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FrenchFries
French Fries are a very yummy food. Here on campus, most people prefer HOP fries? to those that you get at Food Court.
I was looking for
nutritional information? about fries, and a thought popped into my head:
- should DDS have to tell students Nutritional Information? on the food in the dining halls?
Stealth Fries
My quest for information lead me to the webpage of
Stealth Fries?.
I'll bet that you didn't know that
Stealth Fries? have a
super secret? "...exclusive coating that is
virtually transparent?.
This coating makes sure that the fries stay hot and crispy for more than 20 minutes!!!"
(from
http://www.lambwestonmeijer.nl/LWM_En/html_en/fries_en/stealth_fries.htm )
Nutritional Information
After having a few seconds of fun from
stealth fries?, I found a few pages with what I was looking for...kind of.
Unfortunately on one had info on a per-fry basis. Perhaps we can go to
Food Court next week and weigh a
french fry.
Childish Politicians strike again
Because
France? isn't kowtowing (sp?) to the
USA's wishes that we go to war,
the House? dining facilities? (on
capitol hill?) are now calling
french fries "
Freedom Fries".
"Rep.
Bob Ney?, R-Ohio, the chair of the committee responsible for
House security?, on Tuesday ordered the word ``French'' stricken from all House menus. The action was unilateral. No vote was required.
``
It's a symbolic gesture?,'' said Ney, the
House Administration Committee? leader, who is of
French descent? and speaks
French? fluently. ``
Not to slap the French around, but people are not hot on the French government right now. This is just to send a message to the troops to say that here in the Capitol, we are not happy.''"
1
(emphasis added)
No word yet on whether Ney just acting childish this week or if he will continue this scherade during the entire
Iraq Conflict?.
If Ney is really enforcing this change, I suggest that they rename foods such as '
Russian Dressing?' and '
Chinese Stir Fry?', as the
current administration? is unhappy with those countries. Despite the trouble of having everything be named 'Freedom -this' and 'Freedom-that', I'm sure that people will be able to order their meals. As for my afternoon repast, I'll be dining on
Hamburger? and
the food formerly known as French Fries?.
References
RobinsonTryon - 13 Mar 2003