Racial slurs
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Limey is because British sailors had limes to ward off scurvy despite lemons being far, far more effective. This was because everyone who grew lemons hated the British and wouldn't let us have any. Apparently.
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Or maybe because it sounds better to say 'limeys' rather than 'lemonys'?
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Er, that's not why they're called limeys and no one ever talks with a mouth full of lime! :-)
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mark merrens wrote:
no one ever talks with a mouth full of lime
If its between the salt an tequila it is perfectly normal to shout loudly, all sorts of things, like 'fuck, thats the evening screwed for me!' or some such....
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I was looking up a racial slang for the british, mainly to respond to the soccer thread, and I didn't find any. I found these two that are funny: Americans[^] Database[^] What should we call the british for ribbing? I think we have aussies here to, so what should I call them as well?
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loctrice wrote:
I was looking up a racial slang for the british,
Doesnt exist really. Either we are thick skinned or the insults are just feeble. Take Limey. Yeah, so we ate limes, in order to stop our teeth falling out and getting scurvy. If you didnt, then having a face like a lepper is aa way worse deal. 'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the fuck is that an insult? Hey, pile it on, just dont forget the horseradish sauce and yorkshire puds! I'll take that kind of insult all day! 'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung.... The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world. Whose empire was the biggest ever. A nation whose sense of humour, and ability to take the piss out of themselves is second to none. Cant be done. So really there arent any. Sorry. :)
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loctrice wrote:
What should we call the british for ribbing?
British? Ahh! You mean the Tommies :)
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loctrice wrote:
I was looking up a racial slang for the british,
Doesnt exist really. Either we are thick skinned or the insults are just feeble. Take Limey. Yeah, so we ate limes, in order to stop our teeth falling out and getting scurvy. If you didnt, then having a face like a lepper is aa way worse deal. 'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the fuck is that an insult? Hey, pile it on, just dont forget the horseradish sauce and yorkshire puds! I'll take that kind of insult all day! 'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung.... The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world. Whose empire was the biggest ever. A nation whose sense of humour, and ability to take the piss out of themselves is second to none. Cant be done. So really there arent any. Sorry. :)
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world.
Yeah, some time back we said our rock doesn't belong to you anymore :P .... come to think of it, your rock is a bit small[er than ours]..... -edit added joke icon -end
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Limey is because British sailors had limes to ward off scurvy despite lemons being far, far more effective. This was because everyone who grew lemons hated the British and wouldn't let us have any. Apparently.
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ChrisElston wrote:
lemons hated the British and wouldn't let us have any.
Nah, it is because lime went better with Rum, and Mint. It is well known the British are mad for mint. Fuck man, we were drinking Mojitos when the rest of the world thought a cocktail was a sexual act! :laugh:
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I was looking up a racial slang for the british, mainly to respond to the soccer thread, and I didn't find any. I found these two that are funny: Americans[^] Database[^] What should we call the british for ribbing? I think we have aussies here to, so what should I call them as well?
If it moves, compile it
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world.
Yeah, some time back we said our rock doesn't belong to you anymore :P .... come to think of it, your rock is a bit small[er than ours]..... -edit added joke icon -end
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loctrice wrote:
I was looking up a racial slang for the british,
Doesnt exist really. Either we are thick skinned or the insults are just feeble. Take Limey. Yeah, so we ate limes, in order to stop our teeth falling out and getting scurvy. If you didnt, then having a face like a lepper is aa way worse deal. 'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the fuck is that an insult? Hey, pile it on, just dont forget the horseradish sauce and yorkshire puds! I'll take that kind of insult all day! 'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung.... The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world. Whose empire was the biggest ever. A nation whose sense of humour, and ability to take the piss out of themselves is second to none. Cant be done. So really there arent any. Sorry. :)
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Pommy'
Doesn't that mean "earth apple" as in "potato"? So, isn't that calling you guys "dirt faces?" Or even, "dirtbags?"
Erudite_Eric wrote:
The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world. Whose empire was the biggest ever. A nation whose sense of humour, and ability to take the piss out of themselves is second to none. Cant be done.
Imperialist it is then.
