On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:13:20 +1300, "Jay" wrote:

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|"GTRad" wrote in message
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| We don't care how valid or etymologically correct the label "Pom" is.
| We just use it. Just like the label "Yank" isn't exactly valid for a
| lot of Americans either. We don't care. We just use it. I'm Australian
| and none of my ancestors were convicts since my rellies arrived on a
| much later boat, from a different country than the first boatloads. So,
| no, I'm not a Pom. I'm a wog. No, not a Wily Oriental Gentleman either.
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| Heard the "diary" before, but a good laugh nevertheless.
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|I always get suspicious when an Australian uses a big word.
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|Jay
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Like "huge"?
Cheers, Alan