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Why the name Pommie
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Maureen | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:07 |
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My husband heard on the radio today that the name pommie or more precisely pome stands for Prisoner Of Mother England is this right or is there some other explanation. |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:17 |
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Apparently it comes from Prisoners Of Her Majesty POHM. Sheila p.s. but why are women called Sheila's??????? |
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Annie | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:30 |
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Hi re sheila this might be of interest - removing the brackets of course http://www.anu(.)edu(.)au/ANDC/Ozwords/December%202001/Sheila(.)html |
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Maureen | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:33 |
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Sheila, just looked on Ask Jeeves. I put in "Why Sheilas" got a site titled WHO IS SHEILA very interesting!! Too long to go into here, but have a look especially if you've got Irish blood! |
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Bob | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:40 |
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Interesting site Annie but you dont need the brackets http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/Ozwords/December%202001/Sheila.html |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:52 |
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Thanks everyone, will take a look now Sheila |
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Annie | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:52 |
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noted! |
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Maureen | Report | 12 Jun 2004 23:57 |
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Is it because I don't know any better (I'm new to the world of the computer) but I never use site names. I just put key words in a search engine and nearly always come up trumps. I just put "Ozwords" into Ask Jeeves and got the site up straight away!! Ignorance is bliss!!!! |
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Helen in Kent | Report | 13 Jun 2004 01:01 |
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I understood it was 'Prisoners Of the Motherland' |
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Researching: |
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