Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site nmtvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl-a!unm-cvax!nmtvax!djm From: djm@nmtvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: 'pommies' Message-ID: <427@nmtvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 17:08:04 EDT Article-I.D.: nmtvax.427 Posted: Thu Jun 21 17:08:04 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 11:12:29 EDT References: <782@pucc-h> Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro, N.M. Lines: 6 I believe the abbreviation is P.O.M.E. This translates to Prisoner Of Mother England. So much for the (assumed) facts. I understand it to refer to the prisoners sent to Australia way back when, but can't vouch for it. Rube Goldberg II (djm@nmtvax)