# "Freedom Fries?" Give me a fucking break! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 11, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644 "2003-03-11T20:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/1 "2003-03-11T20:18:13Z")
When I first heard people start talking about calling french fries “freedom fries” and the like, essentially removing all possible references to the French from our colloquial langauge, I thought it was a joke, and I chuckled along. Though I don’t agree with the reasons for it, bashing the French seems to be all the rage these days. So be it. Today, I find out that [it’s no fucking joke](http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/sprj.irq.fries/index.html). > [@](#): > > \*\*The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed the name of “french fries” to “freedom fries,” a culinary rebuke of France, stemming from anger over the country’s refusal to support the U.S. position on Iraq. > > Ditto for “french toast,” which will be known as “freedom toast.” > > The name changes were spearheaded by two Republican lawmakers who held a news conference Tuesday to make the name changes official on the menus. \*\* Come _on_, people. Don’t our lawmakers have enough to do? With the economy still suffering, the drums of war beating ever stronger, and plenty of real issues that affect our citizenry far more deeply, these guys are wasting their time legislating the name of food in their cafeteria? Jesus Christ on a pogo stick. This is why politics in America is seen in such a negative light by so many. They waste time grandstanding on stupid shit like this when there’s real problems out there to be solved. These guys need to get on the stick and get a fucking clue. What should have been a lighthearted joke has turned into one of the most ridiculous displays I’ve seen in a long time. The joke is now on these idiot Representatives. Morons. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/2 "2003-03-11T20:20:35Z")
You missed the best line of the article: > [@](#): > > The French Embassy in Washington had no immediate comment, except to say that french fries actually come from Belgium. Stupid Dutch. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/3 "2003-03-11T20:23:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\*You missed the best line of the article: > > Stupid Dutch. \*\* _chortle_ Yeah, I got a laugh out of that too. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/4 "2003-03-11T20:24:13Z")
What do they call French kissing? ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/5 "2003-03-11T20:26:05Z")
Well, it coulda been worse… [sub]they coulda called 'em “rifle-dropper fries”…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Lateralus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@Lateralus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lateralus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/6 "2003-03-11T20:28:41Z")
As a resident of NC, I just have to say that this notion is not shared by all of us :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Lateralus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@Lateralus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lateralus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/7 "2003-03-11T20:28:41Z")
As a resident of NC, I just have to say that this notion is not shared by all of us :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/8 "2003-03-11T20:28:56Z")
Freedom Kissing, duh! ---
**Author:** ![Lateralus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@Lateralus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lateralus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/9 "2003-03-11T20:34:59Z")
As a resident of NC, I just have to say that this notion is not shared by all of us :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/10 "2003-03-11T20:37:23Z")
Freedom Kissing, duh! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/11 "2003-03-11T20:39:48Z")
Whoa… looks like the hampsters had a hiccup. ---
**Author:** ![badmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/12 "2003-03-11T20:55:12Z")
Whoa, triple and double posts. At first I thought this was a big joke until this thread…that’s pretty amazing and utterly pathetic. I guess them texans need to consider changing “canadian back bacon” to “freedom bacon”! Screw hockey…it’s called the freedom puck shuffle! What about germany? I guess we should start calling BMWs “anti-freedom nazi cars”! Lets rename everything from countries that don’t follow us! yeehaa!!! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/13 "2003-03-11T20:55:54Z")
Yes, I’ll take a pack of the “Freedom Ticklers” please. ---
**Author:** ![TigoleBitties](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TigoleBitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigoleBitties)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/14 "2003-03-11T20:56:51Z")
Oh yea? Well “Freedom Tickler” loses all of its sleaziness, Dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/15 "2003-03-11T20:57:32Z")
That’s fuckin’ ridiculous, pardon my Freedom. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![badmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/16 "2003-03-11T20:57:39Z")
Sorry, I dunno why I refered to texans there…sheesh. I’m sorry to any sane texans. ---
**Author:** ![TigoleBitties](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@TigoleBitties](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TigoleBitties)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/17 "2003-03-11T20:58:08Z")
Beat me by one min ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/18 "2003-03-11T20:58:17Z")
Sampiro had some [funny](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=168856) comments on the subject as well over in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/19 "2003-03-11T20:59:50Z")
Christ, it hurts when I pee…musta picked up a dose of the Freedom disease someplace. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644/20 "2003-03-11T20:59:58Z")
So when will Kraft ship Freedom Dressing to all the markets? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644.md?page=2)