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> Russell,
> 
> On Mon, 02 May 2005 09:19:07 +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:
> 
> >...< 
> > > Do you mean POHM?  If not, what does POM stand for?
> > 
> > "Prisoner Of Mother-England" or abbreviation of POMegranate or ???.
> 
> Errr - not at all sure why pomegranates would have been relevant :-)

There's also the "pomme" version (pomme being French for apple,
or even pomme de terre - potato)

I don't think anyone really knows with certainty anymore. At least
"limey" is traceable

> > I've never  met "POHM" but I suspect that may translate "Prisoner Of 
> > Her Majesty"?, which would be similar but subtly different.
> 
> Yes, that's what I'd always understood was the origin of the expression!

That applies more to Australia (historical fact, not sniping). NZ was
not a penal colony

Q. How can you tell when a plane-load of Poms has landed ?

A. ?????

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