# Can things get any stranger?  French fries are now "freedom fries"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-things-get-any-stranger-french-fries-are-now-freedom-fries/160711>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 12, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-things-get-any-stranger-french-fries-are-now-freedom-fries/160711 "2003-03-12T01:45:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-things-get-any-stranger-french-fries-are-now-freedom-fries/160711/61 "2003-03-14T15:03:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by moc.liamtoh@rorrim \*  
> \*\*think of it this way…  
> If people thought “well, the germans already have the money, no harm in buying these products” and then the shopkeeper sells out of all his german stuff. What does he do? He buys more because people seem to be buying it! \*\*

No, because trade with the enemy was restricted during the actual war. Unless, of course, you were an international banker or some such who could go through Switzerland.

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**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-things-get-any-stranger-french-fries-are-now-freedom-fries/160711/62 "2003-03-14T17:51:23Z")

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I’m just waiting for yokel congressman to put forth a bill banning the sale of French’s mustard.

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**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-things-get-any-stranger-french-fries-are-now-freedom-fries/160711/63 "2003-03-15T02:19:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by greck \*  
> \*\* Just think, if you can wake up every morning… surround yourself with good smells…you go to burger king and eat some FREEDOM FRIES and you thank god your an american.  
> propaganda you say, I say affirmations for patriots. \*\*

[Lt. Col Kilgore]  
I love the smell of frying oil in the morning. It smells like…FREEDOM!

Jacques don’t surf!  
[/Lt. Col Kilgore]

Now **there** was a patriotic American.:rolleyes:

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