From: Cory Przybyla (recherchetenet@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Mar 15 2003 - 19:21:57 MST
--- spike66 <spike66@attbi.com> wrote:
> spike66 wrote:
> > Hubert Mania wrote:
> > ...
> >> Ron, your paranoid political leaders did not only
> turn French Fries into
> >> Freedom Fries...
> >
> > Welllll, I would be hesitant to identify the
> manager
> > at the local McDonalds or the White House
> cafeteria
> > menu guy as paranoid political leaders... spike
>
> Actually, this freedom fries thing bugs me. It
> trivializes a sacred concept for which many have
> perished. They should rename them British fries,
> since the French and the Brits are always making
> fun of each other, have been for centuries.
>
> Actually the Brits are not exactly known for
> their culinary skill. American fries?
>
> spike
ah, but there already is an entity known as American
Fries. As best I can tell, they are grits/homefries.
here's a menu listing both American, and French fries.
http://www.wiktel.com/biz/menus/mileage_restaurant.htm
Now, to the actual subject that this was originally
about...certainly you are right, the government has
nothing to do with this. However, I question that it
was done in actual levity. McDonalds has notably
always held a conservative approach to their
commercials and released a particularly patriotic
commercial before this stunt. It seems* very much as
if it's done to appeal to the excessively patriotic,
French-haters. Ironic the change to freedom fries,
when according to this columnist:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-3-2003_pg3_5
the word France actually means freedom and the fries
were called such since they're freely fried.
Purportedly the Belgians invented "French Fries"
making the game even sillier, although I know of no
proof of this.
* - Something else notable that restaurants have done
recently is to remove French dishes from their menus.
A large liquor store around my locale also refused to
sell any French wines. Now certainly they have the
right to do this at any given time, but I personally
find it rather crass, and don't see any good (even in
the pro-war perspective of those who do this) that can
arise from this.
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