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^ 'Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon & Tina Fey'.

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'Hill fries free to be French again GOP in House mum about it'. 'French fries protester regrets war jibe'.

^ 'French's mustard denies French connection'.

^ 'Welcome To Geno's Steaks - The Best in South Philly'.

United States Patent and Trademark Office.

^ 'Over Here: World War I on the Home Front'.

Oxford Dictionary of the English Language.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

^ 'House Now Serving 'Freedom Fries''.

'House cafeterias change names for 'french' fries and 'french' toast'. When the USA entered World War I, the name of German-style Sauerkraut was temporarily changed to 'liberty cabbage'. At the end, he states that the anti-French were ' jingoistic, self-regarding conquer-monkeys!' Historic precedence liberated France in World War Two and that many French newspapers headline after 9/11 was 'We are all American'. Slackmeyer said that, translated, the U.S. In the comic strip Doonesbury, the characters Mark Slackmeyer and Zonker Harris criticized the name change in French. Illustrator and caricaturist Steve Brodner titled his 2004 collection of illustrations Freedom Fries ( ISBN 3-8). In the Maepisode of Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey reported this on the satirical Weekend Update: 'In a related story, in France, American cheese is now referred to as 'idiot cheese'.' In May 2005, Representative Jones, having arrived at the belief that the United States went to war 'with no justification', said of the 'freedom fries' episode: 'I wish it had never happened.' By July 2006, the House had quietly changed the name of the two foods in all of its restaurants back to 'French fries' and 'French toast'. Reckitt Benckiser, maker of French's mustard, was sufficiently concerned to clarify that its brand name was derived from a family name, and to issue a press release affirming its patriotism. The name change is still used by some restaurants, such as Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia and the chain restaurant Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill.

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trademark registration for the mark 'freedom fries'. Many of Rowland's customers are local military troops. He explained that the name change came to mind after a conversation with a history teacher about World War I, during which anti-German sentiment prompted Americans to rename German foods ( sauerkraut was renamed 'liberty cabbage'). Bush' after hearing the news of the French opposition on 19 February 2003.

Rowland claimed that his intent was not to slight the French people, but rather to be 'patriotic and supportive of President George W. Neal Rowland, owner of the privately owned fast-food restaurant Cubbie's in Beaufort, North Carolina began the movement by selling his fried potato strips under the name 'freedom fries'. Ĭongressmen Ney and Jones were not the first to rename French fries 'freedom fries' a number of private restaurants across the country began the renaming movement. Critics also asserted that 'French fries' were called such because they are 'frenched', or thinly sliced, although this might be a false etymology the first attested American reference to French fries was made by Thomas Jefferson, who referred to them as 'potatoes, fried in the French Manner'. 'We are at a very serious moment dealing with very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes,' said Nathalie Loisau, an embassy spokeswoman. made no comment beyond pointing out that French fries come from Belgium. The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. The statement further read: 'This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure many on Capitol Hill have with our so-called ally, France.' The sign formerly read 'French'.Īccording to a statement released by Ney, this move was intended to express displeasure with France's 'continued refusal to stand with their U.S. A snack bar sign advertising 'American' fries at Knott's Berry Farm.