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And now for a question that I can answer, why do Australians refer to the UK residents as Poms
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 08:47:56
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well bob without me doing a search on google to find the answer i have no idea lol
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 09:14:53
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One of the most common explanations is that it stands for prisoners of mother england I believe. As a footnote after last weeks rugby game sales of condoms have fallen dramatically in Oz same as at last world cup apparently as they now realise it only takes one Johhny to feck them completely LOL
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 09:14:31
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two issues here
1. not all UK residents just the English ones.
2. its short for pommie B'tards
1. pommie
A derogatory term started by Australians to describe recent British immigrants. There is no proof that it had to do with the acronym Prisoners of Her Majesty. It is more likely that it was an abbreviation of the word pomegranate and referred to the flush complexion of Brits (like a pomegranate's flesh) or it was chosen to rhyme with immigrant (like "Larry Flint").
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 10:09:43
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Being a jock im sure it was origionally POHM as standing for prisioner of her majesty as we used to send our crooks out there.............aint it funny,its hard to get into australia now and we take all the fecking crooks in...........pmsl
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 15:24:53
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Every Aussie knows that "Pom" is short for "Winging Pommie B***tard."
Simon, Perth, Australia
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 16:17:18
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On the site of the now Tate Gallery stood Millbank prison all prisoners from the uk inc Ireland were taken there for holding awaiting deportation, to identify such whilst on board ship and on arrival in the Aus the prisoners coats had POM on them Prisoner of Millbank hence on arrival they were last of the ship with the cry to the waiting prison authoritys here come the Poms!!!
Now i bet u all feel better for knowing that or not a the case may be
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 18:55:06
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oooooooooooooo was so close................lol
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 19:38:01
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well done hastie 9/10
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 21:25:52
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well thats my new fact learnt today. cheers
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Pommies - Posted on 2007-10-12 21:44:43
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your welcome fred, I really must find a winter hobby
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