OK, listen up, he explained:

The "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" story is a myth.

The "Port Out Starboard Home" story is a myth.

Probably the "Prisioners Of Her Majesty's Service" story is a myth too.

Acronyms of any kind are a pretty recent concept.

Colin




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 !

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