HA! Esoteric knowledge indeed.
However! The American Indians of the North East had a bit of trouble with english pronounciation and called the English something like Yankeesh. The white man picked it up and dropped the sh sound. So, you Brits ignorantly call Americans English while we have have a bunch of names for you <GRIN>. Limmy is a friendly one. The English, our brother, our enemy, our friend. Times do change. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 4:30 AM Subject: Re: Lens Flare and French Flags > >Never head it called anything but a flag here in the states. Must be another > >of those inexplicable Limmy things. > > For those with a questioning look on their non-US faces, Americans have > often referred to Brits as 'Limeys' due to the fact that Her Majesty's > sailing ships of olde used to carry plenty of citrus fruit to ward off > scurvy. > > If I hadn't lived there I would probably never have discovered this. What > most Anericans don't know is that Brits refer to them as Yanks. A > slightly affectionate term, it has nothing to do with north / south > battles gone by. > > Actually I prefer oranges :-) > > Cotty > > ____________________________________ > Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ > ____________________________________ > Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at > http://www.macads.co.uk/ > ____________________________________ > >
