From: Gary Miller (garymiller@starband.net)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 15:07:45 MST
Amara Graps said:
>> I confess I don't understand these actions.
I believe it is a tongue in cheek humourous statement designed to remind
people constantly of just how badly the French stabbed us in the back!
The average American doesn't buy very many French products that they're
aware at least. So by constantly reminding themselves and others of
what was done by the French they feed the MEME and get others who do buy
French products to think twice about who they're supporting.
It would also be appropriate for prostitutes who currently refer to oral
sex as French to relabel that act Freedom. And to perhaps take the act
known as Greek and relabel it French in honor of what they did to us.
Somehow I don't think Greece will mind.
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On Behalf Of Amara Graps
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 4:07 AM
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: re: Hit the Road, Jacques
> House restaurants have renamed french fries "freedom fries."
I confess I don't understand these actions. I doubt that 'french fries'
have anything to do with the French people. I suspect that it is an
American invention, like 'french toast' is probably an American
invention. (French people don't have french toast in their recipe
books.) This sort of cultural naming of food is not limited to
Americans, Hawaiians don't have Hawaiian toast, either, which you can
find on many German menus!
Amara
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