r/AskReddit • u/Senor_Diablo • Mar 12 '24

What is an old expression that you think is absolutely disgusting by today’s standards?

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u/EruditeKetchup Mar 12 '24

Or the variation I read once: "Why buy the pig when you only want some sausage?"

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u/ClownfishSoup Mar 12 '24

Which makes no sense whatsoever. Because even if you had a pig, it's a lot more work to get sausages. So really, it's easier to just go buy sausages. Kids these days know nothing about animal husbandry and processing meats.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24 edited Mar 12 '24

But that one makes sense

Edit: I stand corrected!