Bob Newman wrote:

Snippage here

 
> Well, I've been here about a week and had planned to mill, er, linger
> quietly in the background as a vagrant lurker, but I am compelled to
> comment.
> 
> Or rather, question.  I've been pondering the meaning of "Galoot"
> since joining the list, and finally even discovered an FAQ that
> identified the term as originating with a gang of five obsessing
> over a saw-set.  Is "galoot" really *not* an acronym?  Surely the
> final "ot" stands for "old tools."  I'm hard pressed to figure out
> the leading "galo," though the leading "g" might stand for gentlemen,
> grouches, grumps, gougers, geezers, etc., or maybe even "galoots".
> Somebody help me out here.
> 

Hi Bob,
Welcome to galootville.
G's gotta stand for geezer, I allow...

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