I can tolerate debating the merits of “National Potato Week,” or “A resolution in favor of apple pie.” That’s typical beginning of session BS. This, OTOH, is what we pay them for? To be non-partisan I have carefully bolded quotes from both parties, with intent to ridicule.
What’s the big deal? She sent around a “Dear Colleague” letter saying, “Y’know, maybe it’s time Congress stopped being juvenile with regards to the French.” The Republicans in question, when asked aobu it, then said, “Can’t make us. Nyah, nyah, nyah.”
Ms. Jackson Lee most likely never even saw the final draft of the letter, and just told an intern to draft a letter and have the LD or whoever look it over and sign her name to it.
Don’t bother saying “sorry.” They’re the laughing stock of my entire house. Every once in a while, the legislature really makes me wonder if they have any sense of what it is they are supposed to be doing.
Fighting over french fries is going to have any effect at all? Really? They sound like they mean it.
Or at least as stupid as the French Language Police blowing a gasket every time their countrymen decide to use some English language term instead of a non-existent French equivalent, thereby degrading the Sacred Mother Tongue and causing a crisis almost as critical as a shortage of snails.
There’ve been how many episodes of this silliness? The French owe us at least one potato product squabble.
I am waiting for some Congressional genius to discover that home fries sound much more patriotic, as well as being tastier and better for you than the salt and fat-ridden objects the French are trying to poison us with via McDonald’s and other outlets. Especially the sweet potato home fries. And there’s a tie-in with Homeland Security!!
I would e-mail my Congressperson, only I am too busy with the last-minute campaign to get Hurricane Isabel renamed Hurricane Sheila Jackson Lee.
Actually, they already serve “home fries” in Ireland; sometimes they’re fat chips (French fries) but they’re usually wedges (and usually really badly cooked). I advise against this practice.
Homeland Fries, beat the terrorists burger, and a Coke please.
If it wasn’t more-than-vaguely Orwellian it would be totally hilarious. The French language police used to be something I could ridicule. Apparently that’s only worth “one potato product squabble.” Thanks for taking that from me, you pinheads in DC. I’m afraid we may owe the French. This isn’t even the first fried potato squabble. Nor, I fear, will it be the last. Who knows what could happen with baked? :o
Eh, it’s the laughingstock of 95% of this country, too.
[quote] Originally posted by World Eater Who do I email in NY to voice my disgust at this stupidity?
Well, without knowing your exact address, I can’t tell you exactly, but it would be your representative. Who is your representative you ask? Well, you should know but if you don’t, if you know your ZIP+4 you can find out here. If you don’t know your ZIP+4, then just put in your ZIP and if that doesn’t narrow it down then they will direct you to the USPS site with a ZIP+4 finder.
Don’t bother sending an e-mail to one of these jokers if they aren’t your rep, they’ll just pass it along to whoever is your rep, or just delete it if they can’t figure it out within 5 minutes.
BTW, “le picnic” and “le weekend”, and the apoplexy that these words induce in certain quarters in Paris, are also highly amusing. Now excusez moi while I get back to work on my ordinateur.
