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tk2kewl

(18,133 posts) Thu Jan 21, 2016, 06:11 PM Jan 2016

Why do the french eat snails?

Last edited Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:42 PM - Edit history (1)

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Because they don't like fast food.

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Why do the french eat snails? (Original Post) tk2kewl Jan 2016 OP

How fast can ... GeorgeGist Jan 2016 #1

Nice tk2kewl Jan 2016 #2

Why don't the French barbecue? Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #3

Same reason they like Jerry Lewis. rug Jan 2016 #4

Best joke this week! Generic Brad Jan 2016 #5

Credit goes to my son tk2kewl Jan 2016 #6

What did the snail say when he rode on a turtle? Mendocino Jan 2016 #7

. tk2kewl Jan 2016 #8

Well, It Made Me Laugh! ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #9

The real answer isn't funny jmowreader Jan 2016 #10

most 'strange' foods were discovered when either w0nderer Jan 2016 #11

GeorgeGist

(25,570 posts)

1. How fast can ...

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:13 PM

Jan 2016

escargot?

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

2. Nice

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:18 PM

Jan 2016

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

3. Why don't the French barbecue?

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 07:24 PM

Jan 2016

The snails keep slipping between the grills.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. Same reason they like Jerry Lewis.

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 10:10 PM

Jan 2016

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)

5. Best joke this week!

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 11:48 PM

Jan 2016

It was not offensive. It was true on multiple levels.

Your joke rocked!

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

6. Credit goes to my son

Reply to Generic Brad (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 12:02 AM

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Mendocino

(8,549 posts)

7. What did the snail say when he rode on a turtle?

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 02:13 AM

Jan 2016

SLOW DOWN!

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

8. .

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 08:29 AM

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ProfessorGAC

(77,266 posts)

9. Well, It Made Me Laugh!

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 11:30 AM

Jan 2016

And, the funniest part is that i probably should have figured out the punch line ahead of time. But i didn't, so i laughed.

Good one.

jmowreader

(53,393 posts)

10. The real answer isn't funny

Reply to tk2kewl (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 04:39 PM

Jan 2016

Escargots was "invented" in the French district of Burgundy because the corrupt leadership was taking everything that even looked like meat away from the peasants. WHY they did this I haven't discovered; they were either trying to starve out the peasants, holding grand feasts, or selling it all to foreign interests. Or all three at the same time; that works too. Anyway, the peasants didn't like the idea of starving to death and started eating anything that appeared even remotely edible.

Frog legs were discovered the same way.

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

11. most 'strange' foods were discovered when either

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 04:58 PM

Jan 2016

survival pressure

or societal pressure

got to bear on food sources

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