PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down16
arrow-up1346arrow-down1imageWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up72arrow-down1·6 months agoThe Brits referred to American GIs in the UK as “Overfed, oversexed, and over here” (some versions have ‘overpaid’ instead of ‘overfed’) To which Americans developed a response - that Brits were underfed, undersexed, and under Eisenhower!
The Brits referred to American GIs in the UK as “Overfed, oversexed, and over here” (some versions have ‘overpaid’ instead of ‘overfed’)
To which Americans developed a response - that Brits were underfed, undersexed, and under Eisenhower!