From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Dec 25 16:48:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA17795 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 16:48:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA17789 for ; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 16:47:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id LAA19085; Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:17:25 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id LAA23868; Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:17:28 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19981226111728.C12346@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:17:28 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Brett Glass , Mark Ovens Cc: Mike Smith , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Chips (was: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws)) References: <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <368378AB.969463E2@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1>; from Brett Glass on Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 06:51:30AM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Friday, 25 December 1998 at 6:51:30 -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > At 11:36 AM 12/25/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > >> Now what's the French for French Fries..... > > Ironically, the German for them is "Pommes Frites." > In other words, the Germans say "French fried > potatoes" by saying "fried potatoes" in French. I believe this comes from French Belgian usage. As everybody knows, the Belgians invented chips. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message