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Old 06-25-2017, 01:41 PM   #6041 (permalink)
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Americans invented pigs in a blanket over 150 years ago.
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Old 06-25-2017, 01:45 PM   #6042 (permalink)
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A friend once referred to undercover traffic cops as pigs in a blanket and it's still the funniest thing he's ever said.
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Old 06-25-2017, 01:50 PM   #6044 (permalink)
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Did we do it more recently than that or what?
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Did we do it more recently than that or what?
Not sure if this is serious.
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Did we do it more recently than that or what?
I think it was in the 17th century. The sausage is supposed to represent the American colonists and the blanket is the Native Americans.
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I think it was in the 17th century. The sausage is supposed to represent the American colonists and the blanket is the Native Americans.
So it's still an American thing.
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