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"Shut it, you potato eater"

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  1. Febbos

    Febbos Well-Known Member

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    I hear similar frases now and then in different movies, but what the hell does it mean? :emoticon-0108-speec What's wrong with eating potatoes? :emoticon-0107-sweat It's freaking good!

    [NSFW]Yeah yeah, I know I can google it but that's no fun![/NSFW]
     
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    Irish?
     
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  3. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    What film was it?
    Goodbye Mr Chips?
     
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  4. Febbos

    Febbos Well-Known Member

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    That's someones Irish? Well, I still wanna know what's wrong with it (eating potatoes) :(
     
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  5. shaunindeutschland

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    Spud u like..
     
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    It's an Irish thing.
     
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  7. shaunindeutschland

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    IT goes back to the potatoe famine.
     
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  8. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Isn't it just a derogatory term used to insult the Irish, who grow and therefore, eat a lot of potato's?
     
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    Mr Potato Head will not be ammused!
     
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    Indeed.
     
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  11. StrovolosTiger

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    No, I think it was M.A.S.H.
     
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    I wonder it that line is used in Sex Lives of the Potato Men?
     
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    Starring Tater O'Neal?
     
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    Haha, thanks for the answers guys.

    Andy Payton: And this is for you!
    [video=youtube;GUl9_5kK9ts]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUl9_5kK9ts[/video]
     
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    I've never heard it before today, but like the rest I'd say it's got to be a derogatory way of referring to an Irish person from the whole potato famine thing.

    It's not really saying there's anything wrong with eating them anymore than calling the French frogs is saying there's anything wrong with eating frogs legs, or that calling the Germans krauts means there's anything wrong with eating sauerkraut.
     
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    And we are 'Limeys' because of the Vitamin C theycontain, to combat scurvy....
     
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  18. Boothferry2Wembley

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    There is nothing wrong with munching rugs either.
     
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    Suddenly thought of the UK's first Reggae hit - "My Boy Lollipop". Set my imagination a-going....
     
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  20. Chazz Rheinhold

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    "Shut it, you potato eater" They used to shout it at that Italian player in the 82 World Cup- Paolo Rosti!!
     
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