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| Thread ID: 115452 | 2011-01-19 01:23:00 | Can You See This, er - There? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1170920 | 2011-01-19 12:00:00 | Odd... Try this link instead; www.bassgearmag.com |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1170921 | 2011-01-19 15:35:00 | They're Poms, and we aren't, dat's dat . I'm at a slight disadvantage here - I don't really know what a 'Pom' is, unless they come in pairs and little girls wear them on their shoes ( . bp . blogspot . com/_vhDxJkp7LR8/SJnhhXokT9I/AAAAAAAAA88/Ox1dMzsjdfk/s400/pom+pom+peds . jpg" target="_blank">1 . bp . blogspot . com) - but we call them 'Pom-Poms' in that situation . Sometimes, bigger girls wear pom-poms ( . pollsb . com/photos/o/776-cheerleader_comes_cheer . jpg" target="_blank">www . pollsb . com) too . have you tried with a proxy or vpn? I'm not too sure how to do that unless I would have to keep a VM running in my machine and let them access MY 'puter files with my XP-password - right? Plus, with the warning (above ↑) of them being 'poms', can I really trust them like I can youse guys to wander around inside my files, unfettered? Odd . . . Try this link instead; . bassgearmag . com/blog/zenphoto/cache/WINTER_NAMM_2011/SB_NAMM2011_d2_001 . jpg_595 . jpg" target="_blank">www . bassgearmag . com But that's just one jpg, and not the slide show . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1170922 | 2011-01-19 19:03:00 | Pom is the name given to English Immigrants in Australia supposedly to rhyme with Pomegranate, but since the Aussies have no sense of rhyme it failed miserably and since the majority of Aussies are descendants of then they are just calling their ancestors Poms which is meant to be a derogatory name | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1170923 | 2011-01-19 20:12:00 | I can't get this slide show link to work in the UK - but does it work in Upsidedown Land? www.bassgearmag.com Works fine here in the UK. |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1170924 | 2011-01-20 01:28:00 | Pom is the name given to English Immigrants in Australia supposedly to rhyme with Pomegranate, but since the Aussies have no sense of rhyme it failed miserably and since the majority of Aussies are descendants of then they are just calling their ancestors Poms which is meant to be a derogatory name Well, there are a variety of explanations for Pommy or Pom. Wikipedia says: The origin of this term is not confirmed and there are several persistent false etymologies. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) strongly supports the theory that pommy originated as a contraction of "pomegranate". The OED also suggests that the reason for this is that pomegranate is extinct Australian rhyming slang for immigrant; it cites an article from 14 November 1912, in a once-prominent Australian weekly magazine The Bulletin: "The other day a Pummy Grant (assisted immigrant) was handed a bridle and told to catch a horse." A popular alternative explanation for the theory that pommy is a contraction of "pomegranate", relates to the purported frequency of sunburn among British people in Australia, turning their fair skin the colour of pomegranates. However, there is no hard evidence for the theory regarding sunburn. Another unofficial explanation is that P.O.M.E. stands for 'Prisoner of Mother England' or that P.O.H.M.E. stands for 'Prisoner of Her Majesty's Exile'. However, the OED states that there is no evidence for these terms or abbreviations being used and that they are an unlikely source. It has also been suggested that POM stands for "product of Mother England" It certainly used to be derogatory (and my Pommy son in law who lives in Oz hates it). However, my wife uses it all the time, even though she is a Pom herself. The Oz and NZ Broadcasting Standards authorities have held it is no longer derogatory. In America, I believe you call them Limeys. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1170925 | 2011-01-20 01:34:00 | Works fine here in the UK. Conspiracy |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1170926 | 2011-01-20 01:53:00 | Well, there are a variety of explanations for Pommy or Pom. Wikipedia says: The origin of this term is not confirmed and there are several persistent false etymologies. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) strongly supports the theory that pommy originated as a contraction of "pomegranate". The OED also suggests that the reason for this is that pomegranate is extinct Australian rhyming slang for immigrant; it cites an article from 14 November 1912, in a once-prominent Australian weekly magazine The Bulletin: "The other day a Pummy Grant (assisted immigrant) was handed a bridle and told to catch a horse." A popular alternative explanation for the theory that pommy is a contraction of "pomegranate", relates to the purported frequency of sunburn among British people in Australia, turning their fair skin the colour of pomegranates. However, there is no hard evidence for the theory regarding sunburn. Another unofficial explanation is that P.O.M.E. stands for 'Prisoner of Mother England' or that P.O.H.M.E. stands for 'Prisoner of Her Majesty's Exile'. However, the OED states that there is no evidence for these terms or abbreviations being used and that they are an unlikely source. It has also been suggested that POM stands for "product of Mother England" It certainly used to be derogatory (and my Pommy son in law who lives in Oz hates it). However, my wife uses it all the time, even though she is a Pom herself. The Oz and NZ Broadcasting Standards authorities have held it is no longer derogatory. In America, I believe you call them Limeys. I was born in England too and I hate the term, I despise it in the same way African Americans hate the term N^&%$er |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1170927 | 2011-01-20 03:01:00 | Sometimes, bigger girls wear pom-poms ( . pollsb . com/photos/o/776-cheerleader_comes_cheer . jpg" target="_blank">www . pollsb . com) too . I I can see her pom poms but what are those blue tinselly things she's holding? ;) |
tuiruru (12277) | ||
| 1170928 | 2011-01-20 04:13:00 | @ tuiruru <ApprenticePlayboy-Tuf Job> No comment. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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