Cartoon : Eating Munchies

Cartoon by Brian and Ron Boychuk

Mrs. Potato Head doesn’t like the fact that Mr. Potato Head spends all his day as a couch potato eating munchies. Those are the small little snacks we like to eat such as chips (crisps in British English). If you want to say you are hungry or are getting hungry, you can say, “I have the munchies” or “I’m getting the munchies.”

What is a couch potato? To find out, follow this link to my very first blog post where I explain the expression along with a few other related one:

 http://the-english-spot.blogspot.com/2008/09/slang-and-idioms-01-couch-potato-and.html