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[–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 48 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Canadians are chomping at the bit here to get a reason to go burn down the Whitehouse again.

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

From a grizzled, old, Scottish WWII veteran: “Young Man, I’ll tell ya something I learned in the war, never, ever underestimate those Canadians! They are the toughest soldiers I encountered in the war.”

FTR: he also said he thought Germans were pansies, lol.

Dead now, but he was a tough SOB, himself (I mean, he WAS Scottish, so that’s a pedigree right there).

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Many of us Canadians still have some Scottish blood. And I bet it works as well as it ever did.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

Hah I wish. Society is to soft abdicated to screens and comfort. As long as the masses are entertained almost anything can happen.

[–] locotx@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago (3 children)
[–] glibg@lemmy.ca 22 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You're a true chompion of the English language.

[–] Gerblat@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I’ll drink to that

gulps down a mouthful of chompagne

[–] ryanpdg1@lemmy.ca 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's only chompagne if it comes from the chompagne region of Fronce

[–] NebulaNymph@programming.dev 7 points 8 hours ago

True, otherwise it's just sporkling wine

[–] nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They're generally both considered correct. "Chomping at the bit" has been in use for over 100 years.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 13 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Language, where you just have to be wrong long enough that your version becomes a dialect.

[–] nwtreeoctopus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

It's literally the worst.

[–] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 hours ago

Champing at the bit sounds dumb af tbh and I've never heard it before IRL compared to chomping.

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

After a LOT of rabbit holes, …it’s both.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

I thought it was the brittish that did that during the war of 1812?