At 10:26 PM 1/21/97 -1000, you wrote:
>I always thought it was "prisoner or mother England" as Australia was a
>penal colony of the Brittish Empire. And of course it is a derogatory slur
>to equate aussies as second class citizens of the UK and the world.
Actuall it's Prisoner *of* Mother England (thats my understanding)
Now without getting into a race war <g> Just where did the Aussies originate
from???
Cheers
Alan
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Alan Ford aford at pcug.org.au Canberra, Australia
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In my one (and so far only) trip to the bottom of Mother Earth, my hosts
(the RAN) introduced me to a group that took credit for being the original
Aussies. Their view seemed to be that "everybody" else were (or should be)
convicts ;<).
My one trip was into Perth (and of course the obligatory flight to Ayres Rock).
To make matters worse I was unaware of rainbows. A few trips to the ocean
fishing and then back home. We didn't even get the contract! oh well there is
hope for next time.