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Whinging Poms All Sent Home

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Whinging Poms All Sent Home

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Some blighter's accused me of grumbling like a Pom!  A WOLer at that.  What nerve!  Us Aussies won't put up with this.  A rapid retort is required here..  Yes skippy? thump thump .....

 

I like living Under

But saying I'm a Pom

Who likes whinging, whining

Is way off, all wrong

 

Our humour is subtle

Subtle with wit

We're not geriatrics

Not silly old gits

 

We're learned, read Shakespeare

No baa baa black sheep

Leave this for the kiddies

Right level, not deep

 

So if you still think

I whinge like a Pom

We sent them all back

To UK, they're gone

 

Don Matthews June 2019

 

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M.C. Newberry

Sun 23rd Jun 2019 13:45

The phrase probably had some justification in years past but it's
a failure of understanding to think of it as a weakness..
If you're prone to a moan
You're not alone
Brits do it frequently
But just remember their old refrain
When bombed and blitzed: "Oh...can't complain"
And you might want to think again
Before resorting to grimace and groan. ?

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Lisa C Bassignani

Sun 23rd Jun 2019 13:09

So...being an uneducated American...what the heck is a Whinging Pom?

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Don Matthews

Sun 23rd Jun 2019 10:51

DoRoThY I keep people guessing
Is he telling the truth or a lie
But most of my work has an element of truth
So I'm not telling all porky pies ?

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