never seen so many "guys" proudly pretending that they are pussy
> whipped. I'm wondering if this might be a case of double reverse
> psychology: the "guy" pretends that he's pussy whipped in the hope
> that people will think that he wouldn't be "pretending" if it were so.
> But in actually it is indeed so.

Rumpole of the Bailey was its origination.

R

Posted by Doug Miller on October 17, 2009, 5:51 pm

>> I notice that a lot of "guys" here refer to their wives as SWMBO (She
>> Who Must Be Obeyed). That's interesting. What's up with that? I've
>> never seen it anywhere else.
>> I've never seen so many "guys" proudly pretending that they are pussy
>> whipped. I'm wondering if this might be a case of double reverse
>> psychology: the "guy" pretends that he's pussy whipped in the hope
>> that people will think that he wouldn't be "pretending" if it were so.
>> But in actually it is indeed so.

>Rumpole of the Bailey was its origination.

No, it wasn't. It originated in the novel "She" by H R Haggard.

Posted by RicodJour on October 17, 2009, 7:22 pm

On Oct 17, 5:51=A0pm, spamb...@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:

> >> I notice that a lot of "guys" here refer to their wives as SWMBO (She
> >> Who Must Be Obeyed). That's interesting. What's up with that? I've
> >> never seen it anywhere else.
> >> I've never seen so many "guys" proudly pretending that they are pussy
> >> whipped. I'm wondering if this might be a case of double reverse
> >> psychology: the "guy" pretends that he's pussy whipped in the hope
> >> that people will think that he wouldn't be "pretending" if it were so.
> >> But in actually it is indeed so.

> >Rumpole of the Bailey was its origination.

> No, it wasn't. It originated in the novel "She" by H R Haggard.

Yes, as Jeff pointed out. I don't have the advantage as being quite
so old of a bastard as you old bastards. ;)

Rumpole popularized it.

R

Posted by jeff_wisnia on October 17, 2009, 5:36 pm

VicP wrote:

> I notice that a lot of "guys" here refer to their wives as SWMBO (She
> Who Must Be Obeyed). That's interesting. What's up with that? I've
> never seen it anywhere else.
>
> I've never seen so many "guys" proudly pretending that they are pussy
> whipped. I'm wondering if this might be a case of double reverse
> psychology: the "guy" pretends that he's pussy whipped in the hope
> that people will think that he wouldn't be "pretending" if it were so.
> But in actually it is indeed so.

SWMBO, an acronym for "She Who Must Be Obeyed" was originally used in H.
Rider Haggard's 1930s novel "She".

The book was made into a movie starring Helen Gahagan in the title role,
she was a broadway stage actress, and it was her only film role. The
movie used some of the sets which had beed built for the original
version of "King Kong".

Gahagan married actor Michael Douglas, and using the name Helen Gahagan
Douglas, she entered California politics and made a notoriously
unsuccessful run for the US Senate against Tricky Dick Nixon whose
campaign discredited her. She lost that election by a mile.

The term "SWMBO" was repeatedly used used by the male lead in in a Brit
TV comedy series, I forget it's name.

As to your original question I dunno...<G>

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight.

Posted by RicodJour on October 17, 2009, 7:23 pm

wrote:

> SWMBO, an acronym for "She Who Must Be Obeyed" was originally used in H.
> Rider Haggard's 1930s novel "She".

Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (22 June 1856 =96 14 May 1925)

Maybe you read it in the 30's....? ;)

R

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