Why i wouldnt live in Austrailia

mysticsniper said:
That's why we sent over all those poms years ago ;)
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It was spelt 'pohm' and it meant property of her majesty, thats why they call english pohms.

Ogre

No personal attacks.
 
Ogre said:
It was spelt 'pohm' and it meant property of her majesty, thats why they call english pohms.

Ogre
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FYI that is absolute crap.

Another theory is that POM is a shortened acronym of Prisoner of His/Her Majesty (POHM). As many of Australia's first settlers were convicts, sentenced to transportation, this theory holds that upon arrival in the country they would be given a uniform with POHM emblazoned on the back, and that convicts with an extended stay on Australian soil would no longer have to wear the shirt and would often refer to newer entrants into the country as "Pohmmys". Other suggestions hold that POM is a different acronym, such as "Prisoner of Mother England" or "Port of Melbourne". These etymologies are believed to be false, as the term "pommy" was coined long before acronyms were used in common parlance. Moreover, there is no record of prisoners in Australia ever wearing such uniforms.
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Be wary of any etymology claiming some old word is an acronym (like "fornication under consent of the King"), since acronyms are almost solely the preserve of the 20th century.
 
robmiller said:
FYI that is absolute crap.



Be wary of any etymology claiming some old word is an acronym (like "fornication under consent of the King"), since acronyms are almost solely the preserve of the 20th century.
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I live here and AFAIK we call you lot POMEs because it Stands for Prisoner of Mother England.

In other words while you lot are in England in the Gloomy weather and under British rule we are down here under our own rule in the sun and warm weather.

So you are Prisoners of Mother England ;)
 
this thread reminds me of the time when I had to sleep overnight in a village in pakistan sorrounded by forests on all sides.

im pretty sure there are some unknown species out there from what the locals were saying.

myself just saw a few large lizards and spider like creatures, not too bad by themselves but when you have to sleep outside and see them crawling around it makes you wish you was back home in your comfy bed.
 
Zip said:
I live here and AFAIK we call you lot POMEs because it Stands for Prisoner of Mother England.

In other words while you lot are in England in the Gloomy weather and under British rule we are down here under our own rule in the sun and warm weather.

So you are Prisoners of Mother England ;)
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did you even read my post at all
 
Ogre said:
It was spelt 'pohm' and it meant property of her majesty, thats why they call english pohms.

Ogre
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That was denied by an Australian, who was reputedly an expert, on radio 5 this week. He said it comes from Pomegranates and the complexion of British immigrant arrivals. He mentioned your explanation but said it was untrue.
 
my pals just flown out there for 6months, hes absoultly loving it, hates spiders mind, met daniel craig at the premier of casino roylal in sydney, guess aussie isnt all bad? :p
 
robmiller said:
did you even read my post at all
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Yours was all about uniforms :p


$loth said:
Where about's do you live in Aus Zip? I've got a friend who moved to NSW (Terrigal) in june.
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I come from SA, I live about 30-40mins from Adelaide :)


Ill have to upload the Piccis i got tonight of a small one of these beasts later on :D
 
Zip said:
I live here and AFAIK we call you lot POMEs because it Stands for Prisoner of Mother England.

In other words while you lot are in England in the Gloomy weather and under British rule we are down here under our own rule in the sun and warm weather.

So you are Prisoners of Mother England ;)
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Yes please do us the favour of removing the English flag from your flag and relieving the Queen of her duties as Head of State. Oh and 250,000 Australians need a lift back home to the land of honeypots and rainbows.
 
Rosbif said:
Yes please do us the favour of removing the English flag from your flag and relieving the Queen of her duties as Head of State. Oh and 250,000 Australians need a lift back home to the land of honeypots and rainbows.
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People have tryed in Previous years but have always failed to make Australia a Republic.
And we Probably will stay they way we are until Charles Becoems king

So what is it that you dont like Australia because it seems that in ever thread about it you are moaning about us or trying to act smart about us? :p

Oh and thats the UK flag in the Corner, Its the Union Jack, Not the Saint George Cross ;)
 
Lee2k4 said:
Tarantula and Spiders are two very different kinds. As someone who has studied and kept spiders for while now I can tell you that there is nobody ever to have died by a tarantula bite, the only real danger you would be in from a tarantula is if you was allergic. The bite from a tarantula can be very painful though, for example the species " Poecilotheria " (which is a well known and a favorite in the tarantula hobby) has an extremely painful bite, causes muscle cramps, swelling, fever, all sorts.

Spiders known as "true spiders" in the hobby, now these are a different kind all together, you must own a DWA license to keep most species and they can kill. A bite from a black widow would give you about 18 hours to get antidote if you are lucky.
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Hysterocrates sp. bites are also reputed to be very painful. I was chatting to a guy from Holland last week, and his friend that had been bitten by a H. sp. gigas was still suffering 10 days later, and had just had his medications upped by the doctor. Don't have to worry about those in Oz though :D

Here is one of my Australian tarantulas, a juvenile Phlogius crasspies :)

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Apparently these when fully grown have been known to capture and drag 12" rats into their burrows to eat. You should see it attack roaches! :D
 
Zip said:
/Runs in


I had one of those in my hand last night

Huge beast, I went and picked up my cat to bring her inside and it had what i thought was a stick on her so i grabbed it and pulled it off but then i felt something move so i looked at my hand and there he was squirming his legs between my fingers :eek:
Needless to say i pooped myself out of shock and threw the bloody thing to the ground but they can glide and it managed to glide right back on top of my cats head
So i put her down so i could get something to flick it off and so he wouldnt get any more aggravated and bite her.
She was rolling all over the place trying to get the thing off and then once i got it off my brother stabbed it with a stick.

All the kids in the street learnt some new words last night :p

They really do feel hairy and they feel crispy and crunchy

They arnt Venomous but they will get a nasty bite that will hurt a hell of a lot and can leave a big scare.
God knows how i didnt get bitten :eek:
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Nice with chips though? :o
 
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