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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

“Bread and butter”, said to your partner when they’re about to split a pole while you’re walking.

What? I understood close to zero of the meaning of anything in this sentence.

[-] bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Say you and your significant other are out walking, and your significant other is about to walk around a pole, allowing the pole to come between you.

That's called splitting a pole and it is considered bad luck as a portent of something coming between you in your relationship.

Bread and butter is just the older way of saying don't split the pole.

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