I wanna dress you up as a Freedom Maid and Freedom kiss you

[Stephon]

[quote]French fries axed in fit of pique
Tue Mar 11, 8:10 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France's refusal to back a possible U.S.-led attack of Iraq has triggered a verbal food fight in the restaurants of the U.S. House of Representatives as "French fries" and "French toast" are replaced on menus by "Freedom fries" and "Freedom toast."

"This action today is a small, but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France," said House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican.

Ney's panel is in charge of the House's administrative needs. He took the action at the suggestion of Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican.

"I am grateful to Mr. Ney for standing with me today as we publicly declare our support for our nation's troops and our sincere disappointment in our old friends, the French," Jones said on Tuesday.<hr></blockquote>

This is not a joke -- well, ok, in the greater sense of the word it is a joke, but I mean it's not made up.

I am agog. The absurdity, the stupidity of this is so cosmic that I literally cannot grasp it sufficiently to comment.

Martin, Steven, Chris, somebody, please, write something snide, insightful and artfully scathing about this so I can get some relief; I'm suffering from articulative blue balls.

[Danny Hustle]

[quote]Originally posted by Stephon:
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This is not a joke -- well, ok, in the greater sense of the word it is a joke, but I mean it's not made up.

I am agog. The absurdity, the stupidity of this is so cosmic that I literally cannot grasp it sufficiently to comment.

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What are you pissed at? I thought the French had been calling them “Stupid American Fries” for years? I mean the fries are from Idaho or Maine originally, nonn? I thought they were invented in Paris Maine or something.

Kind of like the whole Pizza thing being attributed to Italy when it was invented in New York.

It would be much more disgraceful if they started calling Coq Au Vin “Yankee Chicken” and began cooking it in Wild Irish Rose. Now THAT would piss me off if I were French.

This being said I think the French should be pleased that the name of their beautiful country is no longer sullied by being associated with a potato fritter that we barbaric American pigs eat barehanded and covered in Catsup.

They should count their blessings, they might get lucky and the name may stick. Freedom Fries indeed. I kind of like it.

This topic has reminded me that I need to find my freedom tickler, and freedom postcard collection. Ah, I love the smell of nuance in the morning. It smells like, stupidity.

God Bless, and God Speed.

Dan-

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[Cybele]

Stephon-

It surprises me that you're surprised.

You expected our tax dollars to be spent in a way more meaningful than this?

Remember, these are the people who think that war is a good idea.

Which it may be, in a cosmic sense.

If humans can't get over arguing with one another over stupid shit, like land ownership, traffic, and what to call their food, then killing each other for it, perhaps it's time we were removed from the planet, leaving it to sharks vultures cockroaches crocodiles who will inhabit without destroying everything they touch.

On a geological scale, humans are a flyspeck on a timeline, politicians even more so, and stupid, insubstantial, moneywasting, decisions have been part of human history since humans were invented. But you knew all of this before I mentioned it.

This is probably not the rant you wanted.

If you're finished using my maid costume, I'd like to have it back. I always wear it when walking my Freedom Poodle.

xox, Cybele

[martin ewen]

Freedom fries. The leftover civilian cinders littering the streets of baghdad post shock and awe.
(the beastie boys have a free download anti-war single out on their website today. www,beastieboys.com)

[le pire]

In France they are called 'les frites' (fries) and they were invented in Belgium, along with waffles and group sex.

étienne

[Richard]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe before WWI French Toast was called German Toast? I know before WWII there was no such thing as Hot Dogs as they were still called Frankfurters.

[le pire]

I never ate "french toast" in Paris and nobody I knew ate it-- "french toast" is basically a little cooking trick for making stale bread edible. Sounds German to me... Maybe Hilby knows the truth.

This whole "freedom fries" thing is utterly stupid. It's like "OOOOOOOh That HURTS!! Don't be so CRUEL!!! France has so little in this world... we only want to be remembered for deep fried slices of potato(e) covered in salt! No please, we'll let you invade Iraq, kill thousands, and plunder the oil if you JUST KEEP THE NAME FRENCH FRIES!!! PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU! DON't TAKE THIS AWAY FROM US!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!"

Maybe France should take back the Statue of Liberty...

étienne

[bigbeninparis]

respect to the U.S. House of Representatives for rightly admiting that french stands for freedom.
I only wish it was the case if it was id still be living ther and id be a very rich man.
but hey the freedom to say no to Bush that rocks!!!!!!....
BENJAMIN

[scot]

A little history lesson for the ignorant here...
The french gave us our Statue of Liberty. We tried changing the names of our popular foods at the time "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" as well as the popular activity of the "freedom inhale" in order to honor our gift givers.

Since that time, we've had to do renovations on this so called "present" which tarnishes immediately and is filled with rats.

We've slowly been changing the names back as our thankfulness wanes. This uproar that people are making now is ridiculous. We didn't see this when we repatriated the phrases "French fighters," or "March for French" 14 years ago.

This is a practice america does a lot. EG: Dutch Loaf, German Engineering, Swiss Miss, and Indian Giver

[Butterfly Man]

[quote] I'm suffering from articulative blue balls. <hr></blockquote>

put a little english on 'em ...

[Stephon]

Sorry Scot, I guess I'm still ignorant:

What's your point?

[Stephon]

[quote]Originally posted by Butterfly Man:
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put a little english on 'em ...</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah, I know...is there actually a correct word to express "blue balls of the ability to be articulate", 'cuz that sure as hell ain't it. [img]confused.gif[/img]

[Evan Young]

The french contribution to the cullinary world is the most significant of any culture. Most cullinary schools make you learn french. If you work in a upscale kitchen you have to deal with stupid french words all the time, even if it's an italian resteraunt. I don't know, to me the french language sounds like baby talk.

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[jonnyflash]

This whole sad thing is a weak attempt to try to turn world public opinion against Frances sane and legal foreign policy, now serving a sobering counterpoint to the giddy plans of the war-bent US administration. Its a lot easier to see the power of the US propaganda machine when they are poking around for
token fig leaf support.

They are still looking......and bare as hell in the meantime.

[jonnyflash]

hotondo wasareta......i want my freedom poptart! (air delivery is best)
God save those religious extremists from our rightious and holy war!