Haven't been following this thread too closely, but thought I would chime in here with a 2-line story.
I once saw a fist-fight get started because a yank called a fellow from Glasgow a "limey". He didn't like it at all for some reason. Regards to all. Gary 1966 Spit Mk II -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Mitchell Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rhyming slang & insults (RE: Dished Pistons) When I lived in England, we used to refer to the locals as blokes. My landlady always called us Yanks. She told us the story about one tenant she had that she called a Yank, and he got quite upset, telling her that he wasn't a Yank rather he was a rebel as he was a southerner. Cheers, Doug -- Doug Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1973 Triumph Spitfire 1500 1973 Triumph Stag *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
