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[–] dwt@feddit.org 17 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Took me some time to figure this out as a non native speaker:

  • lift, easy
  • flat, that took a while
  • Chipped, didn’t even know that idiom…
[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Long potato sticks are called chips in the UK and fre~~edom~~nch fries in the US :)

US chips are UK crisps, btw.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

That's another chip up the nose, I'm afraid. -A fish called Wanda

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, the first two are obvious, but I didn't get the last one.

Mainly because "to french fry" isn't an actual verb, afaik.

Alternative could have been "has an RFID transponder implanted".

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"French fried potatoes" is an archaic term but not unheard of. I know of it mostly from the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise". It can be used to give a country or homemade feel to French fries.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I had to look up the existence of the song and its lyrics to make sure your post wasn't the Al hallucination that it at first sounded like to me. 😆

Interesting trivia!

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

All Jimmy Buffet songs sound like AI hallucinations, but they were just normal human drug induced hallucinations.