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« on: November 29, 2009, 11:45:23 PM »

Either BIll Tanner or one of the nurses tells Alex he is in good shape for  a Pom? WHat' s a POM?
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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 11:21:11 AM »

HAHAHA Wink

It's an Aus/NZ name for an English person. I get that aaaaall the time (Im English and live in New Zealand)...

Most people think it comes from Prisoner of Her Majesty (PoHM) but that's not actually true - it was the name the natives called the English when they arrived in Australia, I think... because they go red in the sun - like a pomegranate. LOOL.

But yeah. It can be rather derogatory, but mostly it's just a word for a Brit. XD
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 09:09:09 PM »

An Aussie or New Zealand word for an English person becuase they go red in the heat. Alex is English and Dr Tanner is Australian, so to him Alex is a 'pom'.
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2010, 10:06:12 PM »

that's really interesting i never knew "pom" was the natives word for Brits in Australia and new zealand 
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2010, 07:56:42 AM »

Interesting....
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2011, 09:03:28 PM »

Interesting...
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2011, 07:31:37 AM »

my dad's initials is P.O.M., and his English but like 5th generation Australian
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2011, 06:59:42 PM »

LOL!!! Haha! Call him a Pom in an Australian voice!
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2011, 04:39:33 AM »

My own brother called me a pom! *sniffs*
People reckon I have an English accent, even though I live in Australia and have never been to England!! XD
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2011, 09:04:45 AM »

i know a girl who has lived in aus all her life and has a irish/british accent
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2011, 11:54:03 PM »

Pom? Thats funny!
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« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2011, 01:34:42 PM »

I'm more surprised by the fact that some people didn't know what a pom was. I call one of my friends a pom all the time, since her dad is British and she identifies more as British herself. She even has duel citizenship, the lucky thing.

Those pommy bastards. XD
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2011, 08:23:58 PM »

*gasp*  shocked   angry    Why are they called POMS? After pom-poms?! lol
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2011, 02:48:48 PM »

Something to do with the royals?      Of majesty? Maybe?
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2011, 07:56:15 PM »

Shall we just lock this topic? It's getting a bit pointless
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