How lame can Congress be?

John Galt · 03-11-2003, 03:41 PM

Yeah, they showed the French.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/...ies/index.html

sachmo71 · 03-11-2003, 03:45 PM

Freedom kissing! Whee!

Draft Dodger · 03-11-2003, 03:50 PM

I think that's hilarious

albionmoonlight · 03-11-2003, 03:55 PM

Beats debating the impending health care crisis, I suppose.

PilotMan · 03-11-2003, 04:06 PM

I wonder if they had to pass a bill to get it done, or when will the pres sign it into legislation?

KWhit · 03-11-2003, 04:20 PM

I'm glad my tax dollars are being used wisely.

digamma · 03-11-2003, 04:39 PM

What are they going to do about French Kissing?

Oops, sorry sachmo, didn't see yours.

sterlingice · 03-11-2003, 04:52 PM

If Congress ever complains about never having time to finish a budget or compromise, can we print this out a few hundred times and employ duct tape to turn a few of our congressmen into walking mummies?

SI

Fonzie · 03-11-2003, 04:54 PM

I wish our elected representatives would stop wasting their time with trivial items like the renaming of french fries and focus on the real French problem:

Mimes. The greatest evil the French have ever unleashed.

They come at night. Silently.

For you.

Ksyrup · 03-11-2003, 05:08 PM

I think this is ridiculous, but only because it's not original. It's already been done and everyone knows about it. This is like holding a press conference to announce that Congress thinks Norah Jones' CD is good. Been there.

CamEdwards · 03-11-2003, 05:11 PM

I heart the previous two comments.

Senator · 03-11-2003, 05:18 PM

Good Grief. What are they thinking? Get to work you clowns.

ACStrider · 03-11-2003, 05:21 PM

Come on guys, yeah, it's a little silly, but it's not like it's taking any more time out of their day to do this. You make it sound like they're putting the country's needs on hold to make this trivial boycott. That having been said, something must be said about mimes.

HornedFrog Purple · 03-11-2003, 05:30 PM

Damn I bought some freedom bread this morning, I guess I need to take it back.

JPhillips · 03-11-2003, 05:37 PM

I heard the French are going to thwart the boycott by renaming themselves the Republic of Freedom!

Daimyo · 03-11-2003, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Ney, whose committee has authority over the House cafeterias, directed the change, after colleague Walter Jones, R-North Carolina, circulated a letter suggesting such a move.

That would suck if you worked hard to be elected to Congress only to be assigned to the committee that oversees the House cafeteria.

BreizhManu · 03-11-2003, 06:51 PM

for information :

- In France, french fries are assimilated to a country : Belgium, not France

- we don't even know french toasts

andy m · 03-11-2003, 07:01 PM

i had croissants on sunday morning as a show of solidarity. vive la france! (or something)

tucker342 · 03-11-2003, 07:05 PM

oh man, what a blow to France, their name was taken off of something they didn't even create, they're screwed.

AgPete · 03-11-2003, 07:06 PM

I remember when being an elected official used to mean something.

Are we still allowed to talk about the French Foreign Legion?

McSweeny · 03-11-2003, 07:11 PM

what kind of dressing would you like with that?

freedom please

kcchief19 · 03-11-2003, 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by Senator
Good Grief. What are they thinking? Get to work you clowns.

I heart Senator.

I think these guys need to pull a Bobby Knight and give back their paychecks after this waste of time.

sabotai · 03-11-2003, 07:44 PM

What do you want for breakfast? Freedom toast!

What about lunch? Freedom-bread pizza

This is...stupid. Could Congress find a bigger waste of time and resources? I think not.

Fritz · 03-11-2003, 09:41 PM

You guys call THIS a waste of time? This pales in comparison to some of their shit.

CamEdwards · 03-11-2003, 10:31 PM

And Fritz knows of what he speaks... remember, he lists passing out on the Senate floor as one of his greatest accomplishments.

BTW, am I the only one who really wanted to find a way to disagree with John Galt on this one, but just couldn't do it (unlike certain other topics)?

Buddy Grant · 03-11-2003, 10:36 PM

In patriotic protest against the French for not doing exactly what I would prefer that they do I am going to dump out several $1000+ dollar bottles of French Wine I have stored in the cellar. I have also begun mistreating my French Poodle.

Fritz · 03-11-2003, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by CamEdwards
And Fritz knows of what he speaks... remember, he lists passing out on the Senate floor as one of his greatest accomplishments.

I threw up in the gallery, not passed out on floor. sheesh.

What I mean is congress has all sorts of fairly useless business. This is just par for the course.

I think we know that staffers do most of the real work.

JPhillips · 03-12-2003, 12:14 AM

I bought a Freedom tickler in the Chevron bathroom tonight.

mrskippy · 03-12-2003, 01:57 AM

Screw the French!!! Oh and the Russians, Chinese and Germans too!!!

sabotai · 03-12-2003, 02:00 AM

For now on, instead of Russian Roulette, it's going to be called Freedom Roulette.

