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Old Sun Nov 30, 2008, 03:18pm
kylejt kylejt is offline
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve View Post
Until Carl Childress coined the phrase making it derogatory, Smitty was an affecionate name for a sports official. Good ol' Smitty was more of an endearing, quaint nickname than an insult.
True, and we used call carefree people gay too. Times change, and being a Smitty is no longer a good thing.