On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:09:52 -0800 (PST), Shannon Wimberly <shannon3d at yahoo.com> wrote: > > An aside: My gaming merchandizer husband tells me that in the promotional > sense, swag is actually an acronym. It's short for (S)hit (W)e (A)ll (G)et. > It took a moment for me to adjust to the idea of swag as something I would > actually pay for. We're awash in promotional swag at my house. Anyone want > a Playstation pen? How about a box of them? Wikipedia comments on that theory in this way: "Some people suggest that it is an acronym for shit we all get, but this is not supported by the fact it is very often spelled schwag or shwag; more likely derived from swag in the sense of stolen or scavenged loot as above." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . johne cook wisconsin, usa johne.cook at gmail.com / jcook at apostate.com http://www.phywriter.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .