My Dad once told me that when he was in the British Army in the mid-forties, everyone called each other, “Shag” but nobody knew why.
When I was gainfully employed, everyone in my particular department referred to everyone else as, “Shag”, but nobody ever knew why. No other department did this.
“Morning Shag”, “Hello Shag,” “See you tomorrow Shag.”
If you walked in to a room and called out, “Shag,” the person you wanted would always respond.
I enjoy reading and once read a book by an ex-police officer who rose through the ranks to become an Inspector. In the book he said that everyone at the cop shop called each other, “Shag” but nobody knew why.
West Country band Shag Connors & The Carrot Crunchers are Gloucestershire’s answer to The Wurzels; a humorous and fondly remembered band led by the inimitable and sadly missed Shag Connors. The band is still doing the business in the capable hands of Shag’s son Mart, as Mart Connors & The Carrot Crunchers.
