What made you smile recently (2023)?

[caseydog]

"Passing the hot potato" is probably the same everywhere, especially in the workplace. Passing a problem on to someone else.

CD

 

[rascal]

Good old belly ache laugh today with butcher. The halal shop is father and son operation. So we were at counter and the dad said fillets sold out so we ordered for next week. Then the son came out from the back . His index finger had a huge bandage on it. Butcher said quite loudly " your not supposed to cut yourself you know? " to which his father burst out laughing and we all 4 of us burst out as well.

Russ

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

 

[Windigo]

"Passing the hot potato" is probably the same everywhere, especially in the workplace. Passing a problem on to someone else.

CD

Yep it means exactly that

 

[Lullabelle]

 

[Lullabelle]

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

 

[TastyReuben]

For the nerds among us:

 

[Yorky]

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

 

[JAS_OH1]

To make you, and all other forum members smile. Here are some literal translations of some Dutch sayings about food that make no sense at all in English. I will leave it up to the reader to guess their meaning!

Going with the banana
Alas peanutbutter
Monkey cabbage
That slaps like a tong on a pig
Dairy on dairy is the work of the devil
The bean comes for it's payment
It doesn't butter between them
One's death is the others bread
Hunger sweetens raw beans
That's mustard after the meal
When the wine is in the man the wisdom's in the can
Passing the hot potato
It comes for the baker

Yeah, we have enough sayings in English that don't make sense...in English, LOL.

 

[TastyReuben]

 

[ThatDude]