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[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

Thafuq is a "Spapnie"? ๐Ÿคข

[โ€“] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 26 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

I think it's Sparnie, there's a leg on that second P. Looking it up, seems Sparnies is a "Sarnie" shop, which I guess is a British term for a sandwich?

[โ€“] serfraser@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sarnie is indeed slang for a butty

[โ€“] egrets@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

(For those not from the UK, "butty" is another word for a piece.)

[โ€“] billwashere@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Piece of ..? Bread? Cake? Ass?

[โ€“] Korval@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They didn't say "a piece of," just "a piece." Since we're talking about slang and since "a piece" is slang for "a gun," we're forced to conclude that the advertisement is for a gun shop.

[โ€“] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But guns are biceps, so clearly it's a gym / fitness studio.

[โ€“] Korval@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh, true. And it being a gym also supports the "ass" angle.

[โ€“] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like โ€œbuttyโ€ being slang for a piece of ass better.

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because "fanny" is vagina over there?

[โ€“] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

(For those not from the UK, "piece" is another word for a filled breadcake.)

What's a breadcake? Is it bread or cake? You have to pick one...

Is this why British food sucks?

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Clarifies a certain schoolyard nickname, apparently.

[โ€“] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

we call it a barm round these parts

[โ€“] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

But this says sparnies, not sarnies. And does it include chips?

[โ€“] serfraser@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Looks like Sparnies is the shop name (it's based in a place called Leamington Spa). No sign of chips sadly.

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