French fries or freedom fries?

**Colm** · 12/03/2003, 5:05 PM

With french opposition to the inevitable war in the Gulf, many Americans have now taken to calling French fries 'freedom fries'.
Which name do you prefer?

**dahamsta** · 12/03/2003, 5:37 PM

Course if I'd half a brain I'd've asked Colm to add the "Damn them both, we call 'em CHIPS, dammit!" option.

adam

**patsh** · 12/03/2003, 5:49 PM

Neither...
Its always been
"bag'a chips and a fish, please"
Jaysus, if you asked for
"french fries and a fillet of fish" in Murphy's, you'd get a dalk !!

BTW, isn't this fairly pathetic ?

**Gary** · 12/03/2003, 5:52 PM

God help ya if you asked Matty Kiely for Fries. he wouold run out of the place after embarrassing the fook out of ya.

I once made the mistake of asking for a can of rockshandy. to wjhich he repiled

" No, but ill give you a can of Heneken your majesty"

**Colm** · 12/03/2003, 6:10 PM

Chips is what I always call them, thats what they are called in this part of the world i.e. Peoples Republic of Cork, the Rest of Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. We don't buy into any of this fries nonsense!
The only time I ever ask for fries is if I'm abroad and go into a McDonalds or some such place. You have to spell it out that you want one large fries and one hamburger becuase otherwise the dopey (but damn good looking) Spanish bird behind the counter wont have a clue what you're on about. If you ask for chips they'd probably give you a bag of crisps.

What am I rambling on about???

Badweather Fan · 12/03/2003, 6:21 PM

is there some sort of hidden political statement in voting either way.
i just can't believe ye're discussing the proper name for chips.
Can i just veto the whole poll altogether?

**Kickeroo** · 12/03/2003, 6:26 PM

As the new pain-in-the-arse American posting here, I say call them what they were always called, french Fries.

Am I opposed to impeding conflict? No, not really. we took it on the chin on 9/11 and I think it's better to snuff out the forest fire of anti-American sentiment that our previous President/Intern Violator let smoulder.

Badweather Fan · 12/03/2003, 6:32 PM

Snuff out Anti-american feeling?
And is killing innocents gonna do that?
+ The term anti-american should nearly always be substituted by 'anti-american-administration'.
Peace.

**Kickeroo** · 12/03/2003, 7:26 PM

Who said anything about killing innocents? Unless, of course, you're talking about the 3000+ in the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Flight 93.

Do civillians get killed in wars? Sure. it happens. it suks, but it happens. Is it the policy of the United States to seek out civillians in any armed conflict? Not that I am aware of.

Iraq has been left to do what it damn well pleases in the face of UN Sanctions for the last decade. Pres. Clinton's IGNORANCE of the situation and a limp-wristed UN enforcement policy can definitely be held accountable for the mess we're in now, and now it the time to fix it.

Hmm...reading that makes me sound like I'm a war monger. That is entirely untrue. I'd much rather see dimplomacy, truth and perserverance win out. The people of Iraq deserve a real chance at democracy and a leader who's interest is in his/er country first.

But enough about potatos.

**dahamsta** · 12/03/2003, 7:52 PM

we took it on the chin on 9/11

The ties between September the 11th and Iraq are tenuous at best, non-existant at worst. If you want to support war against Iraq, that's your prerogative, but I'm afraid the US and UK administration's linkage between Iraq and September the 11th won't stand up to argument here.

and I think it's better to snuff out the forest fire of anti-American sentiment

I respect that, and I'm glad that some Americans are thinking that way, but I need to say this: Anti-American sentiment was created by American journalists, American pundits, and now American citizens, not us. Americans created it, only Americans can cure it.

that our previous President/Intern Violator let smoulder

Clinton was a liar and a cheat, but I think you'll find most political leaders are liars and cheats - ours would widdle all over yours - because, sadly, that's how things work. But I respect Clinton, because he tried, because he didn't take the easy way out. I'll never respect Bush as President, but then I couldn't, because he's not the President anyway.

The fact that America didn't stand up to Bush when he defrauded voters out of their ballots, when he got his bro to stop the recounts, and when he got his buddies in Fox to announce that he was the President on spec, well, that says it all in my view. Land of the free my ass. No offense like.

adam

**Kickeroo** · 12/03/2003, 8:04 PM

Naw, no worries Vetinari. I respect your opinion as well. "W" has peed away any international support we could have had after 9-11, so it's understandable.

Peace to you as well. We're all on God's planet and the last I checked, it's ALL holy ground.

**Kickeroo** · 12/03/2003, 8:17 PM

Originally posted by Vetinari

But I respect Clinton, because he tried, because he didn't take the easy way out.

adam

Um, the only thing I want to point out on this is that if not taking the easy way out includes the statement ; "I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" than I surely have a lot to learn.

**dahamsta** · 12/03/2003, 9:00 PM

Um, the only thing I want to point out on this is that if not taking the easy way out includes the statement ; "I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" than I surely have a lot to learn.

Fair point. I'm afraid that I'd have done the same thing if I was in his position though, and I place myself both intellectually and morally WAAAY above Dubya.

Anyway, good to have you on board.

adam

**Shed End John** · 13/03/2003, 10:19 AM

They'll always be chips to me, quintessential Irishman that I am.

I've never, EVER, even in McDonalds/Burger King asked for 'fries' so I'm hardly gonna start now.

**Ref** · 13/03/2003, 10:25 AM

They'll always be chips to me, quintessential Irishman that I am. I've never, EVER, even in McDonalds/Burger King asked for 'fries' so I'm hardly gonna start now.

but shed chips and french fries are NOT the same thing.

What McDonalds and the like serrve are french fries.

What Dinos and the rest serve are chips.

Two different things.

[SIZE=1]btw, what number you on?[/SIZE]

**Shed End John** · 13/03/2003, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by Ref
but shed chips and french fries are NOT the same thing.

What McDonalds and the like serrve are french fries.

What Dinos and the rest serve are chips.

Two different things.

[SIZE=1]btw, what number you on?[/SIZE]

So tell that to everyone else on this poll.
I'll never ask for fries ANYWHERE, and goddamnit, that's it - END OF STORY.
I'm on #21, yourself??

**joe** · 13/03/2003, 10:30 AM

chips are made from potatoes. the fries mcdonalds serve are not.

**Ref** · 13/03/2003, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by Shed End John
So tell that to everyone else on this poll.
I'll never ask for fries ANYWHERE, and goddamnit, that's it - END OF STORY.
I'm on #21, yourself??

well i suppose i'm biased seeing I worked in McDonalds.

you are wrong John.

[SIZE=1]i'm not very far away at all. [/SIZE]

chips are made from potatoes. the fries mcdonalds serve are not.

mcdonalds chips are made by mcains in nottingham.

they use real potatoes and each one is 9/32 of an inch in width.

**joe** · 13/03/2003, 10:35 AM

must be the BK one's so. apologies to all McDonal's employees out there, past or present

**Shed End John** · 13/03/2003, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by Ref
well i suppose i'm biased seeing I worked in McDonalds.

mcdonalds chips are made by mcains in nottingham.

they use real potatoes and each one is 9/32 of an inch in width.

No s**t!! So did I. The useless info about those goddamn fries we could have done without - you didn't see me writing it, after all. Btw, it's not as if anyone CARES how big the fries in McD's are anyway.