Instead of Chinese Checkers, it's going to be called Freedom Checkers.

Instead of Germananium, the element will now be called Freedomium.

MylesKnight · 03-12-2003, 02:01 AM

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Originally posted by Daimyo

That would suck if you worked hard to be elected to Congress only to be assigned to the committee that oversees the House Cafeteria.

CLASSIC POST!!!

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2003, 06:25 AM

Well, IF they didn't spend any time on this, I approve of such a slap. Anything to let the surrender monkeys know how freedom-loving Americans feel. As I've mentioned before, many locally-owned restaurants in the rural South have been doing this for weeks now. Go to see Congress taking the lead from some good ol' boys.

BreizhManu · 03-12-2003, 08:33 AM

because you think that us "surrender monkeys" really care about that ?

Subby · 03-12-2003, 08:54 AM

A war monkey, a surrender monkey and a rally monkey walk into a bar...

Ben E Lou · 03-12-2003, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by BreizhManu
because you think that us "surrender monkeys" really care about that?

Of course not, but as ridiculous as the stance of the French is, a ridiculous childish insult in response is appropriate as far as Ol' SkyDog is concerned.

Bee · 03-12-2003, 09:09 AM

When SkyDog dropped the "surrender monkey" blast, did anyone else flash to the scene from Every which way but loose where the orangutan has it's hands up and Clint Eastwood shoots it and it falls down? Who knew the orangutan was french?

Arbitrary Aardvark · 03-12-2003, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by sabotai
For now on, instead of Russian Roulette, it's going to be called Freedom Roulette.

Instead of Chinese Checkers, it's going to be called Freedom Checkers.

Instead of Germananium, the element will now be called Freedomium.

Instead of Frenching (a technique for trimming a standing rib roast) it will be Freedoming.

Starbucks will sell Freedom Roast Coffee.

I will make more excuses not to play the Freedom Horn. (Note that only English-speaking countries call it the Fr*nch Horn, everyone else calls it just Horn.)

Dress shirts will have Freedom Cuffs.

We will have two kinds of Freedom Dressing.
There will be a breed of cat called a Freedom Blue.
Spiced tea will be known as Freedom tea.

Chicken breasts stuffed with ham and butter will be known as Freedom Chicken.

boy, this is fun...

Ksyrup · 03-12-2003, 01:40 PM

Maybe we should just dump the second kind of vanilla ice cream - I'm partial to true vanilla bean instead of the other, anyway.

This needs to be expanded if it is to be done right - what about the obvious French influences that don't use the word "french," like Chicken Cordon Bleu, Duck a l'orange, or pie a la mode?

Killebrew · 03-12-2003, 01:49 PM

I don't see anything wrong with calling French people monkeys - people are far too sensitive these days. Man I miss the '50's

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AgPete · 03-12-2003, 01:50 PM

I say we also throw all copies of the Pink Panther movies into a giant pile and burn them! Inspector Clouseau, you can burn in hell!

And what about PBS? I remember watching a lot of Jacque Costeau documentaries on that channel. They must be French sympathizers too!

Craptacular · 03-13-2003, 10:31 PM

Bill proposed to allow return of U.S. vets buried in France

Apparently, Congress doesn't know when to quit. Now someone wants our taxes to pay to dig up WWI and WWII vets that are buried in France and bring them back here?

JPhillips · 03-13-2003, 10:44 PM

I read today that French Toast may have been invented by a guy named French in New York. Maybe the Congressmen should do just a bit of research before they go off on lame ass schemes. I mean by that logic we should change the name of French's Mustard. Idiots. All of them, idiots.

Aylmar · 03-13-2003, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Craptacular
Apparently, Congress doesn't know when to quit. Now someone wants our taxes to pay to dig up WWI and WWII vets that are buried in France and bring them back here?

The sad part is, according the article, the French granted us the land...so officially aren't they buried on US soil?

Edited because I don't proofread carefully enough.

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digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	What are they going to do about French Kissing? Oops, sorry sachmo, didn't see yours. Last edited by digamma : 03-11-2003 at 04:40 PM.

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Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I think this is ridiculous, but only because it's not original. It's already been done and everyone knows about it. This is like holding a press conference to announce that Congress thinks Norah Jones' CD is good. Been there. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Freedom kissing! Whee!

03-11-2003, 03:55 PM	#4
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Beats debating the impending health care crisis, I suppose.

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KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I'm glad my tax dollars are being used wisely.

03-11-2003, 04:54 PM	#9
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	I wish our elected representatives would stop wasting their time with trivial items like the renaming of french fries and focus on the real French problem: Mimes. The greatest evil the French have ever unleashed. They come at night. Silently. For you.

