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badgoodDeb · 05-27-2008, 01:40 PM

Perhaps it means "by way of having to go rob from the rich, before you can give to the poor" --which would take some additional time. Hence, "by way of Robin Hood's barn".
However, I could see the phrase meaning "by less than reputable means" rather than "the long way". I.E. The "wrong way" or at least the "skirting the law" way.

05-27-2008, 01:40 PM	#194
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Perhaps it means "by way of having to go rob from the rich, before you can give to the poor" --which would take some additional time. Hence, "by way of Robin Hood's barn". However, I could see the phrase meaning "by less than reputable means" rather than "the long way". I.E. The "wrong way" or at least the "skirting the law" way.