You know you're an ecomodder if/when...

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

LOL the frenchmen are a bit too, um, cocky to hug without feeling a bit concerned. That and now they hate us anyway.

Funnily enough I had this chat with a 'merkin friend of mine a short while ago who was really hated them. The French really don't hate the USA at all. Even when the US was apparently boycotting French goods (you know, when French imports to the US increased ) in the mid naughties the French still for the most part liked the USA and still do.

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

Then again, we did free them from the Germans in the 1940s. (with some valuable help from the Brits, for certain.)

Glad we could help by not being invaded. We have to be nice to the French these days as their planes will be on our aircraft carriers as we can't afford the planes on our own any more.

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

Come to think of it, I'm partly French. Maybe I should give my wine drinking ancestor a hug

You are in touch with your inner Frenchman. I'm more of an Australian / South African / New Zealand wine man myself. Probably my empire roots coming through. I'm possibly keeping those economies afloat though with my consumption.

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

Either way, the result is here today...and I'm thankful for all those involved. But the chance to poke the ribs of a friendly Brit was irresistable.

I consider myself poked.

Managing OK out there in the colonies without us are you ? My wife is Indian so we are strongly considering a move there, after all their economy is booming, especially tech.

[dcb]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

...Even when the US was apparently boycotting French goods (you know, when French imports to the US increased ) ...

The greatest invention from that era had to be freedom fries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_fries

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by dcb

The greatest invention from that era had to be freedom fries.
Freedom fries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We only have proper chips here, none of that 'fries' nonsense.



Hmmm, getting hungry now.

[Weather Spotter]

If the above conversation makes you think about used fry oil and bio diesel.

[gone-ot]

...so (wink,wink) today a gas station attendant can legitamentaly ask: "...would you like FRY (oil) with that...diesel?"

[ShadeTreeMech]

hmmmmm, waste veggie oil (WVO) + diesel engined vehicle = happy bank account.

Plus, if you burn oil from the Krispy Kreme the police following you will get hungry and not want to bother you.

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

LOL the frenchmen are a bit too, um, cocky to hug without feeling a bit concerned.

Shade, those French blokes tend to kiss one another when they meet

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Arragonis

We only have proper chips here, none of that 'fries' nonsense.

Now you're hurting my national pride.
As if it wasn't enough that the French hijacked the name

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech

Plus, if you burn oil from the Krispy Kreme the police following you will get hungry and not want to bother you.

Actually, they'll hunt you down thinking you're a source of food.

Originally Posted by euromodder

Now you're hurting my national pride.
As if it wasn't enough that the French hijacked the name

Alright guys, let's all calm down and have round of Belgian waffles

[RobertSmalls]

And Polska Kielbasa, Spanish omelettes, Swedish meatballs, Canadian bacon... the only "American" food that I'm aware of is American cheese, which is actually just a cheese food product (not a cheese), unfit to be eaten. We got shafted when they were handing out food names.