Swak!

I'm ashamed to say that I personally did not have much role in the births of either "swak" or "lbcR". I did a little work on the fine-tuning of "lbcR", but as for swak, I feel that my role is just to promote its use. So, I'll dedicate this post to the biography of "swak".

Like I earlier mentioned, I was not present for the birth of this word. I have been told that it was on a voyage of the Roseburg High School band to the distant territory of Winchester, Umpqua Community College, in particular. It was in the winter months, sometime near Valentine's Day. One Lance Johnson had brought a sack lunch for the occasion. His mom had made his lunch that morning, as I assume she typically does. Unfortunately, he had accidently grabbed his younger sister's lunch instead of his own.

He realized this aberration when the lunch hour approached. He did not think that it would be a huge disaster...until he pulled out the "sandwich". It was just a piece of bread. No peanut butter and jelly, no turkey or ham, not even another piece of bread. Just one. This was a disappointment, but he has lived through it. Upon more searching of the lunch, he realized that his sister had been given some Valentine candy, "Conversation Hearts". When Lance reached this point in his lunch he discovered a strange message on one of his hearts. Instead of "Be Mine" or "Fax Me", it was imprinted with the letters "SWAK".

I must intervene with a side note here. If I happened to have been on this journey I would have been able to tell the unfortunate ladd that the letters stand for "Sealed With A Kiss". I suppose it's the girls' perspective. Wait, no. There were other girls present at the time.

Anyways, Lance was bewildered by this seemingly coded message. Upon seeing it, he said "Swak!" startling his lunch mates. The entire group immediately took a liking to the word and used it in various ways for the remainder of the day.

When they had survived the incredible journey back to Roseburg, they decided that "swak" was a word that needed to be used. Then, the entire RHS band decided to dedicate their lives to the promotion of "swak". Ok, maybe not, but a handful of them decided to use it a lot.

The definition can vary slightly. As a verb, it means somewhat the same thing as "to screw up" - I just swakt (past form is "swakt". "Swaked" is not the proper spelling.) my homework assignment. It can also be an interjection - "Swak! I forgot my application at home!"

I strongly encourage you to use this word as often as possible. Wait, don't overuse it. That would be quite a tragedy. But feel free to spread it around!

Well, my bloggers. Consider your life complete. Wait! You have yet to learn the biography/definition of "lbcR"! Don't die yet!