BF>>    An Aussie, I ran into on a ship many years ago, told me that they
 BF>> sometimes used the word 'septic' or 'seppo' for USAian. Ever heard of
 BF>> it?

 DD>  From rhyming slang, septic tank - yank.

   Yep, that's how he explained it to me. So he wasn't kidding me after
all. That old Cockney inheritance all over again?


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