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Thread #91427 Message #1738919
Posted By: kendall
12-May-06 - 08:36 AM
Thread Name: From Max: State of the Union Address
Subject: RE: From Max: State of the Union Address
Does anyone not know why the English are called "Limeys" ?
It was the English navy that discovered a cure for scurvy. Vitamin C. as found in lemons and Limes(Just another thing that they get no credit for. I see that title as a compliment.
When I call my wife, Jacqui, a Limey, she just smiles because she know is origin of the term.