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big_dog

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47. waffle house calls for the boycott!
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:36 PM
Jun 2014

Waffle House Calls for Boycott of Belgian Waffles Ahead of U.S. vs. Belgium World Cup Game
by Jenna Mullins Today 3:53 PM PDT

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If you really want to support the United States team in tomorrow's big World Cup game, don't just wear red, white and blue. That's weak. Go above and beyond and boycott the famous food from the country we are playing, damn it!
That is exactly what Waffle House has in mind, because the national restaurant chain for groups of drunk people looking to eat eggs in the middle of the night is calling for a boycott of Belgian waffles, because the U.S. team is playing Belgium tomorrow in the top 16 round of the 2014 World Cup. Also known as the knockout round. Or the "one and done" round. Or the round that nobody though the U.S. would even make it to.
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.Now most teams would stick it to their opponents by training hard (lame), playing the game well (gross) or showing good sportsmanship (awful), but the United States is hitting Belgium where it really counts: batter-based breakfast food!
So if you put a Belgian Waffle closer than one inch to your mouth on Tuesday, the Patriotism Police will immediately be alerted and they will come find out. The PP will bust down your door, rappel through your windows and replace those foreign breakfast items with good ol' American pancakes (which are almost definitely not originally American, but whatever). They will be red, white and blue colored and a whipped cream American flag will be on top.
And since this is about being truly American, nine pounds of bacon will be served on the side.
GO USA!
http://www.eonline.com/news/555772/waffle-house-calls-for-boycott-of-belgian-waffles-ahead-of-u-s-vs-belgium-world-cup-game

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I'd love to go back to Belgium NightWatcher Jun 2014 #1
Well, for Pete's sake, don't go until next Wednesday! KamaAina Jun 2014 #2
waffle house calls for the boycott! big_dog Jun 2014 #47
Belgium gave us... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #3
Um, no, England did. KamaAina Jun 2014 #4
I beg to differ. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #5
So he's going to vanish on Tuesday afternoon? KamaAina Jun 2014 #6
little grey cells and all........ dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #7
If only Belgium would play him at goalkeeper KamaAina Jun 2014 #8
I thought he was French. El Supremo Jun 2014 #10
Nope, Belgian. KamaAina Jun 2014 #11
That was a running joke in the novels. El Supremo Jun 2014 #13
Here's one for the homies in Bruges. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #9
Let's fan the flames a bit here: Ron Obvious Jun 2014 #12
There's a nasty dark side to Belgium the tourist posters don't show you DFW Jun 2014 #14
The trumpet? KamaAina Jun 2014 #15
That's it!!!! DFW Jun 2014 #19
And there's this KamaAina Jun 2014 #16
Not surprising, but not the same DFW Jun 2014 #18
Oh yeah, Belgium is totally corrupt RainDog Jun 2014 #20
The Antwerpen train station is an architectural gem DFW Jun 2014 #21
Well that was awesome. CanSocDem Jun 2014 #27
Agreed. countryjake Jun 2014 #31
Here's another one for you and countryjake RainDog Jun 2014 #33
And a smile on every face! How refreshing. Paper Roses Jul 2014 #50
On the contrary. Iggo Jun 2014 #41
You win the award for "The Most Gratuitous Use of the Word 'Belgium' in a Serious Screenplay." Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #17
René Magritte is paper to Van Damme's rock RainDog Jun 2014 #22
The sad thing is, none of those people are "famous" KamaAina Jun 2014 #36
Django Reinhardt's famous, in a Miles Davis kind of way. Iggo Jun 2014 #42
word RainDog Jul 2014 #53
And also, the Belgian Malinois meow2u3 Jun 2014 #23
Thank goodness we advanced over Portugal KamaAina Jun 2014 #25
Pommes Frites. vanlassie Jun 2014 #24
The ones they serve with mayo? KamaAina Jun 2014 #32
I KNOW!!! Yuck. But they're so good, and they don't need mayo. vanlassie Jun 2014 #34
The only famous Belgian? No. countryjake Jun 2014 #26
If being born in Brussels makes her Belgian, KamaAina Jun 2014 #28
Those guys should be considered men without a country... countryjake Jun 2014 #30
Django Reinhardt, Toots Thielemans, and Jacques Brel aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #29
I've got buddies in Belgium, my wife speaks Dutch MrScorpio Jun 2014 #35
Many are bilingual to be sure but the National language is Flemmish. mackerel Jun 2014 #38
Just about everyone there speaks Flemmish (Dutch), Wallonese (French) or English MrScorpio Jun 2014 #39
Wikipedia says there are three official national languages, French, Flemish, and German aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #46
My ex is from Belgium RainDog Jul 2014 #52
I think Hercule Poirot is the most famous Belgium mon ami. mackerel Jun 2014 #37
63% Of Americans Think Belgium Is A Beer Company T_i_B Jun 2014 #40
Belgium IS a beer company, silly KamaAina Jun 2014 #43
Daily Currant is satire NewJeffCT Jul 2014 #49
I know T_i_B Jul 2014 #51
Belgium can also beat the U.S. in Jenoch Jun 2014 #44
The chocolate here* is scary DFW Jun 2014 #45
We'll soon find out. lovemydog Jul 2014 #48
Beer and chocolate for starters. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #54
Belgian... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #55
Belgium is the Ned Flanders of Europe (without the religious sanctimony) Yavin4 Jul 2014 #56
The northern, Dutch-speaking half of Belgium is, in fact, called Flanders. KamaAina Jul 2014 #57
What do you call people from Belgium anyways? NewJeffCT Jul 2014 #58
Losers. KamaAina Jul 2014 #59
DUzy+ truth sakabatou Jul 2014 #62
Thanks NewJeffCT Jul 2014 #64
Claude Van Damme... ailsagirl Jul 2014 #60
oops n/t RainDog Jul 2014 #61
A country known for beer and fries and chocolate IronLionZion Jul 2014 #63
It's not fruit in the beer. It's fermented fruit RainDog Jul 2014 #65
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