An amusing anecdote from today's Wikipedia session:
"A well known incident occurred in March 11, 2003 when the cafeteria menus in the three United States House of Representatives office buildings changed the name of french fries to freedom fries. The renaming had started in a private restaurant and had caught on after being reported in the press. French toast was also changed to freedom toast. (This echoed moves during World War I to replace the word sauerkraut with liberty cabbage and hamburger with Liberty Sandwich.) Most Europeans, and a sizable number of Americans, dismissed these name changes as "gimmickry" and "totally ridiculous".[citation needed] The French embassy made no comment, except to note that French fries come from Belgium. "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. The term "French Fries" is not used in French - "Pommes Frites" is translated as "Fried Potatoes" - as "French" fries are credited to Belgium. In August 2006, the menus reverted to their original names."
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