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03-11-2003, 05:21 PM	#13
ACStrider High School JV Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX	Come on guys, yeah, it's a little silly, but it's not like it's taking any more time out of their day to do this. You make it sound like they're putting the country's needs on hold to make this trivial boycott. That having been said, something must be said about mimes. __________________ "I'm evil." "Oh you are not!" "Oh I am too." -- Brak

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JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I heard the French are going to thwart the boycott by renaming themselves the Republic of Freedom! __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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BreizhManu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Paris, France	for information : - In France, french fries are assimilated to a country : Belgium, not France - we don't even know french toasts

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andy m High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: norwich, UK	i had croissants on sunday morning as a show of solidarity. vive la france! (or something) __________________ mostly harmless FOFL 2009 champs - Norwich Quagmire

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tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	oh man, what a blow to France, their name was taken off of something they didn't even create, they're screwed.

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AgPete College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001	I remember when being an elected official used to mean something. Are we still allowed to talk about the French Foreign Legion? __________________ Click here for the FOF2004 World Football League Dynasty (WFL) - Football Goes Global! OOTP5 Psychology Experiment (Incomplete but fun read for MLB fans.) The FOFC All-Time NFL Team - Voted on by FOFC members.

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McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	what kind of dressing would you like with that? freedom please

03-11-2003, 07:44 PM	#23
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	What do you want for breakfast? Freedom toast! What about lunch? Freedom-bread pizza This is...stupid. Could Congress find a bigger waste of time and resources? I think not.

03-11-2003, 09:41 PM	#24
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	You guys call THIS a waste of time? This pales in comparison to some of their shit. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	And Fritz knows of what he speaks... remember, he lists passing out on the Senate floor as one of his greatest accomplishments. BTW, am I the only one who really wanted to find a way to disagree with John Galt on this one, but just couldn't do it (unlike certain other topics)? __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

03-11-2003, 10:36 PM	#26
Buddy Grant High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000	In patriotic protest against the French for not doing exactly what I would prefer that they do I am going to dump out several $1000+ dollar bottles of French Wine I have stored in the cellar. I have also begun mistreating my French Poodle.

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JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I bought a Freedom tickler in the Chevron bathroom tonight. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	Screw the French!!! Oh and the Russians, Chinese and Germans too!!!

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sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	For now on, instead of Russian Roulette, it's going to be called Freedom Roulette. Instead of Chinese Checkers, it's going to be called Freedom Checkers. Instead of Germananium, the element will now be called Freedomium. Last edited by sabotai : 03-12-2003 at 02:00 AM.

03-12-2003, 06:25 AM	#32
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Well, IF they didn't spend any time on this, I approve of such a slap. Anything to let the surrender monkeys know how freedom-loving Americans feel. As I've mentioned before, many locally-owned restaurants in the rural South have been doing this for weeks now. Go to see Congress taking the lead from some good ol' boys. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

03-12-2003, 08:33 AM	#33
BreizhManu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Paris, France	because you think that us "surrender monkeys" really care about that ?

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Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	When SkyDog dropped the "surrender monkey" blast, did anyone else flash to the scene from Every which way but loose where the orangutan has it's hands up and Clint Eastwood shoots it and it falls down? Who knew the orangutan was french?

03-12-2003, 01:40 PM	#38
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Maybe we should just dump the second kind of vanilla ice cream - I'm partial to true vanilla bean instead of the other, anyway. This needs to be expanded if it is to be done right - what about the obvious French influences that don't use the word "french," like Chicken Cordon Bleu, Duck a l'orange, or pie a la mode? __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-12-2003, 01:49 PM	#39
Killebrew H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Feb 2003	I don't see anything wrong with calling French people monkeys - people are far too sensitive these days. Man I miss the '50's.

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AgPete College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2001	I say we also throw all copies of the Pink Panther movies into a giant pile and burn them! Inspector Clouseau, you can burn in hell! And what about PBS? I remember watching a lot of Jacque Costeau documentaries on that channel. They must be French sympathizers too! __________________ Click here for the FOF2004 World Football League Dynasty (WFL) - Football Goes Global! OOTP5 Psychology Experiment (Incomplete but fun read for MLB fans.) The FOFC All-Time NFL Team - Voted on by FOFC members.

03-13-2003, 10:31 PM	#41
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Bill proposed to allow return of U.S. vets buried in France Apparently, Congress doesn't know when to quit. Now someone wants our taxes to pay to dig up WWI and WWII vets that are buried in France and bring them back here?

03-13-2003, 10:44 PM	#42
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I read today that French Toast may have been invented by a guy named French in New York. Maybe the Congressmen should do just a bit of research before they go off on lame ass schemes. I mean by that logic we should change the name of French's Mustard. Idiots. All of them, idiots. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers