I know this comment is UK based but I really hope it is time to buy a lettuce - ThreadSky

buckc.bsky.social • 29 days ago

I know this comment is UK based but I really hope it is time to buy a lettuce

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bodiesofwater.bsky.social•29 days ago

Curious, what does the expression “buy a lettuce” mean?

robotrob.bsky.social•29 days ago

It refers to the fact that the Star newspaper successfully kept a picked lettuce head fresh and viable for longer than Liz Truss lasted as prime minister

helenpprice.bsky.social•29 days ago

The lettuce 🥬

beefreeferlives.bsky.social•29 days ago

I will never not laugh at this image:

beefreeferlives.bsky.social•29 days ago

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/14/liz-truss-leaves-stage-over-i-crashed-the-economy-lettuce-banner

ghostofpublius.bsky.social•29 days ago

Unfortunately a head of lettuce will cost about $48 in a month or two at this rate, so no sane person has the means of doing the same here.

wxandpi.bsky.social•29 days ago

Noteworthy addition: This included the incredible progression of the lettuce camera scene

yepmeamalie.bsky.social•29 days ago

Successfully, famously, hilariously and to the delight of millions of online people the world over

yepmeamalie.bsky.social•29 days ago

Mind you, I'm not taking any pride in being so online I can look fondly back and chuckle about the original lettuce that launched a million lettuce jokes. Or that my mind immediately went to whether feral hogs eat lettuce.