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"JD" wrote in message ... Jay wrote: How valid is the "pom" label toward the English? What do you mean 'valid'? Its what Australians call English immigrants. I've been told that: a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and b) The actual label is supposed to refer to Australians (more specifically those who are a direct descendant of convicts). Wrong. The most likely etymology is that it is a contraction of "pomegranates", a former rhyming slang term for "immigrants". Very wrong! Regardless of the overly posh word... it doesn't rhyme for a start. Jay |
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:09:41 +1300, "Jay" wrote:
| |"Gordon" wrote in message |news | On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:45:43 +1300, Jay wrote: | | While on the topic..... | How valid is the "pom" label toward the English? | I've been told that: | a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and | b) The actual label is supposed to refer to Australians (more | specifically | those who are a direct descendant of convicts). | | POME, Prisioner of Mother England. These were prisions from the UK dumped | in OZ. They were Pomies, see? ;-) | |I get that but I thought/was told that the label now (officially) referred |to Australians born out of that ancestry? | |Jay | Well, not to this Aussie (of that ancestry) it doesn't. A Pommie has always been a brit brought up in blighty to me. The term was usually preceded by an adjective starting with w... Usually, but not always, used in a friendly fashion these days:-) One day you may get to see a very old cartoon relating to alleged bathing habits (or lack of them), titled "A Pommy Shower". Cheers, Alan |
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"Alan S" wrote in message news On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:09:41 +1300, "Jay" wrote: | |"Gordon" wrote in message |news | On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:45:43 +1300, Jay wrote: | | While on the topic..... | How valid is the "pom" label toward the English? | I've been told that: | a) It's supposed to be POHM (Prisoner of Her Majesty) and | b) The actual label is supposed to refer to Australians (more | specifically | those who are a direct descendant of convicts). | | POME, Prisioner of Mother England. These were prisions from the UK dumped | in OZ. They were Pomies, see? ;-) | |I get that but I thought/was told that the label now (officially) referred |to Australians born out of that ancestry? | |Jay | Well, not to this Aussie (of that ancestry) it doesn't. A Pommie has always been a brit brought up in blighty to me. The term was usually preceded by an adjective starting with w... Usually, but not always, used in a friendly fashion these days:-) One day you may get to see a very old cartoon relating to alleged bathing habits (or lack of them), titled "A Pommy Shower". Fair enough. Can't argue with a cartoon. Jay Cheers, Alan |
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This post made me smirk for 10 mins, Ive just been chatting to a freind
thats come over(here to Brisbane) from Wellington and shes the 9th so far in three years of our freinds to move here. The more the merrier. "Judges1318" wrote in message .. . Sue Bilstein wrote: On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:05:20 +1300, "Baranggay Ginebra" wrote: Subject: Diary of a Brisbane Summer Very nice. What's the relevance to nz.general? I am yet to meet a person from Wellington with adult children at least one of which would not live in Brissie+GC+SC. |
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Sue Bilstein wrote:
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:05:20 +1300, "Baranggay Ginebra" wrote: Subject: Diary of a Brisbane Summer Very nice. What's the relevance to nz.general? Gives those of us not in Brisbane the opportunity to compare and contrast. Amuses those with a sense of humour. A L P |
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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. Heard the "diary" before, but a good laugh nevertheless. |
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Baranggay Ginebra wrote:
************************************************** ************************** **************** Subject: Diary of a Brisbane Summer Diary of a Brisbane Summer (by a Pom) August 31st: Just got transferred with work into our new home in Brisbane!! Now this is a city that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset from a deck chair on the verandah. It was beautiful. I've finally found my home. I love it here. September 13th: Really heating up. Got to 35 today. Not a problem. Live in an air-conditioned home, drive an air-conditioned car. What a pleasure to see the sun everyday like this. I'm turning into a sun worshiper. September 30th: Had the backyard landscaped with tropical plants today. Lots of palms And rocks. What a breeze to maintain. No more mowing lawn for me. Another scorcher today, but I love it here. October 10th: The temperature hasn't been below 30 all week. How do people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it's kind of windy though. But getting used to the heat and humidity is taking longer that I Expected October 15th: Fell asleep by the pool. Got 3rd degree burns over 60% of my body. Missed 3 days of work. What a dumb thing to do. I learned my lesson though. Got to respect the ol' sun in a climate like this. October 20th: I missed Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car when I left this morning. By the time I got to the hot car for lunch, Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stank up the $3,000 leather upholstery. told the kids that she ran away. The car now smells like Wiskettes and cats.h.i.t. I learned my lesson though. No more pets in this heat. October 25th: The wind sucks. It feels like a giant bloody blow dryer!! And it's hot As hell. The home air-conditioner is on the blink and the AC repairman Charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needed to order parts. October 30th: Been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $450,000 House and we can't even go inside. Why did I ever come here? November 4th: It's 35 degrees. Finally got the ol' air-conditioner fixed today. It Cost $500 and gets the temperature down to 25, but this bloody humidity Makes the house feel like it's about 30. Stupid repairman. I hate this stupid place. November 8th: If another wise a.r.s.e cracks, "Hot enough for you today?" I'm going to strangle him. Bloody heat. By the time I get to work the car's radiator was boiling over, my clothes are soaking wet, and I smell like bloody cat s.h.i.t and whiskettes. November 9th: Tried to run some messages after work. Wore shorts, and sat on the Black leather seats in the ol' car. I thought my arse was on fire. I lost 2 layers of flesh and all the hair on the back of my legs and My arse. Now my car smells like burnt hair, fried a.r.s.e, and baked cat. November 10th: The weather report might as well be a bloody recording. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny. It's been too hot to do anything for 2 damn Months and the weatherman says it might really warm up next week. Doesn't it Ever rain in this damn place? Water rationing will be next, so my $2,000 worth of palms just might dry up and blow into the bloody pool. Even the palms can't live in this heat. November 14th: Welcome to HELL!!! Temperature got to 38 today. Now the air-conditioner's gone in my car. The repairman came to fix it and said, "Hot enough for you today?" My wife had to spend the $2,500 house payment to bail my a=2Er.s.e out of jail for assaulting the repairman. Bloody Brisbane. What kind of a sick demented idiot would want to live here? December 1st: WHAT????? This is the first day of Summer???? You are f*cking kidding... Just you wait until winter when the temp struggles all the way up to 25=BAC! Then you will have to put sandals on to keep your feet warm! ;-) Of course if you believe that sitting in a snow-closed motorway for 24 hours is fun then go for it...... Cheers Bill |
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"GTRad" wrote in message ups.com... 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. Heard the "diary" before, but a good laugh nevertheless. I always get suspicious when an Australian uses a big word. Jay |
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:13:20 +1300, "Jay" wrote:
| |"GTRad" wrote in message oups.com... | 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. | | Heard the "diary" before, but a good laugh nevertheless. | |I always get suspicious when an Australian uses a big word. | |Jay | Like "huge"? Cheers, Alan |
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"Sue Bilstein" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:05:20 +1300, "Baranggay Ginebra" wrote: Subject: Diary of a Brisbane Summer Very nice. What's the relevance to nz.general? None, as this is rec.travel.australia+nz Dean |
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