Hey, anybody else remember when they tried to get french fries renamed "freedom fries"?  It just goes to show you that being stupid isn't a new thing. They're FRENCH fries and that never really had anything to do with France to begin with.

Matt Cardy, Getty Images
Matt Cardy, Getty Images
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Belgium actually claims to be the inventor of French Fries, but they were under a heavy French influence so they also claim ownership. I don't know why it's a big deal, eventually someone was going to drop a potato into grease, it was just inevitable.

Now, let's get down to the perversion of said French Fries. French Fries are fried strips of potatoes with a little salt. You may dip them in ketchup, mayo or pond water, I don't care. What I do care about is when they are baked, or even a foreign substance like a sweet potato is used. Those are not French Fries. Those are baked potato strips and something I like to call "crappy sweet fries".  I want my fries made the greasy American, I mean Belgium,  way.

Anyways, celebrate! You've never had a better excuse to have French Fries than National French Fry day.

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