Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01636)

I think our earlier settlers didnt hold Queen Victoria in such high regard, but they all still loved mother england. Aussie way of saying that you guys, now, are the prisoners (financial) of mother england. Only just joking around.
Cheers
Cass

Iain <ibse03888@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

Cass, the term fag comes from the English Public school when the Senior boys 
got a first year boy to do their cleaning,fetching,and carrying for them 
they were called Fags. With tobacco coming in the form of snuff or pipe the 
intruduction of the cigarette being small and slender hence the nickname 
fag. As for pohms was Prisoner of Her Majesty(Queen Victoria)
cheers Iain
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cass Silva" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: Theos-World lightning and "Two people separated by a common 
language"


>
> Dear John,
> Although off topic, it would be interesting to know how the word fag for 
> cigarette came into usage. I know that in the UK/Australia, the use of 
> the word, fags, was commonly used for cigarettes. Do you want a fag, do 
> you have any fags etc? up until, probably 20 years ago, when the cigarette 
> companies made the cigarette a fashion item. We, even some to this day, 
> will call english people, "pome". I do know that this refers to 
> "prisoners of mother england", but is generally meant affectionately.
> Regards
> Cass
>
> John wrote:
>
>>Actually John the guy in the Guiness records book has been hit by
>>lightning something like 6 or 9 times.
>
> Thanks, it's been awhile since I read about it. Do you know any details
> of even one of the strikes? Like was he standing on a somewhat insulated
> surface, wearing trainers (as I recall, that's UK for tennis shoes), 
> etc???
>
> UK English and American English: *Two people separated by a common
> language*
> Just think of all the ways that "smoking fags" can be translated
> (anything from "killing people" to "having a cigarette"). Some younger
> Americans on this list might not remember that years ago (my mother
> still remembers it, and she's approaching 84) when fags in the USA were
> still cigarettes, as they still are in the UK.)
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