April 10, 2003     

NOTE FROM KIM:

French fries and French toast? How gauche!
Not in the Senate’s lunch room they’re not — now they serve
“Freedom Fries” and “American Breakfast Bread.”
Let’s jump on the PC bandwagon!
What other food names might we want to Americanize?

The Top 9
Patriotically Renamed Foods

9> French Dip: Actually, that name is just fine.

8> B-2 Bomber Burrito

7> Jarhead Onion Soup

6> Supersized Polish Sausages: General Tommy Franks

5> Old: Picante Sauce
New: Saddam’s Enema

4> Guantanamo Just Desserts

3> Belgian Waffles: New York Times Crossword Puzzlecakes

2> America-Wannabe Bacon

and the Number 1 Patriotically Renamed Food…

1> Semper Fries

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Credits:

Selected from 34 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Judith Cottrill, Bronx, NY — 1, 7 (First #1!)
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 2
Pamela Rice Hahn, Celina, OH — 3, 6
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 4
Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 5
Ken Woo, Encinitas, CA — 8
Alan Bland, Boulder, CO — 9
Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL — Topic, RU list name
Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI — Wearer of the Toque