{"id":15159,"date":"2003-03-11T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2003-03-11T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2003\/03\/11\/french-freedom-fries\/"},"modified":"2003-03-11T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2003-03-11T17:02:00","slug":"french-freedom-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2003\/03\/11\/french-freedom-fries\/","title":{"rendered":"French Freedom Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a culinary “Fuck You” of extremely lame proportions, restaurants in the three House of Representative office buildings will change the name of “french fries” to “freedom fries”<\/a> and “french toast” to “freedom toast” as a protest to France’s refusal to back the United State against Iraq under any circumstances. Apparently, a Michigan restaurant has the same idea<\/a>. I love the idea, guys, but c’mon, “freedom fries?!” You’ve gotta do better than that! How about following in the footsteps of The Simpsons<\/i> by calling them “cheese-eating surrender monkey fries?” \ud83d\ude00
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Update:<\/strong> The Borowitz Report<\/a> runs with idea, suggesting “Fuck Fries” as a means of “telling our little friends the French to go fuck themselves.” Not subtle, but effective.<\/p>\n

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In a culinary “Fuck You” of extremely lame proportions, restaurants in the three House of Representative office buildings will change the name of “french fries” to “freedom fries” and “french toast” to “freedom toast” as a protest to France’s refusal to back the United State against Iraq under any circumstances. Apparently, a Michigan restaurant has … <\/p>\n

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