Posted 1st January 1970 by Recognition on freesticky.com › Forums › General Sci Fi › General Sci Fi Stuff › Recognition on freesticky.com › Recognition on freesticky.com 29th March 2002 at 5:45 am #43436 AnonymousGuest Actually in regards to “Limey” I was told that was a reference to the fact English sailors sucked on Limes to ward off scurvy rather than the fact they put it into tea. Was I mistaken?