[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: What's "Cor" mean / Poms
Sharon Hayes
s.hayes at qut.edu.au
Sat Nov 17 09:20:04 UTC 2007
Goddlefrood:
Whoever wrote that must be having a laugh, it's about as likely
as Pomeranian. Mind you, the Americans call us limeys, so there
could be something in the fruit link. I must say I doubt it.
I am no longer a pom myself, having left the benighted isle.
Sharon:
Now I KNOW that LIMEY comes from the long sea voyage where they had to eat limes to stave off scurvey. I learned that in Primary school :-)
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