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1. Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 97 09:06:48 -0000; I'm an old Fart but perhaps not old enough to understand, what the term LIMEY means, or it's history. I can only guess it is a shortened or slang for " Lie To Me" as in ; when you take your LBC in t; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00186.html (7,470 bytes)
2. RE: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: 04 Feb 1997 09:27:35 -0600; "I'm perhaps not old enough to understand what the term LIMEY means." Phil To avoid scurvy British sailors ate citrus fruits, including limes. This was during the era of sailing ships when the Britis; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00192.html (9,418 bytes)
3. RE: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:58:13 -0600 (CST); From the drinking song, "YANKEE DOODLE" Greg Petrolati gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!" Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00196.html (8,079 bytes)
4. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 10:10:38 -0600; I'm not sure if this is a serious request for the etymology of the word "limey", but here goes. Back in the 18th century, scurvy was a major problem for sailors of all nations. Scurvy is caused by a; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00197.html (8,682 bytes)
5. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:43:31 -0500 (EST); i'm sure there is a very knowledgeable member out there that will correct me, but i've got a partial answer to "limey" meaning..back in the golden age of sailing ships and england the ruler of the s; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00205.html (8,496 bytes)
6. RE: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:51:29 -0500 (EST); rich; the origin of the term "yank" is derived from the old west when the cowboys were out in the wilds, and there were no women available.... pick it up there....I'M KIDDING. dick fontaine 48mgtc 62; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00206.html (8,279 bytes)
7. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 11:42:30 -0800; Phil, Believe it or not, I have an answer to your "Limey" question. Seems that back in days of yore when the British were THE glodal power and doing all their exploring, they would carry LIMES , es,; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00209.html (8,364 bytes)
8. RE: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 97 19:38:46 -0000; For once in my career as a reader of the list I can add my penny's worth to this!! Living in Belgium means I have contact with people from the Netherlands who are affectionatley referred to as "chees; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00212.html (8,269 bytes)
9. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 15:00:33 -0500 (EST); << So then, where does the term yank come from??? >> I have heard that it was from a Dutch term, "Jankhe" (pronounced yahn-kay) which was a formal term of address for Dutch men- kind of like the word; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00214.html (7,990 bytes)
10. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 03:18:34 -0500 (EST); So the British were a scurvey bunch, what's that got to do with LIMEY ?; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00237.html (7,870 bytes)
11. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:22:56 +0000 (); servicemen by their american counterparts because the british were issued with lime juice to prevent scurvy and other unpleasant ills associated with Vitamin C defficiency! Here endeth the lesson! Jo; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00240.html (8,704 bytes)
12. RE: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:43:11 +0000 (); the original term for Americans would be 'Yankers'??? :-) Johnny Storm '77 spit 1500; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00245.html (8,391 bytes)
13. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:29:58 +0000 (); Is that all my Dad was Horatio Hornblower (Watch it!!) Johnny Storm; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00256.html (8,292 bytes)
14. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 10:20:10 -0000; Richard, what's the difference between English and British? Phil Smith Tampa, FL. 69 TR6; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00601.html (8,069 bytes)
15. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:09:02 +0000 (GMT); Ask anyone from Wales or Scotland!!!! English and British are not the same! You can be British but not english i.e welsh/scottish! My welsh and scottish 'cousins' resent being called english. Where I; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00603.html (8,309 bytes)
16. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:36:10 -0500 (EST); Just after I got married, I referred to my mother-in-law in very lovingly manner as a "Brit". It was almost 6 months before she would bless me with her Scottish tongue... We both laugh about it now -; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00605.html (7,977 bytes)
17. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:15:25 -0600 (CST); You should be thankful she wasn't Welsh!!! Greg gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!" Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00606.html (7,978 bytes)
18. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:15:25 -0600 (CST); You should be thankful she wasn't Welsh!!! Greg gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!" Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00608.html (7,921 bytes)
19. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 11:23:38 +0000 (); And what's so wrong with the welsh?? Johnny Storm '77 spit 1500; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00643.html (7,618 bytes)
20. Re: Limey (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 07:59:50 -0600 (CST); Nothing at all... They're just a tad more... nationalistic than the Scots He might have gotten "a wink a nod, and a dagger up his strap..." GP gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L) "That's not a; /html/triumphs/1997-02/msg00654.html (7,881 bytes)

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