Re: Limey<Pine.GSO.3.93.970204123238.29042B-100000@scooby.nene.ac.uk>

[Richard Jackson <RICHARD.JACKSON@nene.ac.uk>]

>phil;
>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 seas,the crews were
>subject to scurvy(due to lack of vit. c in restricted diet of bread and
>salted meat)they began carrying limes aboard ship to add vit. c to correct
>the deficiency,thus the term, "limey"...
>o.k. brits?


Sounds fine to me, that's exactly where I thought it came from, I suppose I
could always ask my Dad, he's an OLD sailor, probably knew Nelson personally!!!
:-)

Rich
England.