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SKJB / Dream Cafe' swag ideas

Wed Dec 8 14:17:47 PST 2004

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."
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