I thought that James's previous comment regarding Belgian's love for French Fries was most appropriate given the latest and by no means the greatest, bill idea generated by the legislature here in Albany.
They would like to tax fast food and junk food due to the obesity problem here in New York State.
Posted by teamjk at June 11, 2003 03:40 PMCorrect me if I'm wrong here James, but the Belgians are immensely proud of their fries. They seem to think that they invented the fry. But we all know it was Ben Franklin, don't we.
Posted by: amol on June 11, 2003 06:41 PMwe all know it was the irish
Posted by: claudia on June 12, 2003 09:41 AMAmol; Indeed, they are proud of their French fries, waffles and moussles (as in the seafood, not Van Damme).
I sincerly hope that the Belgians invented the french frie. Otherwise I see no real legitimacy to their claim of nationhood status.
Megan - Mom has arrived safely, and I have been publically on record as a supporter of the fat tax for years.
Claud - Us Irish have mostly cornered the potato market, but we did let the french frie slip away:
Posted by: James on June 12, 2003 11:04 AM