Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sbcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sbcs!debray From: debray@sbcs.UUCP (Saumya Debray) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: british, "pommies" Message-ID: <654@sbcs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jun-84 13:01:54 EDT Article-I.D.: sbcs.654 Posted: Sun Jun 10 13:01:54 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 00:38:17 EDT References: <482@asgb.UUCP> Organization: SUNY at Stony Brook Lines: 11 If I remember correctly, it was a contemptuous reference to the pale skin of new British immigrants (skin as pink as pomegranates, hence "pommies"), as contrasted with Australians who were a lot more tanned. -- Saumya Debray, SUNY at Stony Brook uucp: {cbosgd, decvax, ihnp4, mcvax, cmcl2}!philabs \ {amd70, akgua, decwrl, utzoo}!allegra > !sbcs!debray {teklabs, hp-pcd, metheus}!ogcvax / CSNet: debray%suny-sbcs@CSNet-Relay