Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

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CheBeef in reply to @jsabine

The potatoe trope is not routed in a current relationship between Irish people and spuds.

It is a jab in the ribs about the potato famine. Whether people realise this is the case or not is moot. It is only in the English common psyche because of the famine.

I often see sides of gratin, mash or chips on restaurant menus as sides to mains in the Uk and France.

Unconcious bias anyone?

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nick_h. in reply to @CheBeef

It is a jab in the ribs about the potato famine.

But the famine is a slur on murderous grasping English landlords. The Irish get sympathy from it, not ridicule. What's funny about people dying of hunger? I've never heard of an English person making light of it.

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CheBeef in reply to @nick_h.

Unfortunately I have.

It maybe harder for a non Irish person to see / hear these comments.

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