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Rhune
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Food Fight with the French
« on: Mar 18^th, 2003, 10:03am »

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PARIS, France (Reuters) -- U.S. citizens have turned on French fries and toast 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 U.S. President, who fainted and fell off a sofa in January 2002 after gagging on the salty snack.

The Web site www.bretzelforbush.com, says the pretzels will be stored at a secret location before being sent to the White House in a historic mass action.

The retaliation follows moves by some in the United States to change the names of French fries and French toast to Freedom fries and Freedom toast.

The pretzels are on sale for seven euros ($7.56) each, with one euro going to a children's charity. So far some 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 Web site says.

After the fainting incident, Bush lamented not heeding his mother's advice to chew pretzels before swallowing and his wife Laura joked he was now "practicing safe snacks."

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Re: Food Fight with the French
« Reply #1 on: Mar 19^th, 2003, 9:44am »

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Mr. Irish and I always go out for brunch after church on Sunday. This past Sunday we were sitting in our favorite restaurant and we actually heard a couple of people sitting near us order Freedom Toast.

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Re: Food Fight with the French
« Reply #2 on: Mar 19^th, 2003, 11:42am »

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.......add freedom toast and freedom bread!

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Re: Food Fight with the French
« Reply #3 on: Mar 19^th, 2003, 12:40pm »

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Yes, by all means, let's invade France once we're done in Iraq! We need to teach them that our way is the only right way. Roll Eyes

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Re: Food Fight with the French
« Reply #4 on: Mar 19^th, 2003, 12:40pm »

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Well, It certainly isn't hurting anyone for someone to call them something other than what we would normally call them. Now, as for the French sending Pres. Bush Pretzels...I can think of much worse things they could send him. At least he can hand out the bags of pretzels to White House visitors. If they want to blow their money on something stupid like that, why should we discourage them?

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