Photograph Fries, Get Labeled a Terrorist
For all the photos I take of food in my line of work, I've only gotten bemused looks from fellow restaurant patrons and sighs of exasperation from friends and loved ones.
I've never been deemed a threat to national security, though, like Tom Gogola from the Fairfield Weekly: "If I hear you talking about me like I might be a terrorist for taking a picture of french fries, I am going to interrupt and put some perspective on the matter." [via Nick]
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If more people against western civilization actually enjoyed the things we enjoy they would not take life so lightly. You are less apt to strap a bomb to yourself if you know you have a fresh baked apple pie to come home to.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss without pie is not living. You can quote me.
Maybe I should run for government on the pie platform. Who will run with me?
JerzeeTomato at 12:47PM on 05/26/07
This story is VERY important, but has probably fallen onto "deaf" or "uninterested" ears.
These poorly-educated (or totally uneducated), Connecticut rednecks who threatened Tom, have fallen under the influence of George Dubya and his right-wing zealots.
Until the educated, freedom-loving, level-headed people in this once-great Republic say “enough is enough” . . . we will continue to be exposed to this type of behavior. It’s OUR choice!
Either submit, or stand up and kick ass!
For the record, let me say, “I LOVE FRENCH FRIES.” Indeed, I LOVE the FRENCH people.”
You got a problem with that, Connecticut rednecks? Then come and try to threaten DocChuck . . . it will he a HUGE mistake, folks!
DocChuck at 12:56PM on 05/26/07
Tomato:
The French people (and their government) had the gonads (balls, testicles, mountain oysters ... whatever) to stand up to the alcoholic idiot, George Dubya (possessing NONE of the aforementioned organs)
We should HONOR the French for their courage . . . UNLIKE the wimpy British so-called "prime minister" Blair, who was (and is) nothing more than a lap-dog to the Bush klan.
The French people may have their faults, but they know GOOD "eats" and they have always been willing to share their techniques.
As the belated, and my beloved, Julia Child often exhorted . . . "Bon appétit!"
... DocChuck - a former psych professor who readily admits that we psychologists "lost the war" because there is no longer any "psych" out there!
DocChuck at 1:28PM on 05/26/07
I was in Warsaw, Poland two years ago and ate at one restaurant three times because of the food--both the taste and the presentation were unbelieveable. During one meal, I was compelled to take out my camera and photograph my feast--those pictures now are some of my favorites from the trip. I say, photograph away...food presentation is artwork!
Teri at 10:41AM on 05/28/07