IIRC

[BANGKOK RED]

Samdy's always right  

**cough*  filter lanes **cough**

Touche  

[Luci]

You'd be amazed how many don't know what it means but they all say it.  

[flammableBen]

Slightly off subject.

But an Ozzie girl ask myself and my English (Actually Welsh) boss if we where aware that Ozzie's called us POM, or Pommies.

Simple answer was well, Yes we do, do you know what it stands for Debbie (Ozzie girls name).

She didn't have a clue. Silly Ozzie bint. (She's actually OK though)

pomegranate?

[Samdy Gray]

Samdy's always right  

**cough*  filter lanes **cough**

I stand by my first statement  

[BANGKOK RED]

You'd be amazed how many don't know what it means but they all say it.  

Going off even more off a tangent.

I find it amazing (And also quite amusing) that when asked so many Americans don't know the reason why they call us Limie's (Sp). And also that oh so many don't know that the statue of liberty was not American built, but a gift from France.

[genf_stfc]

Slightly off subject.

But an Ozzie girl ask myself and my English (Actually Welsh) boss if we where aware that Ozzie's called us POM, or Pommies.

Simple answer was well, Yes we do, do you know what it stands for Debbie (Ozzie girls name).

She didn't have a clue. Silly Ozzie bint. (She's actually OK though)

i remember once it was actually POHM and dated back a few hundred years and meant either Property or Prisoner of His or Her Majesty - which if thats true should really refer to them convict inbreds rather than us, so maybe its bollocks

[Luci]

One version floating around with POMS was Prisoner of Her Majestys Ship!

Some even went as far as saying POME as 'Prisoner of Mother England'  

[flammableBen]

I think the prisinor of her majesty thing is a myth. Most stuff like that tends to be.

[genf_stfc]

i must admit, i do get annoyed being referred to as whinging poms - one does occasionally meet the odd ozzie thats the sort of whining bitch that would put a premiership footy manager to shame - the entire australian cricket team being a perfect example

[BANGKOK RED]

My boss and I had a discussion about the exact meaning of it, I s'pose that there have been many variations over the years and so maybe no right or wrong answer.

Anyways, getting back to Americans... They DO NOT know why they call us Limie's. None of them (Or at least the one's that I have met and Iv'e met a few)

[Luci]

Aussies are the worst sportsmen around.  Watching England V Australia (cricket) in a pub in Sydney only to get told if we cheered again we'd be kicked out.  Unbelieveable.  Saw rather a few get evicted from the cricket at the games we went too as well.

They cannot take losing at all.

[neville w]

I think the prisinor of her majesty thing is a myth. Most stuff like that tends to be.

Stop trying to pretend you haven't read this on wikipedia Ben !

[flammableBen]

Actually Snopes. Close though.

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/pommy.asp

[Bogus Dave]

The POM things something to do with people from Britain going to Australia and getting burnt bright red by the sun, looking alot like a pommegranite (sp). Thats what QI said anyway, and steven fry is the don, so i'd imagine it to be true.

[dell boy]

The POM things something to do with people from Britain going to Australia and getting burnt bright red by the sun, looking alot like a pommegranite (sp). Thats what QI said anyway, and steven fry is the don, so i'd imagine it to be true.

No its not!!