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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe first French fries were not made in France
They were made in grease.
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The first French fries were not made in France (Original Post)
underpants
Jul 2019
OP
Did you get this information from from Floyd? Inquiring minds want to know.
Arkansas Granny
Jul 2019
#4
still_one
(92,116 posts)1. Not bad
Polly Hennessey
(6,793 posts)2. Well,
they still are.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Thanks for the snicker.
Arkansas Granny
(31,513 posts)4. Did you get this information from from Floyd? Inquiring minds want to know.
underpants
(182,736 posts)5. From the local news anchor guy
Yesterday was tell an old joke day. He told that one.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)6. The turkey did not come from Turkey
It came from India. That's why the bird is called "hindi" by the Turkish.
DFW
(54,330 posts)7. Actually, there is no such thing
What we call "French" fries are really Belgian. The French were after us for decades to stop calling them "French" fries.
That is why when the Republicans wanted to stop calling them "French" fries, France couldn't figure out how doing them a favor was supposed to be some kind of insult.
Karadeniz
(22,492 posts)8. Love third grade jokes! I always get them!
Harker
(14,010 posts)9. Knock knock...
underpants
(182,736 posts)10. Who's there ?
Harker
(14,010 posts)11. Yer little old lady.
underpants
(182,736 posts)12. Yer little old lady who?
I can feel whats coming
Harker
(14,010 posts)13. (I would hope)
With that much talent, you'd be a big hit in Switzerland!