Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 17, 2010
June 16, 2010
June 18, 2010
Transcript:
Goat says, "What's the matter with you?" Pig says, "Couldn't sleep. Stayed up all night worrying." Goat says, "Oh my goodness, Pig? about what?" Pig says, "If the British people call french fries 'chips,' they've got no word left for potato chips!!!" Goat says, "They call them 'crisps.'" Pig says, "Crisps?! Ohhh, lord... when does the madness end??!"
Soroxas about 12 years ago
In my head, for reasons I don’t know myself, I read Pig’s dialogue with a British accent in the 3rd panel
andrew5 over 9 years ago
we call them crisps, because they’re crisp: fine slices of patatoe fried until crisp. Why chips?
aardvark86au about 8 years ago
In Australia we call both of them “chips” (it’s usually obvious from context which you mean) , or at least we used to…
PBS1! over 5 years ago
Hahahaha Pig in panel 2
PBS1! over 3 years ago
Did any British people complain?
VolatileVulture over 2 years ago
I remember learning that British people call fries “chips” when I was younger, after being mildly confused by fish and chips. I asked if that meant that they call chips “fries”. I suppose you can see my logic.
Drunk Larry over 1 year ago
britian ees right. but me steel steeck with fries and cheeps.
T- Mak 5 months ago
The English can’t even speak their own language. “Torch” instead of flashlight, “bonnet” for the hood of a car, etc. And they add an extra “i” to aluminum. They say “aluminium.” :)