# Sure, freedom fries were kind of lame. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 21, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970 "2003-03-21T02:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/41 "2003-03-24T20:05:36Z")
Huh? McDonalds’ are always being attacked in France. This isn’t new at all. This has nothing to do with anything. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/42 "2003-03-25T02:00:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ctr22 \* > \*\*Hey muffin, what does your link have to do with french fries or McDonalds? \*\* It gives a pretty good explanation why many nations no longer give the USA the benefit of the doubt, and are no longer willing to assist the USA. Thus France and a great many other nations not supporting the USA over Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/43 "2003-03-25T02:40:14Z")
There were anti-war protests in front of McDonald’s in Japan, as well. Damn those cowardly, traitorous Japs! If it weren’t for us, they’d all be talkin’… uhh… Japanese. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/44 "2003-03-25T12:54:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miller \* > \*\*Okay, one of us was just whooshed. Was it you or me? \*\* Sorry for the hijack, but I’ve been wondering for quite a long time : what does “whoosed” mean? I read it quite often on this board, I couldn’t figure out its meaning. By the way, concerning Mc Donalds…this brand became sort of a symbol of all possible evils, including but not limited to : globalization, american imperialism, bad hollywood movies, broke little farmers, GMO, exploitation of the third world, etc…It’s true to such an extent that some years ago a Mc Donald in France was bombed (and a young woman cleaning the outlet killed)…by _Breton nationalists_. The reasons why someone wanting Britanny to become independant from France thought that a Mc Donald (as opposed to say, a french official building) was an obvious target is anyone guess… ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/45 "2003-03-25T13:58:03Z")
“whooshed” as in “Passed right over your head without you getting it, thus making a “whoosh” sound.” ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970/46 "2003-03-25T21:08:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gorgon Heap \* > \*\*“whooshed” as in “Passed right over your head without you getting it, thus making a “whoosh” sound.” \*\* Thanks…🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-freedom-fries-were-kind-of-lame/162970.md?page=2)