The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI'm so hungrylemmy.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down18
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1imageI'm so hungrylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·2 months agoHow did I get to thirty before realizing the expression comes from people eating horses when they’re starving and have no other option
minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 months agoBuddy, I’m 41, and I always thought until just now it was saying you were “so hungry you could eat a(n entire) horse.”
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoThat’s how I’ve always interpreted it too.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s pretty much an Anglo Saxon exception that horse meat isn’t eaten… It’s not as popular as it once was in Quebec, but it used to be readily available…
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoWhich expression? I’m fluent in English but don’t know all expressions
How did I get to thirty before realizing the expression comes from people eating horses when they’re starving and have no other option
Buddy, I’m 41, and I always thought until just now it was saying you were “so hungry you could eat a(n entire) horse.”
That’s how I’ve always interpreted it too.
It’s pretty much an Anglo Saxon exception that horse meat isn’t eaten… It’s not as popular as it once was in Quebec, but it used to be readily available…
Which expression? I’m fluent in English but don’t know all expressions
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Makes sense. Thanks!