No, they call it "pomme frit" (maybe wrong spelling). I do not write well in French, if at all. Belgians too, if I remember right. Swedish borrowed it and it is "pomfrit". In Spanish it is pure translation "patatas fritas". What I know, the only language that connect it to French is American English. English it is chips, like in "fish and chips" or "deep fried". Maybe the English now also call it "French fries", to maintain the "special relationship". Which I think the Americans call "brown noseing". Maybe not so obvious by Blair, but for sure obvious by Aznar.
Both UK and Spain have 70% of population against going to war without UN mandate, it would actually be against international law to do it. If US go alone with a no approval, of the new resolution, it is against international law. I therefore expect that US/UK/Spain will redraw the suggested resolution and try to base the war on resolution 1441. But it is unclear if they can do that, without an official resolution from UN that declare Iraq in breach of 1441. If US/UK go to war without UN approval, they are in fact joining the famous club of rouge states that they so often refer to. They are also following Germany's foot path, before WWII, that caused the predecessor of UN to be dissolved. No respect for international law and order (do not shoot me, I am only a messenger of facts). Hakan At 10:22 PM 3/12/2003 +0900, you wrote: >The French may have invented French fries, if not potatoes. Don't the >French call French fries English fries? > >I think we only know one type of potato, there are hundreds of types >in their homeland in the Andes, all sorts of different-coloured flesh >and skins (including purple). There are some great Andean root crops, >starting to be a bit better known now. > >Check out this one: >http://www.futurefoods.com/oca_notes.html >Oca - Oxalis tuberosa >One of the Lost Crops of the Incas, Oca tubers are an important >staple in the high Andes, grown amongst potatoes and another gem from >the region, Ulluco... > >Nice site, by the way: >http://www.futurefoods.com/ >Future Foods - Weird & wonderful edible plants > >Keith > > > >Potatoes weren't even a French discovery. It's an American one, albeit, > >South American (Andean Incas), and around 750 bc at that. The French didn't > >get potatoes until the mid 1700's. Deep fried (frenched) potatoes was a > >Belgian invention. > > > >Our "house" has some real idiots in it, but it's our fault, we voted them > >in. > > > > > >Steve Spence > >Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter > >& Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: > >http://www.green-trust.org > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:45 PM > >Subject: [biofuel] French Fries Get New Name in Congress > > > > > > > :-/ > > > > > > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2473465,00.html > > > > > > French Fries Get New Name in Congress > > > > > > By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer > > > > > > WASHINGTON - Show the flag and pass the ketchup was the order of the > > > day in House cafeterias Tuesday. Lawmakers struck a lunchtime blow > > > against the French and put "freedom fries" on the menu. > > > > > > And for breakfast they'll now have "freedom toast." > > > > > > The name changes follow similar actions by restaurants around the > > > country protesting French opposition to the administration's Iraq war > > > plans. > > > > > > "Update. Now Serving in All House Office Buildings, 'Freedom Fries,'" > > > read a sign that Republican Reps. Bob Ney of Ohio and Walter Jones of > > > North Carolina placed at the register in the Longworth Office Building > > > food court. > > > > > > Jones said he was inspired by Cubbie's restaurant in Beaufort, N.C., in > > > his district, one of the first to put "freedom fries" on the menu > > > instead of french fries. > > > > > > "This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show the strong > > > displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called > > > ally, France," said Ney, chairman of the House Administration Committee. > > > > > > > > > Ney, whose panel oversees House operations, ordered the menu changes. > > > > > > The French Embassy in Washington had no immediate comment, except to > > > say that french fries actually come from Belgium. > > > > > > Ney said he was of French descent and "once the French government comes > > > around we can get back to talking about french fries." > > > > > > On a more serious note, Republican Jim Saxton of New Jersey has > > > proposed a ban on Pentagon (news - web sites) participation in this > > > year's Paris Air Show and restrictions on French participation in any > > > postwar construction projects in Iraq. > > > > > > But House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said at a news conference > > > that applying legislative sanctions to France was not necessary. "I > > > don't think we have to retaliate against France. They've isolated > > > themselves pretty well," he said. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> New Yahoo! Mail Plus. More flexibility. More control. More power. Get POP access, more storage, more filters, and more. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Hcb0iA/P.iFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
