On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:15:19 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 9/26/2017 12:45 PM, notbob wrote:
>> OK, I've succumbed! I'm wanna try Brit baking!!
>>
>> Can any Brit regulars recommend Paul Hollywood's new cookbook, Pies
>> and Puds?
>>
>> I usta have the cookbook companion to the Aubrey/Maturin series of
>> novels (P. O'Brian), but it was too dang ancient. Even the authors
>> admitted they had probs trying to authenticate such items as, "Soused
>> Pig Face(?) and "sea pie", fer example.
>>
>> PH's new cookbook is a bit more modern. I wanna learn about "stk &
>> kidney" pies, "pasties", and hot-crust "pork pies". etc. So I'm
>> asking the "limey" contingent, here in rfc, does the new PH cookbook
>> actually deliver?
>>
>> nb
>>
>nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".

Does it sound offensive to seppos?

Bruce wrote:
>
> jmcquown wrote:
> >nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
>
> Does it sound offensive to seppos?

I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.

Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
were about frog color to someone.

On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:42:58 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> >nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
>>
>> Does it sound offensive to seppos?
>
>I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
>that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
>limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.

Pom, kiwi, aussie, seppo are all not offensive, as far as I know.
Seppo's not used much anymore, I think. I hear pom and kiwi all the
time.

>Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
>old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
>the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
>were about frog color to someone.

I always thought it was because they ate frogs, but you could be
right.

In article >, says...
>
> Bruce wrote:
> >
> > jmcquown wrote:
> > >nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
> >
> > Does it sound offensive to seppos?
>
> I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
> that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
> limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.
>
> Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
> old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
> the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
> were about frog color to someone.

I expect you know why you're a merkin, Gary.

Janet UK.

Janet wrote:
>
> In article >, says...
> >
> > Bruce wrote:
> > >
> > > jmcquown wrote:
> > > >nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
> > >
> > > Does it sound offensive to seppos?
> >
> > I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
> > that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
> > limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.
> >
> > Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
> > old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
> > the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
> > were about frog color to someone.
>
> I expect you know why you're a merkin, Gary.

Really Janet UK? Where did that come from? Are you just another
worn out old bitter biddy? There are still a few of you around.
Your evil comments will die off along with you soon. I hope your
family thinks well of you, at least.

On 9/27/2017 7:22 AM, Gary wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>>
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
>>>>
>>>> Does it sound offensive to seppos?
>>>
>>> I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
>>> that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
>>> limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.
>>>
>>> Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
>>> old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
>>> the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
>>> were about frog color to someone.
>>
>> I expect you know why you're a merkin, Gary.
>
> Really Janet UK? Where did that come from? Are you just another
> worn out old bitter biddy? There are still a few of you around.
> Your evil comments will die off along with you soon. I hope your
> family thinks well of you, at least.
>
Charitable wish.

In article >, says...
>
> Janet wrote:
> >
> > In article >, says...
> > >
> > > Bruce wrote:
> > > >
> > > > jmcquown wrote:
> > > > >nb, I do wish you'd stop referring to British posters as "limey's".
> > > >
> > > > Does it sound offensive to seppos?
> > >
> > > I've got a good friend who grew up in England and he always uses
> > > that word. It certainly doesn't bother him even though he was a
> > > limey. Maybe the ones here do take offense though. I don't know.
> > >
> > > Really nothing offensive meant with the term. British sailors of
> > > old ate limes to prevent scurvey on long sea voyages. Back then,
> > > the French were called "frogs" just because their green uniforms
> > > were about frog color to someone.
> >
> > I expect you know why you're a merkin, Gary.
>
> Really Janet UK? Where did that come from? Are you just another
> worn out old bitter biddy? There are still a few of you around.
> Your evil comments will die off along with you soon. I hope your
> family thinks well of you, at least.

National nicknames are just harmless inoffensive fun, remember?
And Gary is vewwy vewwy sensitive about dying.


Janet UK.