Re: Limeys

[Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>]

> 
> > > PS. Why do some Americans call British people Limeys?
> > 
> 
> I was told it was from when the yanks flew back and forth over he 
> white cliffs of Dover.
> 

I'm pretty sure the term Limey predates WW II.  The sailer story is
the one I've always heard too.

Roland