RE: Limey<0614832F755672DF*/c=US/admd=MCI/prmd=Honeywell/o=MN-MTA/ou=MSMail/ou=CORP/s=Lindberg/g=Andrew/@MHS.nene.ac.uk>

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

>"I'm perhaps not old enough to understand what the term LIMEY means."  Phil
>Smith

>To avoid scurvy British sailors ate citrus fruits, including limes.  This
>was during the era of sailing ships when the British fleet ruled the world.
> Before the British discovered the medicinal properties of limes, many
>sailors died from scurvy.  -- Andy

Cheers, I was just about to say that.  So then, where does the term yank come
from???  

Rich