Kiwi a strange thing to use as a nick name for a nationality.
Calling someone from New Zealand a Kiwi is like calling an
American (US) a Yank.
At 04:42 PM 8/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Robert Payne wrote:
>
> > I know exactly what "furriners" are :)
> > but kiwi (maybe I shouldn't ask) is a new term to me.
>
>Ah, interesting to see strands of nonsense messages converging.
>
>kiwi is a fruit, and it is furry.
>
>From: http://www.allrecipes.com/encyc/terms/k/7137.asp
>
>"kiwi fruit; kiwifruit ...this odd-looking fruit received its moniker
>from the flightless bird of the same name from New Zealand. It looks
>like a large brown egg with a covering of fine downy hair.... The kiwi
>is cultivated in both New Zealand and California."
>
>The kiwi is a major New Zealand export, and by extension New Zealanders
>sometimes are referred to as kiwis.
>
>Bob
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