why_are_brits_called_limeys Ask "sir" charles drake 050828 ... see: the_answer 050828 ... daf Because the Vitamin C in limes helped keep the sailors from getting scurvy. Limes will dehydrate on the outside, and once the skin is rock hard, it seals in the juice, making limes a VERY travelable fruit product. 050828 what's it to you? who go blather from