no more french fries

[VV o n g B a]

French fries off US menu
A fast food restaurant in America says it has received huge support after renaming its French fries, in protest at France's opposition to the United States' stance on Iraq.
Neal Rowland, the owner of Cubbie's diner in Beaufort, North Carolina, said his newly-named 'freedom fries' have been a hit with customers.

"Everybody's been in support of it," he told BBC News Online.

"World War II veterans have been coming in, telling stories of when they were in France. They're overwhelmed about it, they can't believe it."

A sign in the restaurant's window reads: "Because of Cubbie's support for our troops, we no longer serve French fries. We now serve freedom fries."

Liberty measles

Mr Rowland says he got the idea from similar protest action against Germany during WWI, when sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage, frankfurters became hot dogs, and German measles converted to liberty measles.

He said the move was not aimed at French people but at their government.

"We look back at all the numerous times the US has gone to the aid of the French, and now we see they won't come to our support," he said.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/euro...ope/2784577.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/2784577.stm)

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I think they should eliminate all of that French fry or freedom fry weak sauce garbage and just start serving only cheesy curly fries from now on. They are obviously way better.

[thaite]

STOOPID!

[ChairmanMah]

how about "slob sticks" for fat yankees.

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what would you rename poutine?

i think that's french. it's sounds french.

[Hiroshi2]

LOL

As if French fries actually came from the French. I guess I won't be eating anymore French toast, will I? I'll have to eat "Freedom Toast". Thanks for the article, WongBa, it was a good laugh.

[kasia]

freedom kiss!

[kimpossible]

I saw a news story where some restaurant poured out all their French wine in the street. I just about cried. That would've gone perfectly with some Freedom bread and some Freedom cheeses.

[SunWuKong]

why don't they just named them chips? the UK supports the war effort, after all.

[ChinaLama]

Originally posted by VV o n g B a@Feb 20 2003, 11:33 PM
and German measles converted to liberty measles.


what is this, people WANT to get sick?

[ism]

Originally posted by VV o n g B a@Feb 20 2003, 06:33 PM
"We look back at all the numerous times the US has gone to the aid of the French, and now we see they won't come to our support," he said.
*cough*American*cough*Revolution*cough*

[Hanuman]

I'm gonna start calling em papas fritas. Maybe some cute latina will take notice :P

[bigwong235]

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Feb 20 2003, 04:03 PM
I think they should eliminate all of that French fry or freedom fry weak sauce garbage and just start serving only cheesy curly fries from now on. They are obviously way better.
all restaurants should convert french fries into carne asada fries!

[purezero]

So why were they named French fries in the first place? And what about French's? That company that makes condiments? Is it from there? I don't know.

Freedom fries? I don't think I will get used to calling them that.

[Elizabeth A.]

Originally posted by ism@Feb 20 2003, 10:29 PM
*cough*American*cough*Revolution*cough*
I'm so glad somebody else knows this! The French pretty much saved the U.S.'s collective behind in the American Revolution. And let's not forget which nation gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty!

[teaz0r]

i like fries from burgerking. they taste like shoestring hashbrowns.
...i think.

[applehead]

Originally posted by pipSy@Feb 23 2003, 08:24 PM
i like fries from burgerking.
i LOVE fries from there.

[bigwong235]

oh, i almost forgot! i'd give up french fries in a heartbeat if it meant we could get some freakin' poutine over here! thank you canada!!! :D

[himura-dono]

clean fryers for a while, you'll give up fried foods for a good long time, not just fries.

[kitty]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/...ries/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/index.html)

It's official. Our state's capital is going to do it too.

[Rogmok]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/...ries/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/index.html)

anyone else think this whole freedom fries and freedom toast thing is the most riduculous thing in the world?!

i mean.. what the heck does french fries and french toast have to do with the French not siding with us on the UN security counsel?? and then.. the fact that these politicians think they are doing the US people something good by changing these names.... ?? why don't they go pass some laws or something..

whats next? French dressing?? French Kissing?!!

[quik]

YES. How immature and petty can they be? I heard about random restaurants around the country doing this but I never thought this would actually happen in Congress. They need to be thinking ahead. Someday we actually will need France on our side again and this does nothing to help the already strained relationship. Ugh.

[SunWuKong]

they're gonna be renamed freedom dressing and freedom kissing. freedom wine. people in montreal will now be speaking freedomese. the country that we got the statue of liberty from will be known as the nation of Free.

[AliBabaIncorporated]

what about german measles?

[Elizabeth A.]

Most of the French want nothing to do with American "cuisine" anyway.

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Mar 12 2003, 10:40 AM
what about german measles?
achtung!

