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"He appeared a complete idiot" and "He appeared to be a complete idiot" mean different things.
Aside from the interpretation that the former describes a routine in a magic act…
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What's a chip butty? Picture steak fries--3 of them--on a bun. The fact that anyone would think to do something like that, let alone eat it, is what astounded me.
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in belgium, and parts of france, they would slap a nice big dollup of MAYONAISE on top of those fries... mmm, makes chili and cheeze dumped into a bag of corn chips's sound like health food!
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Along with, of course, the famous deep fried Mars Bar.
Make mine a bacon butty - the only quick breakfast worth having (if you cannot afford the full English, of course)!
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Well, I agree with Jackie that the idea isn't very appetizing, but having never tried one, I can't say. Where does the term butty originate? Does it indicate the bread is buttered?
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Where does the term butty originate?
Perhaps it refers to the ultimate destination of the food so named.
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Haven't a clue, mate, either way. These Brit regional phrases, eh? Poor ol' Caxton and his eyren.
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I think a butty is a big flat bun, kind of like a large hamburger bun. A chip butty is part of the food system of eating something from all four starch groups every day.
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Ah, of course, Zed. So naturally the best thing to wash it down with, in this system, would be a beer.
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and always make sure there is someone near to help you when your heart attack hits. it's called the "butty system"...
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