An architectural ‘bad dream’

“Swag it!’ was on the lips and t-shirts of many last week during the Sevens in Heaven tournament in Rarotonga. The eight people polled for last Saturday’s CINews ‘On the Street’ column gave a wide range of responses when asked what the term means, and one smoke signaller who said the word swag “has been bothering me” sent across a couple of pictures that he said were from a friend in San Francisco. The photos showed people wearing outfits that were, er, quite a few sizes too small with the accompanying caption ‘Swag, or plain old sad?’ The rumour-busting website Snopes.com said it is NOT true, as some have suggested, that the word swag originated as an acronym for the following: ‘Secretly We Are Gay; Souvenirs, Wearables And Gifts; Stuff We All Get; Stuff We Ain’t Got; Scientific Wild A*sed Guess; Stolen Without A Gun; and Sold Without A Guarantee.’

“Swag it!’ was on the lips and t-shirts of many last week during the Sevens in Heaven tournament in Rarotonga. The eight people polled for last Saturday’s CINews ‘On the Street’ column gave a wide range of responses when asked what the term means, and one smoke signaller who said the word swag “has been bothering me” sent across a couple of pictures that he said were from a friend in San Francisco. The photos showed people wearing outfits that were, er, quite a few sizes too small with the accompanying caption ‘Swag, or plain old sad?’ The rumour-busting website Snopes.com said it is NOT true, as some have suggested, that the word swag originated as an acronym for the following: ‘Secretly We Are Gay; Souvenirs, Wearables And Gifts; Stuff We All Get; Stuff We Ain’t Got; Scientific Wild A*sed Guess; Stolen Without A Gun; and Sold Without A Guarantee.’