Posted on 04/23/2005 11:56:27 AM PDT by Betaille
Readers might recall that there was a particular individual who called himself ‘Swampy’ (real name Daniel Hooper), who basically buried himself in a tunnel to prevent some trees being cut down, some years ago. He enjoyed a brief pop celebrity. His name, like that of Herostratus, or Eddie the Eagle, has become a byword.
I think they gave it to themselves ... the justly deserved "Job Well Done" sleep of the righteous.
Maybe the whole idea of someone else giving an award should be eliminated from our consciousnesses.
I had heard the word before, but I never knew what it meant except that it was uncomplimentary. Yours is a likely explanation.
From the Oxford English dictionary:
sod2 // n. & v. esp. Brit. coarse slang
n.
1 an unpleasant or awkward person or thing.
2 a person of a specified kind; a fellow (the lucky sod).
v.tr. (sodded, sodding)
1 (often absol. or as int.) an exclamation of annoyance (sod them, I don't care!).
2 (as sodding adj.) a general term of contempt.
sod off go away.
[abbreviation of sodomite]
Socialist Kommie Krap meets two-martini lunch capitalism! Wotta story and lesson to be learned by all with the itch to start a fight.
Yes, I remember seeing him in the news at the time, he looked much like his name!
ROFLMAO!!! Nice to hear these guys finally get their come-up-ance! Wish ida been there!
This story was posted already.
Times onlines^ 2/16/2005...do a Quick search
I don't think that sod comes from sodomite. I say this only from its general usage: it's a very mild phrase.
The 'swampy' thing comes from an environmental protest from the mid-90s. Some guy, calling himself 'Swampy', dug himself a tunnel in an area where a bypass was being constructed and held out for a month or so, delaying progress on the road. It was a very big news story in Britain. So any unkempt jackass hippy is generally called Swampy now :)
Andrew
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