PugJesusM to HistoryPorn • edit-21 year agoWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down16
arrow-up1349arrow-down1imageWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialPugJesusM to HistoryPorn • edit-21 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squarePugJesusOPMlinkfedilink71•1 year agoThe Brits referred to American GIs in the UK as “Overfed, oversexed, and over here” (some versions have ‘overpaid’ instead of ‘overfed’) To which Americans developed a response - that Brits were underfed, undersexed, and under Eisenhower!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish24•1 year agoWait, wait. I’m worried what you just heard was, “Give me a lot of bacon and eggs.” What I said was, “Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.” Do you understand?
minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink2•1 year agoI could only express my feelings on this if I was an anime character!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year agoIncluding the block of sugar and the tray
Or as we Americans call it, “brunch”.
The Brits referred to American GIs in the UK as “Overfed, oversexed, and over here” (some versions have ‘overpaid’ instead of ‘overfed’)
To which Americans developed a response - that Brits were underfed, undersexed, and under Eisenhower!
I only see one egg.
Y’know in France, one egg is un oeuf.
Wait, wait. I’m worried what you just heard was, “Give me a lot of bacon and eggs.” What I said was, “Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.” Do you understand?
Yes but it’s eggceptional.
Yes it is. That is an ostrich egg.
I could only express my feelings on this if I was an anime character!
Including the block of sugar and the tray