"blake murphy" schrieb :
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> On 11 March 2003, Representatives Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter B.
> Jones, Jr. (R-North Carolina) declared that all references to French
> fries and French toast on the menus of the restaurants and snack bars
> run by the House of Representatives would be removed. House cafeterias
> were ordered to rename French fries "Freedom fries". This action was
> carried out without a congressional vote, under the authority of Ney's
> position as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, which
> oversees restaurant operations for the chamber. The simultaneous
> renaming of French toast to "Freedom toast" attracted less attention.
>
I wonder why they didn't rename French kissing to Freedom kissing ...

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner