The French join the food war

marky · Post by **marky** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:02 pm

I'd classify this under "just the kind of rich comic relief I'd been waiting for": _______________________
Paris - U.S. citizens have turned on French fries and toast [btw I read French toast was created by a guy named Joseph French in Albany, N.Y. 1794] to vent their frustration at France's anti-war stance on Iraq. Now the French have joined in the food war - with pretzels.

A French web site is urging people to send pretzels to President Bush, who fainted and fell off a sofa in January 2002 after gagging on the salty snack.

The website, [url=http://www.bretzelforbush.com,]www.bretzelforbush.com,[/url] says the pretzels will be stored at a secret location before being sent to the White House en mass.

The pretzels are on sale for 7 euros ($7.56) each, with one euro going to a children's charity. So far, 250 euros have been raised for the charity.

"We think that to oppose war is not to be against the American people, but simply against the politics of the Bush administration," the website says.
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I'd say they outdid us. I don't remember anyone who was for the freedom fries nonsense bothering to make clear that they didn't hate the French as a whole.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:52 pm

Good post, man.

I certainly don't hate anyone or any nation just for disagreeing with my own opinions.

I eat French fries, though I do like the waffle fries version. Viva la Chic Fil A.

myke

PS -- right when I'm getting ready to post this Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel is on the TV advocating boycotting anything French and calling the French politicians weasels.

Brett · Post by **Brett** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:58 pm

They should send him an 8 ball and a bottle of Jack. Nothing worse than a reformed drinker. Watch out America!! While your forces are concentrating on Iraq our Canadian Forces are massing on the 49th parallel. We are going to liberate and unite the Dakotas into one mighty Dakota. We'll call it the Great Dakota. For to long you have looked down on, and scoffed at the great people of the Dakotas and with our help they shall rise and grasp the freedom that you have denied them. After we'll trade it to France for Martinique. They go topless in Martinique and I feel good about myself in a speedo down there. I guess I should shave my back first..... and my chest... and legs. Fuck am I hairy. My wife thinks I should be smooth like a Spanish pool boy. I think she has the ass of a Spanish pool boy. Maybe we'll trade Mighty Dakota to Spain for a pool boy. No, I got it, we'll trade it to Britian for Gibraltor. Gib has apes. Apes are funny and make good butlers. We'll make all the apes ride unicycles and wear tuxedos. Heehee.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:50 pm

Brett, that was, I think, the funniest post I've read in a long time. Maybe it's my post-St. Patricks day mood, or the fact that I just watched CNBC and heard about how all americans who step foot in a mall or movie theatre will be in danger of terrorist attacks by lone-wolf Iraq sympathizers for the rest of our natural lives, but I was able to vividly picture all of the things you described, most enjoyably the topless in Martinique.

Thank you, and I'd love one of those ape butlers...

Brett · Post by **Brett** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 3:21 am

Free ape butlers for all!!!! Let them have apes!!! Viva la apes!!! Join us Mav, after the Dakotas we take the Carolinas. We'll package the Carolinas with reality TV and offer them to Australia for Tazmania. The ape butlers will need body guards and those crazy Tazmanian Devils would be perfect. PERFECT I SAY!!!!!!!

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 3:23 am

Hey, since I live in the Carolinas, will I get to be an Austrailian citizen when you trade us to Austrailia? I wonder how long it will take me to convert my accent ...

myke

martino · Post by **martino** » Sun Mar 23, 2003 8:41 am

stupidity without borders: big campaigns have started over here to boycott mcdonald's, heinz catsup, halliburton...

picket lines as well. so the cops are investing time and energy in protecting mcdonalds (which is a joke: you see cops at macdonald's all the time anyway because we don't have doughnuts over here).

i don't worry too much about that because when it comes to fast food, i prefer the ethnic stuff. but i am concerned about the picket lines around the u.s. consulate. how am i gonna get a visa for my upcoming trip to new york?