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isn't it true that Hitler was actually Australian?

anyone recognize this roo?

http://www.ehowa.com/showmovie.shtml?movie=kangaroocourt.wmv

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Originally posted by TickLer

isn't it true that Hitler was actually Australian?

Its drongo not drango mate

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Originally posted by wineanddine

Well, Aus was populated by convicts from England, When they were shipped out, they had branded on their arm P.O.M.E which translated was Prisoner Of Mother England. As time went by they were known as pomies.

There always has to be one serious-minded windbag in every thread, and this time I drew the short straw (). The "Prisoner of Mother England" thing is an old chestnut - an urban legend. If any of you are interested in where the term "pom" *really* comes from, it's ultimately from "Pomegrant", a rhyming slang mixture of "pomegranate" and "immigrant". It's also very recent - around 1920. See here for more: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pom1.htm.

Now, it's Summer, so don't forget to slip/slop/slap, and excuse me while I sizzle another sheila on the barbie.

Oops. Well, I guess you can't expect too much from a Kiwi.