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Default Why are they called Limeys?

On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:34:42 -0500, Michel Boucher wrote:

> "Pico Rico" > wrote in
> :
>
>>>> Ergo the Brits became Limey's
>>>
>>> I heard they were allotted one peck of limes per week. Why
>>> don't they call them peckers?
>>>
>>> -sw

>>
>> They tossed the rinds overboard. That is why we call them
>> *******.

>
> I thought they threw them overboard with a deft flick of the wrist,
> which is why we call them ******s.


'rum, sodomy, and the lash.' we know that's why sheldon signed up.

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blake