The entire nation of France breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when the cafeteria at the U.S. House of Representatives finally ended three years of culinary disrespect and changed Freedom Fries back to their original Franco moniker.
In 2003, when France opposed the war in Iraq, a couple of hapless congressmen with nothing better to do petitioned for France’s namesake finger food to be renamed Freedom Fries. The nom de guerre failed to last as long as the war itself, however, and the fatty, cholesterol filled wedges eventually reverted back to their original name.
No word if the policy will also affect “Freedom Kissing” on Capitol Hill.