The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoI'm so hungrylemmy.worldimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1842arrow-down13
arrow-up1839arrow-down1imageI'm so hungrylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·9 hours 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-up21·8 hours 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-up13·8 hours agoThat’s how I’ve always interpreted it too.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 hours 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-squareSolarMonkey@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWell sure, there used to be a lot more horses that died annually, back when they were a primary means of transport.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 minutes agoI’m talking about the 2000s… Horse meat can still be found in some groceries, I think it’s still more common in France than in Quebec though
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 hours 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…
Well sure, there used to be a lot more horses that died annually, back when they were a primary means of transport.
I’m talking about the 2000s… Horse meat can still be found in some groceries, I think it’s still more common in France than in Quebec though
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!