Silly Floridians!

DinoDoc · February 28, 2003, 02:00

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"French" Fries Find Foes in Palm Beach County
The Associated Press
Published: Feb 26, 2003

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - In a move that may anger some Francophiles or menu writers, a Palm Beach County commissioner has requested a resolution that would change the name of the American food staple known as "french fries."

Commissioner Burt Aaronson is upset with France's reluctance to back a U.S.-led war with Iraq and wants the name changed to "freedom fries" or "American fries" in his county.

"I won't even mention the other name," he said Tuesday.

Aaronson, 75, said he was inspired by a restaurant owner in Beaufort, N.C., who changed the name of the potatoes to "freedom fries" on his menu. Aaronson already had said he would seek to block a subsidiary of the French company Vivendi Environmental from getting a $25 million government contract to build a sludge treatment plant.

Aaronson - like France - says inspectors need more time to look for banned weapons and hopes for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. But he said he does not like France telling the United States what to do.

"American lives were left all through France thorough two world wars," Aaronson said. "This is another little thing to say to the French government, 'Wake up.'"

The suggestion met no resistance at a commission meeting, although some commissioners already had left. County Administrator Bob Weisman was directed to prepare an official resolution, which would not be binding and could be ready by March 11.

"We'll declare that all the potatoes previously called french fries in our county will now be called freedom fries or American fries," Weisman said.

However, some restaurant employees derided the move.

Ingrid Paoletti, a waitress and manager at Ellies '50s Diner in Delray Beach, described the discussion as "silly."

"I understand the backlash we're having, but to change every menu in every restaurant, that's a little ridiculous. There are a lot more things to be concerned about than whether french fries should be freedom fries," she said.

This is starting to get surreal.

DRoseDARs · February 28, 2003, 02:05

Someone already has a thread on this, though I think it has sunk a few pages after a little discussion...

Yeah, it's pretty stupid and juvenile.

MichaeltheGreat · February 28, 2003, 02:07

Clearly they're a threat to international peace and security.

Maybe this stupid overreaction will have enough impact on trade in French products that it will lower the prices of some really nice Bordeaux wines, so I can stock up.

DinoDoc · February 28, 2003, 02:11

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Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
Clearly they're a threat to international peace and security.

Invade Florida! America's wang is really starting to annoy me.

The Mad Monk · February 28, 2003, 02:12

Well, one guy has already poured his really nice Bordeaux wines down the sewer, so I suspect it may have the opposite effect.

Oerdin · February 28, 2003, 02:23

Why not call them Pom frites like the rest of the world? Is that to "French"?

Ramo · February 28, 2003, 02:25

The right is turning into a rediculous charicature of itself.

MichaeltheGreat · February 28, 2003, 03:04

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Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Well, one guy has already poured his really nice Bordeaux wines down the sewer, so I suspect it may have the opposite effect.

Damn, he could have given them to me. I would have disposed of them. (They'd go down the sewer eventually, sure enough.

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Imran Siddiqui · February 28, 2003, 03:13

That's all we'd need, a drunk moderator

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Nubclear · February 28, 2003, 03:20

Americans are acting like little ignorant children. And this surprises anyone?

Gatekeeper · February 28, 2003, 03:23

Good grief. I've always called fries, fries. As in, "Yes, I'd like a large fries with that, please."

Gatekeeper

Nubclear · February 28, 2003, 03:25

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Originally posted by Gatekeeper
Good grief. I've always called fries, fries. As in, "Yes, I'd like a large fries with that, please."

Gatekeeper

Whenever I go to McDonalds (the greatest place for FRENCH fries), I drive up with my small French flag attachedto my car and specifically ask them for FRENCH fries.

Oerdin · February 28, 2003, 03:26

Tass: If you're so upset with the American capitalist system then maybe you should go back to Russia and stop sucking the breast of the American Capitalist system. That's what I thought. You're all words and no action.

Please continue your troll...

Gatekeeper · February 28, 2003, 03:30

Uhm, are you feeling OK, Tass? I was attempting to inject a bit of levity in the thread, nothing more.

Urban Ranger · February 28, 2003, 03:30

Call them chips. That will solve the problem once and for all.

monkspider · February 28, 2003, 03:30

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Originally posted by Oerdin
Tass: If you're so upset with the American capitalist system then maybe you should go back to Russia and stop sucking the breast of the American Capitalist system. That's what I thought. You're all words and no action.

Please continue your troll...

You've been in a bad mood lately Oerd.

Nubclear · February 28, 2003, 03:31

Boy Oerdin, did I hit a nerve?

tandeetaylor · February 28, 2003, 03:32

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Originally posted by Oerdin
Tass: If you're so upset with the American capitalist system then maybe you should go back to Russia and stop sucking the breast of the American Capitalist system. That's what I thought. You're all words and no action.

And I'm taking all my toys and going home!

Shi Huangdi · February 28, 2003, 03:33

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Originally posted by Ramo
The right is turning into a rediculous charicature of itself.

This guy is not a rightist, at least on the iraq issue. He wants inspectors to be given more time.

Nubclear · February 28, 2003, 03:34

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Originally posted by Gatekeeper
Uhm, are you feeling OK, Tass? I was attempting to inject a bit of levity in the thread, nothing more.

Sorry, I get into my "Anti-American" mode when I see such a great nation with great potential wasting it on such childish, stupid actions.

Gatekeeper · February 28, 2003, 03:36

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Call them chips. That will solve the problem once and for all.

One fish and chips to go!

MRT144 · February 28, 2003, 03:38

so this idiot wants to block something that is enviromentally helpful because its french? if the french invented a cure for cancer these people would take up smoking and throw the cure into the ocean

DRoseDARs · February 28, 2003, 03:59

I just realized something: Anyone familiar with that series of pizza commercials where the guy carries on as if he were the host of "Pizza Talk" or whatever he calls it? Anyway, the most recent one they've used shows him outdoors with a wine vinyard as his background (rather beautiful I might add...the background, not him). Blah blah pizza blah expensive wine blah *Slip...SHATTER...echoechoechos across the vineyard*. Seems a subtle nose-snubbing against the French has made it onto TV.

Skanky Burns · February 28, 2003, 05:48

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Originally posted by MRT144
if the french invented a cure for cancer these people would take up smoking and throw the cure into the ocean

We can only hope.

Lefty Scaevola · February 28, 2003, 11:11

I do not eat the artery clogging crap anyway.

Look at the councilmans name, he is probably as motivated by antisemitism in France as by current world politics.

Arrian · February 28, 2003, 11:18

People are idiots. Seems Florida has more than its share.

Apparently, so does Utah.

-Arrian

Garth Vader · February 28, 2003, 11:23

I guess France should take back the Statue of Liberty if the US no longer wants anything French in the country.

DinoDoc · February 28, 2003, 11:27

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Originally posted by Garth Vader
I guess France should take back the Statue of Liberty if the US no longer wants anything French in the country.

France can't have it back. We went to too much trouble removing the armpit hair from it when they shipped it over.

Arrian · February 28, 2003, 11:36

That was low.

-Arrian

Zero · February 28, 2003, 11:43

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000

Whenever I go to McDonalds (the greatest place for FRENCH fries), I drive up with my small French flag attachedto my car and specifically ask them for FRENCH fries.

McDonald's fries..... SUCK!

These old geezers are hypocrites. What about "Freedom Toasts", they pretend they are patriotic by promoting the use of "Freedom fries" while they are calling "Freedom toast" the name I dare not speak of!

"Is there anyone in France who knows how to make a decent French Toast!" -Brain, from Pinky and the Brain-