Post by petrushka on Feb 2, 2023 3:41:46 GMT -5
Oh the blessing coming from a culture were Valentines and Valentine's Day are non events. Or at least were in my youth.
And SWMBO is of a like mind. (
I give up - what is SWMBO?
{laughs} for me it is a literary reference - "Rumpole of the Bailey" by John Mortimer refers to his wife that way: "She Who Must Be Obeyed".
Of course, there is a lot of innuendo there.
I believe its origin goes back even further to H.Rider Haggard's novel "SHE" where some intrepid explorer stumbles into a people, a culture, in deepest
Africa that is led by an absolute ruler, a goddess-queen only referred to as "SHE" (... who must be obeyed).
A little sarcastic, a little cynic, a little disrespectful, a little 'she who must be avoided' ... and preferably not obeyed as SHE would like it to be.
A woman who makes pronouncements and utters demands.
Side note: interesting you are not familiar with the expression. It is in widespread use in the UK as well ad Oz and NZ. Even my Canadian friend knows and uses it!
