I was always teased about my Italian origins.
The usual joke was about the Italian tank with seven gears.
One forward, six reverse.
I used to answer " the forward gear was incase the English sneak up behind them"
Then I used to hit them with these:
Hear about the Italian POW camp? It had an entry tunnel.
Hear about the Italian Aircraft with the 15 man crew?
Pilot, Co-Pilot, two gunners and a paratrooper. the rest of the ten men are to force the paratrooper out of the door!
Hear about the Italian battle flag? Its a white cross on a white bacground.
What's the smallest book in the world? The book of Italian war heroes.
After that, they usually gave up:smile:
I thought all Poms had Italian ancestry after all what are the English but Romans that forgot to go home.
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I thought all Poms had Italian ancestry after all what are the English but Romans that forgot to go home.
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I thought all Poms had Italian ancestry after all what are the English but Romans that forgot to go home.![]()
I have question here- why do the Aussies call the British "Poms"? I have heard of this when I was watching the movie "The Lighthorsemen"- hell of an intersting movie about Aussie troops in WW1.
No Eyetye in my lineage. My great granddad was French (although I hate to admit it), my granddad was a Paddy, my mum was a taffy, my granny on one side was a Jock and my dad is English.
Weren't kiwi's originally escaped convicts from Australia?![]()
I was told it stood for "Prisoner of Mother England." However, I don't know if that is correct.
While I wont deny a criminal nature to my nation I would like to point out that unlike the Australians we never got caught.
It just goes to show that Aussies are tougher to catch, thats all! :cowb::cowb::cowb:
There are lots of stories about how Poms became known as Poms but the easiest answer is that we call Poms Poms because we can and it pisses them off so we keep doing it.
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You have Italian blood, bro?
Thats interesting...
My parents came over in the early fifties and liked so much they stayed!
I still get called a bloody foriegner, so does my wife and she's as English as you can get!
At work one day someone saw my name on my badge and asked:
"Are you Italian?"
"My parents are" I answered.
"Oh, do you go home often?" he enquired.
"Yes, at the end of every shift!"
I was born in Essex.
Or German ancestryI thought all Poms had Italian ancestry after all what are the English but Romans that forgot to go home.
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While I wont deny a criminal nature to my nation I would like to point out that unlike the Australians we never got caught.
There are lots of stories about how Poms became known as Poms but the easiest answer is that we call Poms Poms because we can and it pisses them off so we keep doing it.
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My dad is from Shetland and his family has roots in Iceland and Norway.
My mom is from Jersey and her family comes from Spain.
I was born in Essex.
No joy mate.I know a help line for that!:-D
And the existing British Celtic-speaking population was displaced by the Anglo-Saxons - A ruling elite who imposed their culture on the local population. Basically a German trade mark. :wink:Or German ancestry
Typically, that every time the Italians give up - the Germans must enter and clean up the mess.
No insult intended!