tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post4308634937165431957..comments2023-09-10T15:57:43.129+01:00Comments on Novel Racers: Help with a British termJenny Beattiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-71585835297780473122007-10-26T01:02:00.000+01:002007-10-26T01:02:00.000+01:00Maybe she wanted sackcloth and ashes!Maybe she wanted sackcloth and ashes!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-27115958598269585482007-10-24T18:21:00.000+01:002007-10-24T18:21:00.000+01:00I'm sure she means she is from Portsmouth! The loc...I'm sure she means she is from Portsmouth! The local nickname for the town is Pompey, and also for the football team! A confusing one I agree, but a friend of mine is from Portsmouth and she refers to it as Pompey (she can also look after herself!)Rowan Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207876813466262196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-46241910722684456802007-10-24T17:10:00.000+01:002007-10-24T17:10:00.000+01:00Pompey, being a naval base, is notorious for less ...Pompey, being a naval base, is notorious for less than civilized behaviour. Women are used to being accosted by sailors on the off-chance they are selling their favours; booze-fuelled fights are not unknown; rowdy behaviour is the norm. Unemployment, due to defence cut-backs, has also led to areas of deprivation. But it is no worse (and a good deal better) than many post-industrial towns coping with an influx of young men far from home on a Saturday night.Graeme K Talboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147746990011686351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-76816437665482736732007-10-24T17:08:00.000+01:002007-10-24T17:08:00.000+01:00'Pompey girls'is slang for girls who date sailors ...'Pompey girls'is slang for girls who date sailors - its not meant offensively, just refer to naval ports where obviously many girs do. They - Pompey girls - known to be very independant, so is this possibly what she could mean?<BR/><BR/>HMS Raleigh is in Plymouth.<BR/>BTW, apologies for being absent from the last coffee morning - just finished a long pet sit.Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-46350554803895017812007-10-24T12:54:00.000+01:002007-10-24T12:54:00.000+01:00That's what she said. American ear filters tried t...<I>That's</I> what she said. American ear filters tried to make it fit a known word. Thanks, Lane. Mystery solved.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-51542398416164217632007-10-24T12:04:00.000+01:002007-10-24T12:04:00.000+01:00Pompey is the local slang name for the town, not j...Pompey is the local slang name for the town, not just the football club but it's pronounced 'Pompi' not 'Pompay' (as in Pompeii)<BR/>xLane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-72317704742041116582007-10-24T11:20:00.000+01:002007-10-24T11:20:00.000+01:00Any chance she could have said Pome? (pronounced '...Any chance she could have said Pome? (pronounced 'pom-ee'- I think it means Prisoner Of Mother England)... since that is the name given to the English! I doubt she would have used a phrase only known to the locals of the football club in Portsmouth.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175749565666787151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-12311038325299158632007-10-24T10:55:00.000+01:002007-10-24T10:55:00.000+01:00Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina -- named ...Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina -- named for Sir Walter Raleigh, though.<BR/><BR/>Googling about with "Pompey" I think I've figured it out. She's from Portsmouth -- whether she's from the rough side of town or was just telling us that nothing in li'l ol' Wilmington could intimidate someone from a much larger seaport is unclear. It could be the football club, of course. There's also the chance she's a Navy brat -- though I suppose it would be Royal Navy brat. Folks who spent their childhood at military instilations tend to think they're tougher than most. <BR/><BR/>And could I have misheard her? Certainly. After 20+ years in the states she spoke with what sounds to us like a British accent, but would probably sound American to you. She has to repeat herself on both sides of the Atlantic.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-64337282316997949752007-10-24T09:38:00.000+01:002007-10-24T09:38:00.000+01:00Hi thereI think she meant Pompey (Portsmouth)which...Hi there<BR/>I think she meant Pompey (Portsmouth)<BR/>which indeed has its less salubrious side (sorry to offend anyone from Portsmouth).<BR/><BR/>Also Rayleigh (with the 'y') is in Essex so she's an Essex girl and a Pompey girl:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-80042302122815327822007-10-24T07:39:00.000+01:002007-10-24T07:39:00.000+01:00Just to add that Portsmouth is a big naval port, d...Just to add that Portsmouth is a big naval port, don't know if it is rough though!<BR/><BR/>Raleigh is in the USA though, not UK.....unless there was a reference there to Sir Walter Raleigh, which would lead you to Plymouth, another major naval port...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-66116225680235949552007-10-24T07:13:00.000+01:002007-10-24T07:13:00.000+01:00Yep, I agree with JJ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...Yep, I agree with JJ...<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_Football_ClubJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143694367787566951.post-70662520706247176762007-10-24T04:58:00.000+01:002007-10-24T04:58:00.000+01:00the only Pompeii thing I can think of is that Port...the only Pompeii thing I can think of is that Portsmouth football club is nickednamed Pompy (or something like that). Could you have misheard? A fan might refer to themselves as she did. I don't know where Raleigh is in the UK but if she's from that region that might be what she meant.<BR/>JJxJenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.com