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    Quote By Emerson

    in HHPlace Cafe! - General chit chat

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    Limey was a derogatory term originally applied to 19th century Royal Navy seamen. The Royal Navy used to add lime juice to the daily ration of rum to help ward off scurvy at sea. The ships were known as lime-juicers and the men aboard them as limeys. Eventually it lost its naval connotations and was used in North America and Australia to refer to English people in general.

    I am not a limey, but originally hail from New England and so have a good working knowledge of Emerson and Thoreau

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