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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 31 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Buckled on jazz cabbage" is a singular turn of phrase.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is that like Deviled Lettuce?

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Almost exactly, with less mayonnaise

[–] eurodyne@piefed.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Only because of the shortage of eggs during the first world war, and all they had was an excess of war vinegar produced by millions of sour Krauts.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget about David Lee Broth

[–] SourDragon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Dude was his plug

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This reads how English Wikipedia claims Americans invented all cocktails

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago

This is now fact in my world and no one can convince me otherwise.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 days ago

Makes sense. Sandwiches are named after the Earl of Sandwich. Shrapnel is named after Henry Shrapnel. German chocolate cake is named after Sam German. Why not soup?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Almost as good as the story about how Patrick Chowder was preparing a bedtime snack of warm milk, with a bowl of crackers and shucked oysters and spilled his milk. The world was never the same.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

It’s pronounced Chowder

[–] SourDragon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Buckled on jazz cabbage

That's me rn. Not figuratively either, but literally. And no, I will not be providing any proof of this. Just take my word for it.