The Rev. Vince wrote: "I was totally stunned when CBS put a show on the air called JAG and other than a few Chicago newspaper tv columnists going, "hmmm..." no one else noticed so I guess the phrase is really localized."
Vince, LOL!!! "JAG" stands for "Judge Advocate General," and the show is about Navy lawyers. I watch it religiously. But about that other "jag": the phrase must not be limited to Chicago, because I certainly heard "jagoff" growing up in Pittsburgh. Being the sweet young thing that I was back then, I hadn't a clue about its connotations of. . . ahem. . . enjoyment. I did know, however, that the term wasn't one anyone wanted directed at them. Mary P. P.S. The things we're finding out about one another today! "Hello, my name is Mary, and I'm a liberal Democrat who, every week. . . " "Go on!" ". . .watches. . . "JAG"!!!" It's a good show. ;-)
