From: Christopher Downes-Ward <Christopher_Downes-Ward@a...>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:09:57 -0000
Subject: [OT] RE: Colourful Australian Lingo
I've been here since 1968, so could be described > as a gumnutted Pom Reffo (Immigrant from the UK who's got So what do you call a gumnutted Pom Reffo who has done a runner and returned to the UK (my father in law)
From: Phillip Atcliffe <Phillip.Atcliffe@u...>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:51:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: [OT] RE: Colourful Australian Lingo
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:09:57 -0000 Christopher Downes-Ward > <Christopher_Downes-Ward@acuma.co.uk> wrote: > I've been here since 1968, so could be described as a gumnutted Pom Well, if he goes back and forth a couple more times, "Ping-pong Ball" comes to mind... <g> Phil, who knew a family that emigrated and returned three times (both ways) in about 5 years. Ah, the joys of working for a certain multi-national media corporation... ----
From: Brendan Pratt <bastard@o...>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 09:02:25 +1100
Subject: Re: [OT] RE: Colourful Australian Lingo
> I've been here since 1968, so could be described " A typical whinging pom that couldn't hack it in the greatest country on earth" springs to mind... (Big grin).
From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:05:08 +1100
Subject: Re: [OT] RE: Colourful Australian Lingo
> So what do you call a gumnutted Pom Reffo who has done a runner and A gumnutted Pom Reffo who's done a runner and returned to Pommieland, what else?