The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 27 days agoI'm so hungrylemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1imageI'm so hungrylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareDreamButt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·27 days 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-up35·27 days 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-up17·27 days agoThat’s how I’ve always interpreted it too.
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·26 days agoOHHH I thought it’s just because horses are so big, because you’re so hungry that nothing smaller could satisfy your hunger. So, if you’re even hungrier than that, the expression could be “I’m so hungry I could eat Jimmy”.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·27 days 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.
OHHH
I thought it’s just because horses are so big, because you’re so hungry that nothing smaller could satisfy your hunger.
So, if you’re even hungrier than that, the expression could be “I’m so hungry I could eat Jimmy”.
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!