>> FWIW: Mr Brackenberry is very clever, somewhat less
> funny than he thinks he is, somewhat more dangerous than
> he appears, and a POM.

> Do you mean POHM?  If not, what does POM stand for?

"Prisoner Of Mother-England" or abbreviation of POMegranate or ???.
True etymology unknown.  First of above allegedly from days of
deportation to colonies.
Standard slang for a person born in "The Old Country" aka England
(probably also Scotland, Ireland & Wales as well).

I've never  met "POHM" but I suspect that may translate "Prisoner Of 
Her Majesty"?, which would be similar but subtly different.





            RM.

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