malcolm clapp Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 (edited) Rhomylly wrote: clearly my all-American animal rescue brain is taking over, because to me a pom is short for pomeranian. Little puffball dog with a big attitude. Sorry, should have explained better. A pom is Australian slang for an English person. There are many schools of thought about the derivation, none of which seem to have anything to do with pomeranians. Or concertinas! Edited March 10, 2004 by malcolm clapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffwright Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I recall a Jazz standard (probably sung by George Melly) along the lines of - Daddys got a squeezebox, Mammy plays with it all night, It goes in and out and out and in etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomylly Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Thank you Malcolm, for clearing that up! (and they say we speak the same language, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Alan - well done! Perhaps we should start a Concertina poetry and prose page Cheers Morgana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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