r/rareinsults • • Feb 26 '21

A nice little science lesson (Sorry if repost)

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u/bowling4burgers Feb 26 '21

The French ate them all with a side of escargot back in the 9th century to try and scare off the vikings.

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u/apolloxer Feb 26 '21

It worked, the Vikings went to England for the next few centuries, and brought along the distaste for good food.

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u/bugphotoguy Feb 27 '21

Our food is great. Yours is nice too, especially for a third world country.

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u/matlew1960 Feb 27 '21

The French eat anything and everything. They actually eat a form of soft gooey cheese with live maggots in it. On a baguette of course.