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loctrice wrote:
I was looking up a racial slang for the british,
Doesnt exist really. Either we are thick skinned or the insults are just feeble. Take Limey. Yeah, so we ate limes, in order to stop our teeth falling out and getting scurvy. If you didnt, then having a face like a lepper is aa way worse deal. 'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the fuck is that an insult? Hey, pile it on, just dont forget the horseradish sauce and yorkshire puds! I'll take that kind of insult all day! 'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung.... The thing is, you cant insult a race that conquered the world. Whose empire was the biggest ever. A nation whose sense of humour, and ability to take the piss out of themselves is second to none. Cant be done. So really there arent any. Sorry. :)
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It helps a bit to know the origins.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the f*** is that an insult?
It refers to the british complexion after a day in the sun.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung....
Seriously, would the Aussies use a french word for a fruit as a derogatory for the Brits. POHM = Prisoner of Her Majesty
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ChrisElston wrote:
lemons hated the British and wouldn't let us have any.
Nah, it is because lime went better with Rum, and Mint. It is well known the British are mad for mint. Fuck man, we were drinking Mojitos when the rest of the world thought a cocktail was a sexual act! :laugh:
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
cocktail was a sexual act!
And that's exactly what it is named after! After all, a cocktail party is where all the cocks and tails gather to well, party, after all the cocktails are drunk and everyone's inhibitions are drowned...
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
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Named after a 50 cal machine gun. How is THAT an insult! It was a beast! 50 in the mag, Cutts compensator, devastating firepower.
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Interesting, because that name has been around before 1914. Besides that, I know only one guy here who would like to be named after a some gun :) Edit: This is what I found: Definition of TOMMY : a British soldier Origin of TOMMY Thomas Atkins, name used as model in official army forms First Known Use: 1884
At least artificial intelligence already is superior to natural stupidity
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It helps a bit to know the origins.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the f*** is that an insult?
It refers to the british complexion after a day in the sun.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung....
Seriously, would the Aussies use a french word for a fruit as a derogatory for the Brits. POHM = Prisoner of Her Majesty
Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
It refers to the british complexion after a day in the sun.
Well, the British generally go the colour of cooked lobster after a day in the sun! :) AFAIK Rosbif refers to our national dish, in the way we call the French frogs. Partly because they look like them but because they have a predilection for eating the things.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
POHM = Prisoner of Her Majesty
OK, didnt know that. So really its an Australian insult about Australians. :)
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I was looking up a racial slang for the british, mainly to respond to the soccer thread, and I didn't find any. I found these two that are funny: Americans[^] Database[^] What should we call the british for ribbing? I think we have aussies here to, so what should I call them as well?
If it moves, compile it
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It helps a bit to know the origins.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Rosbif', the famous french (cough) insult. An insult? To be named after one of the worlds greatest pieces of roast meat, form one of the planets biggest animals? How the f*** is that an insult?
It refers to the british complexion after a day in the sun.
Erudite_Eric wrote:
'Pommy'. What is that? A french apple? Yeah, OK, that stung....
Seriously, would the Aussies use a french word for a fruit as a derogatory for the Brits. POHM = Prisoner of Her Majesty
Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions
That isn't the origin of the rosbif insult, but the modern use. As for POHM (more correctly POHME - Prisoner Of Her Majesty's Exile), that is just one of a great many ideas as to the origin, none of which have much substance. The OED leans towards it being a contraction of pomegranate, although there are several suggestions to where that came from too.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. Shed Petition[^]
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I was looking up a racial slang for the british, mainly to respond to the soccer thread, and I didn't find any. I found these two that are funny: Americans[^] Database[^] What should we call the british for ribbing? I think we have aussies here to, so what should I call them as well?
If it moves, compile it
If you want to insult us, call us Americans.
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Interesting, because that name has been around before 1914. Besides that, I know only one guy here who would like to be named after a some gun :) Edit: This is what I found: Definition of TOMMY : a British soldier Origin of TOMMY Thomas Atkins, name used as model in official army forms First Known Use: 1884
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CDP1802 wrote:
Definition of TOMMY
: a British soldier
Origin of TOMMY
Thomas Atkins, name used as model in official army forms
First Known Use: 1884Well, that's one minor bit of Kipling explained....
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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If you want to insult us, call us Americans.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
If you want to insult us, call us Americans.
The thing is, who're you insulting more with that one: The British, or the Americans?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
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I was looking up a racial slang for the british, mainly to respond to the soccer thread, and I didn't find any. I found these two that are funny: Americans[^] Database[^] What should we call the british for ribbing? I think we have aussies here to, so what should I call them as well?
If it moves, compile it
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Canadians
English-speaking Canadians. Short for "Anglophone" and used in Quebec, especially for Anglophones in Quebec province itself.
What the heck is an Anglophone?