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Posted: 03.14.2003
As the French say, that certain "I don't know what"
Good on them -- New Orleans refuses to remove "French" from the French Quarter! (CNN.com article includes a photo from my favorite Vieux Carre pit stop, The Napoleon House.) Don't get me wrong. I like making fun of the French just as much as the next red-white-and-blue blooded American, because quite frankly they most-often deserve it... But I think it's utter nonsense to go around slapping the word "Freedom" over every instance of the word "French" in this country. If you've just gotta change the name, at least be bold about it. "I'll have some American Fuckin'-A-Man Fries and a large Coke to go, please!"



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you won't be able to force me to change the names of crap just cause lots of people hate the French. what the hell evah. French fries, French toast, and the French kiss are all yummy. what do I care about FRANCE? None of those things are really FRENCH anyway.

¤ ¤ credit: Ruthie | 03.14.03 at 03:57 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

I just... call them fries. Mmm, fries...

¤ ¤ credit: Andrea Harris | 03.14.03 at 04:14 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

has anyone made a connection yet with the contestant named "Frenchie" being kicked off of "American Idol"? hm? oh sure, they say it was because of a porn site she was allegedly on...

¤ ¤ credit: mikey | 03.14.03 at 04:29 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

mmmmmmmmm fries with whiz.

¤ ¤ credit: statia | 03.14.03 at 06:25 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

i dont know, statia, i'm not too keen on eating anything with whiz on it. (but i hear there are lots of websites out there if you're into that sort of thing :) )

I have to agree that if we're going to start replacing the word "french", we could come up with something better than "freedom". I mean really-- who wants to go into a truckstop bathroom and put money in a vending machine to get a "freedom tickler"??? that's lame.

¤ ¤ credit: dave | 03.14.03 at 08:13 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

heh... as a follow-up on the whole whiz-consumption, Dave Barry just posted this very relevant link.

sorry, couldnt resist.

¤ ¤ credit: dave | 03.14.03 at 09:08 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Wait ... now does this mean the whole time I've been listenin' to this here "Freedom Rock" Album ... it's really been some gay-ass frenchie poo stuff? Oh Skynard ... how low can you go ;-)

(Seriously, I'm just WAITING to see how long it takes for that oh-so-famous commercial to return ... "Is that freedom rock man? YEAH -- WELL TURN IT UP MAN!")

¤ ¤ credit: Katty | 03.14.03 at 03:18 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

It used to be that "freedom" was just another word for "nothin left' to lose"...now it's a word for all kinds of dumb shit. i think i liked it better the old way.

¤ ¤ credit: dave | 03.14.03 at 03:24 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

To me, this seems so ridicoulous! We don't call them french fries here, but since we're one the one side with them we might invent it!

¤ ¤ credit: Lilli | 03.14.03 at 04:22 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

you said it, robyn! this whole idea of changing 'french' to 'freedom' is the most 'facile' concept that i have ever heard. it makes me think of the mom in 'better off dead' when she invited the french exchange student over for dinner and served 'french fries...french toast....'.
i do, however, dig the idea of 'fuckin' a fries'....because i'm an okie and i love to say 'fuckin' a'!

¤ ¤ credit: undertoad | 03.15.03 at 10:02 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Bush shits me more and more every day.

¤ ¤ credit: Jessica Parker | 03.16.03 at 04:58 AM | link--this ¤ ¤

Hi
Ruthie, you're right. French people consider that the "French Fries" as you call(ed) them are a Belgian invention. In France we just call them "fries".

Most of French people like USA, the recent events are just expression of some "extremists" (perhaps I use an extreme word here :) ) who just have enough power to advertise their hate. Most of French people still like USA, as I presume, there are still American people that like France.

I hope that people will be intelligent enough on both sides to laugh of it

¤ ¤ credit: Pierre | 05.16.03 at 03:41 AM | link--this ¤ ¤




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