.joyriding.* · 1 decade ago
http://ranoutofsanitea.tumblr.com/post/48389683044/in-french-you-dont-say-potato-you-say-pomme-de
I don't usually point this stuff out but idrk any more
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Chloe149 · 1 decade ago
I'm just sitting here laughing
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Feuerchen · 1 decade ago
In some parts of Germany and also in Austria or Switzerland, the common word for Potato is "Erdapfel", which also means "earth apple". It's probably a European thing. ;)
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dolph* · 1 decade ago
No Sir, this is not a Jack Hammer
This is a Jacques 'Ammer

(Family Guy) it's gonna be awkward if you don't get this
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Cloudsinthesky · 1 decade ago
most languages it is actually 'apple of the ground'. another fun fact most other languages call pineapple 'ananas' really english is the weird language
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sparkleyunicorns7 · 1 decade ago
it means "apple of the earth" which shows its importance to people- it ended much starvation in europe when brought from the americas. Apples were regarded as a very wealthy high end thing, especially because of their biblical significance, so by putting apple in its name, it emphasized it's importance... sorry I'm a closet nerd and know a lot of random facts...
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