Rubella :D

[Rogmok]

we're not alone :)

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/le...erslist/?id=477 (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/letterslist/?id=477)

[purezero]

I never really called them "French" fries anyway. Just call them fries. End of story.

Congress Nixes 'French Fries' in Fit of Pique (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=5&u=/nm/20030312/od_nm/odd_iraq_usa_dc)

My goodness. Wasting OUR time AND OUR money.

[Shuriken]

Originally posted by ti12amisu@Mar 12 2003, 04:34 PM
My goodness. Wasting OUR time AND OUR money.
Yeah, why can't Congress go back to spending on tax money on something useful and constructive ... like investigating Clinton's sex life?

Actually, during World War One, anti-German sentiment was so high that sauerkraut was renamed "libery cabbage." That didn't last, and I don't think that "freedom fries" will either.

Hey, I suppose that if Bush can't get U.N. backing for a war with Iraq, he can always invade France. :^|

[Fireblade]

Think how this reflects in the minds of other nations... shows our nation's maturity. Sheesh. <_<

[JayRome]

Ridiculous. The French probably think we're idiots 'cause French fries were never even invented in France.

Nice to see them so preoccupied with frenchfries and Iraq that 98% of cargo coming into the U.S. still remains uninspected.

[FlareZz]

my favorite ice cream flavor is freedom vanilla

[Elizabeth A.]

Originally posted by Rogmok@Mar 12 2003, 11:18 AM
we're not alone :)

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/le...erslist/?id=477 (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/letterslist/?id=477)
That's great! Here's a funny letter. (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=477&letter_id=22849371)

[AltimaGTR]

Originally posted by Elizabeth A.@Mar 12 2003, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by Rogmok@Mar 12 2003, 11:18 AM
we're not alone :)

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/le...erslist/?id=477 (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/letterslist/?id=477)
That's great! Here's a funny letter. (http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?id=477&letter_id=22849371)
Haha~ Serves him right! That letter is dead on!

[Focker]

yeah its stupid. french fries are from Belgium. Stupid politicians. Stupid republicans (no offense to the white guy on YW).

[JayRome]

here's something that someone posted on the chopstixs.net forum

http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.133.gif

[Elizabeth A.]

The truth behind "French" toast (http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/03/12/autonomy/index.html)


A toast to stupidity
Apropos of the politicians who are expunging the word "French" from cafeteria menus, a gastronomic historian writes: "French toast was not invented in France. In fact, it was invented in Albany, NY. Tavern owner Joseph French is credited with inventing the famous breakfast in 1724. Supposedly, Mr. French didn't know the proper usage of the possessive apostrophe and, instead of 'French's toast' he put 'French toast' on his menu."

[SunWuKong]

so neither french fries or french toast were invented by the french.
we are such a smart country.

[applehead]

ew french fries with mayo??
that's disgusting.

[JayRome]

^fries with mayo is actually pretty good... my friend who moved here to Chicago from Atlanta first did that... i tried it and liked it. It would probably appeal more to Filipinos since we love all of the fatty, fried and cholesterol-filled stuff. hehehehe Ketchup still #1 though

[kasia]

you know...re: the french wine. why didn't they donate it? why pour all that wine...into the gutter? :(

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by kasia@Mar 14 2003, 09:08 PM
you know...re: the french wine. why didn't they donate it? why pour all that wine...into the gutter? :(
yeah really. i wouldn't mind some freedom wine donations.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by JayRome@Mar 13 2003, 07:26 AM
^fries with mayo is actually pretty good... my friend who moved here to Chicago from Atlanta first did that... i tried it and liked it. It would probably appeal more to Filipinos since we love all of the fatty, fried and cholesterol-filled stuff. hehehehe Ketchup still #1 though
mix fries with mayo and ketchup and you just get that pinkish fry/burger sauce. can't live without that...i put that stuff on my hot dogs:)

[purezero]

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Mar 16 2003, 11:45 AM
mix fries with mayo and ketchup and you just get that pinkish fry/burger sauce. can't live without that...i put that stuff on my hot dogs:)
Ohh. That is sooo good. I ate it all the time in 7th and 8th grade.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by ti12amisu@Mar 16 2003, 08:59 PM
Ohh. That is sooo good. I ate it all the time in 7th and 8th grade.
Yea I remember in middle school, there was a regular lunch line and a burger lunch line and a junk food line, and I always went to the burger line first to get my burger and fries to add to my burger sauce soup, and then after that I went to the snack line to buy me an ice cream bar. Wednesdays was cheeseburger day :D

[mr. x]

Freedom wine baby, freedom win

There was a joke on the tonight show where Leno was like "Inspector Gadget 2 is out on video starring French Stewart, i mean, FREEDOM stewart..."