> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Williamson [SMTP:michael.williamson@PEREGRINE.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:50 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      POMS
>
> Just to clarify,
>
>
> The term POM's comes from the original word "POHMS" which stands for
> "Prisioners Of Her Majesty's Service";
> in other words a convict.
>
> So a POM is actually an Australian Convict. NOT an Englishman.
>
> Get it right Man !
>
That would probably be an ENGLISH convict who was sent to Austrailia?

Mike

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