snack-snack
Oct. 5th, 2004 11:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I am about to consume a Quaker brand "Oatmeal To Go" mushy cereal bar.
But I notice that the French name for this comestible is "Gruau sur le pouce", which to me means "gruel on the thumb".
I suppose it's true, in a sense.
But I notice that the French name for this comestible is "Gruau sur le pouce", which to me means "gruel on the thumb".
I suppose it's true, in a sense.
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Date: 2004-10-05 12:26 pm (UTC)And if you're like me and you read it wrong, "cruel under the thumb" is even better and could like be the byline of some evil dictator or something!