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Old 07-23-2003, 10:03 PM
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But what would we call potato chips? Crisps?
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Old 07-23-2003, 10:09 PM
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I heard in America, they don't use French fry anymore and they rename it to something else.
I wonder how far this cold war will go?.
Let me tell you, we still use the term French fry. That was the media's attempt to create something out of nothing. Not once have I been to a restaurant and saw the word "freedom fry." :P
There was this editorial cartoon in the newspaper about this. It was of a man saying "Give me Freedom Fries or give me Death!" I cut it out and still have it somewhere.
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call them 'chips' then you won't have any problems.
chips are crisps in France
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Old 07-23-2003, 10:50 PM
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chips are crisps in France
another backward nation.
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I heard in America, they don't use French fry anymore and they rename it to something else.
I wonder how far this cold war will go?.
Let me tell you, we still use the term French fry. That was the media's attempt to create something out of nothing. Not once have I been to a restaurant and saw the word "freedom fry." :P
There was this editorial cartoon in the newspaper about this. It was of a man saying "Give me Freedom Fries or give me Death!" I cut it out and still have it somewhere.
I live very near NYC and I have NEVER seen or heard the term Freedom Fry - Thank God. The press made far more of it than any people I know.
I think it's people that create a language and an attempt to legislate the language is doomed to failure. If the French WANT to use a different word for e-mail or if it evolves into something else - fine. But to pass a law - it will never fly.

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"Let me tell you, we still use the term French fry. That was the media's attempt to create something out of nothing. "

It wasn't the media anything. It was started by some dumbass "patriot" who owned a diner in North Carolina. Then a couple of Congressional windbags did it in the Capital Building cafeteria.
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