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Hey there and welcome to the short stuff.

I'm Josh, there's Chuck, there's Blimey Old, Bloody Old Jerry.

And this is short stuff everyone.

I get you every time, buddy.

I don't think there's a single short stuff in sure that I haven't made you snicker.

They're also silly.

I love it.

I'm glad you like it.

So are we talking about chippies?

Yeah, man.

So apparently chips, what we call in America, French fries, what they call in French, just

fries, are called chips because it's short for chipped potatoes, which is just cutting

up a potato and frying it.

Apparently that's chipping it, which I don't know, does that explain cream-chipped beef?

Do you cut up beef and fry it and then add it to a creamy sauce?

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