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> On Feb 3, 2:07 am, the ****ing Boudha <voivodv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Feb 3, 4:20 pm, "captain." <spammersmust...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "KvekIT" <kve...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKS0yISz6xQ&feature=related
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>> > nothing is as stupid as "freedom fries".
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>> there was no such a thing as a FREEDOM FRY .
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_fries
>
> The name "freedom fries" was first used by Neal Rowland at his
> Cubbie's restaurant in Beaufort, North Carolina. This made national
> news, garnering the attention of other restaurants as well as the
> United States Congress.
>
> The Congressional renaming
>
> On 11 March 2003, Representatives Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter B.
> Jones, Jr. (R-North Carolina) declared that all references to French
> fries and French toast on the menus of the restaurants and snack bars
> run by the House of Representatives would be removed. House cafeterias
> were ordered to rename French fries "freedom fries". This action was
> carried out without a congressional vote, under the authority of Ney's
> position as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, which
> oversees restaurant operations for the chamber. The simultaneous
> renaming of French toast to "freedom toast" attracted less
> attention[2] but was mentioned in the film Clerks 2.
>
> According to a statement released by Ney, this move was a symbolic
> effort to express displeasure with France's "continued refusal to
> stand with their U.S. allies" (see Iraq disarmament crisis). The
> statement further read: "This action today is a small, but symbolic,
> effort to show the strong displeasure many on Capitol Hill have with
> our so-called ally, France."
>
> The French embassy made no comment beyond pointing out that French
> fries come from Belgium. "We are at a very serious moment dealing with
> very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to
> potatoes," said Nathalie Loisau, an embassy spokeswoman.
I would suggest using phrase "f. fries" ;-)
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