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    Default Re: Things You Never Noticed VII: Wait, This Isnt the MitD Thread?

    ... And also Belgium is the origin of what Americans call "French fries"*, so in Asterix comics, they are forever dunking potatoes in oil.

    (If you are about to objet about potatoes not existing in Europe until 1500 years later, be aware that Asterix is unconcerned with your complaints about anachronisms)

    ETA: how many posters does it take to explain an Asterix joke? Three, as it turns out.

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    * Wikipedia claims this is "disputed", FWIW
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