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sean wookie
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Hipster KingCP3S said:
TV's Frink said:
georgec said:
I like their fries.
Anyone remember "freedom fries"?
Yeah, that was dumb.
How big was the freedom fries thing? Back in 2001 I was lucky if I got to check my email once a week or so, and didn't have much access to the internet, and when I did it was really, really slow. I heard about it from another American in a conversation I remember being very frustrating (I hate when people tell you something vague, and have no details to offer about it).
"You know, they call them freedom fries now."
"What?
"Freedom fries. They call french fries freedom fries now."
"Who does?"
"They do."
"Who is 'they'?"
"In America, they are freedom fries now, and not french fries."
"I get that we're talking about in America, but who calls them that?"
"Americans do."
I was imagining anything from a small minority of people demanding that they be called "freedom fries" and getting a lot of press buzz over it, to restaurant menus being changed and McDonald's tellers asking, "Would you like freedom fries with that?" I'm now under the impression it was something very minor that caused most people to roll their eyes when they heard it. To what extent did this "freedom fry" thing actually go?
Wikipedia has a good explanation for this.
SilverWook
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I am ready for the trials!One of those silly embarrassing moments in history. I shudder to think what would happen if we ever got into a political kerfuffle with Australia. All the Outback Steakhouses would have to close, and owning any Crocodile Dundee movies would be illegal! ;)
Leonardo
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Joliet Jake
... And they had 'The Empire Strikes Back', the fifth of the four Star Wars films. He is fucking with us numerically, isn't he! "Children, count up to ten." "Four, five, six, one, two, three, ten". No, it goes, four, five, six, one, two, three… No, it goes: four, five, six. One... Two and three have not been made." "Two and three have not been made! What should they be?" "What should they be? We do not know. All we know is that there will be a big floppy character in it that goes, squawk squawk squawk... who needs a punch up the bracket!"
georgec
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Just a simple man
“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.” - The Bearded One
Johnny Ringo
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has been intentionally left blank.SilverWook said:
One of those silly embarrassing moments in history. I shudder to think what would happen if we ever got into a political kerfuffle with Australia. All the Outback Steakhouses would have to close, and owning any Crocodile Dundee movies would be illegal! ;)
It could be the end of Hollywood. All the best actors are from Australia ;)
Anchorhead said:look at Johnny Ringo, man. If I had to go against that guy it would be an Indiana Jones\Dovchenko event - and I'd be hoping like hell for a bunch of ants.
TheBoost
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadBingowings said:
The statue of liberty is french.
Its been like, 200 years. shes a naturalized citizen by now.
LexX
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Son of the SunsDavnes007 said:
That's why I just call them "fries".
And we call them only "French".
True story.
And in the time of greatest despair, there shall come a savior, and he shall be known as the Son of the Suns.
TV's Frink
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Ointment FlyThat's really messed up.
Warbler
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South Jersey DevilCP3S said:
TV's Frink said:
georgec said:
I like their fries.
Anyone remember "freedom fries"?
Yeah, that was dumb.
How big was the freedom fries thing?
not very.
Warbler
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South Jersey DevilTheBoost said:
Bingowings said:
The statue of liberty is french.
Its been like, 200 years. shes a naturalized citizen by now.
yeah, she's a French American.
Mrebo
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*gallic shrugs*
On the topic of potatoes, potato chips were once called "Saratoga chips" - a term used even in an Oz book.
This is not a lightsaber. Nor a euphemism.
DuracellEnergizer
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Ce n'est pas DuracellEnergizerWarbler said:
TheBoost said:
Bingowings said:
The statue of liberty is french.
Its been like, 200 years. shes a naturalized citizen by now.
yeah, she's a French American.
Shouldn't Cajun people be considered French-American?
God doesn't think in terms of black or white - or even shades of gray - but in big, bright, bold hues of blue and orange.
TV's Frink
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Ointment FlyAnd the muscular German cyborg dudes
Dance with sexy French Canadians
While the overweight Americans
Wear their patriotic jumpsuits
CP3S
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"friggin midgit devil teddy bear"Racist!
TV's Frink
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Ointment FlyThose are races?
CP3S
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"friggin midgit devil teddy bear"Nope.
TV's Frink
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Ointment FlyChuck Testa.
What is up with French people?