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July 31, 2008 |
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Chips, Not Fries
FOUND by Matt Mullen
in Hertford, UK
It's crazy, I had never really found anything suitable for here before in my life, then in the space of five minutes, on the same road, I find TWO things. Here's my favorite.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
What is that black thing next to the "chips," as you Britishers are wont to call them.
Also, this would be way better if that was a calculator watch.
Ah, by the by, I thought it'd be waaay wrong not to let Librarian do the first post on the other find o' the day.
I'm wondering about that pinkie finger cast on the right hand. What kind of dangerous action did that finger see?
Ahhhh.... If only pinkies could talk, the stories they'd tell.
But, sadly, I think that's just a napkin covering his hand. Sorry to disappoint.
mmmm lunch
why is his head ripped off?
I think his head's not there because it exploded (note the red substance on the chips) when he tried to eat greasy chips in a library.
@ not just another ... thanks much! You're a doll. I dashed to the other Find already to get my comment in as near the top as possible.
the black thing is his blood sausage? another british "treat"? mmmm...
I think he already ate his own head
Why is everybody assuming this is a guy? (Sorry, just kidding.)
Someday I would like a definative answer on the U.S./British equivalents regarding snack food names. Jonathan, I will wait for your reply.
This is love-gone-wrong.
This picture was of a happy couple enjoying a romantic meal together. The other half of this photo shows the woman his left hand is reaching out to... After the nasty break-up, the lady decided to purge her home of every memento from the relationship. The only item she felt compelled to keep was this photo and only because it was a very flattering picture of herself. One quick rip would have turned her image from a pretty heart-broken girl into a sexy single woman. She probably severed his head as the final insult before tossing his halves out of her life.
I bet the other half of this photo is posted on a MySpace page showing smiling girl and a creepy left hand.
(This would make a great sleeveface if it was an album cover!)
A day with the guys
Beer, laughs, and some hot fresh fries
It's so weird she's gone
What could that strange orange stuff be on his chips? Could someone from the UK have any ideas?
I think the black thing on the table is his hat.
The orange stuff looks like French dressing, the creamy kind (ick).
could it be cheeeeese? do they eat cheese on their chips in the UK?
@Lee, could be a hat, but that's a weird place to put it.
@ JodaBabes ... on the other hand, maybe his boyfriend got tired of his trying too hard to get the James Dean look just right - and then did all the things to the photo you said
It's obvious to me that the thing next to the chips is a giant prune. The only thing that would make this meal complete is some of my grandmother's compote.
I'll bet he has sumo/samurai hair and chicken legs.
The thing next to the chips is a pair of nunchucks. That's why his face had to be removed from the picture - Secret Identity!!
@Librarian- I like your theory, but I would expect this rebel’s posture to be more… uh, tortured, ya know?
You all realize that's Adam Carolla don't you?
Man 1: I think there's something wrong with Mr.Pazlo.
Man 2: Let me have a look at him....hmmm....ah yes, his head's been ripped off. I'll get you another.
I think the black thing is the corner of a handbag belonging to the girl who ripped up the photo.
The orange stuff could be curry mayonnaise, making this snap a souvenir of their holiday together in Belgium/Holland, where chips and curry mayonnaise (or indeed plain mayo) is practically the national dish. You can buy cones of chips from street vendors and they will give you a squoze or two of whatever sauce you want.
BTW "French" fries are actually Belgian in origin. But I think we've had that discussion here before.
I'll arm wrestle you for those Freedom Fries.
hey, it's 11:11. Make a wish.
Would someone care to explain the American penchant to label food "french" (French fries, French toast;French salad dressing) when said food has never seen the light of a Paris dawn?
While you're at it, could you explain George W. Bush, NASCAR,the mullet and crappy (fish piss) beer? Thanks....
The orange stuff could be baked beans I reckon. And the black thing is the head of a small robot. It wasn't his girlfriend who ripped the picture up, it was his electronic lover. Note that as well as bring torn apart the photo is also scratched, from her little heartbroken metallic fingers.
The black thing is actually the nose of a cute little black bunny - wait - make that 'killer rabbit.'
American beer is usually rather nasty - except for the microbreweries.
I spent a summer in Paris in the 80's and stayed at a Pension. We had french fries (pommes frites) at every meal except breakfast. No kidding - the French - at least the ones in Paris - really do eat french fries.
this is J! as you can see the french fries are not organic. mary can't completely hide her past and bury those memories.
I never buy beer the name of which I recognize. That usually means I'm buying microbrewery beer - beer which actually has taste, body, substance. The only explanations for the so-called national brands are: pandering to the masses and seeking the lowest common denominator.
And adding "french" to food names? Gotta be more faux (but low brow) culture. ("Hey, Bubba, this stuff is French, so it must be pretty classy. Let's buy us some!")
See also French poodles, French braids, and Mr. French (the tv character).
Bush and NASCAR?? You're on your own there.
You know what annoys me?
They put French translations on product labels to make them seem sexier.
It started with hair products (which makes sense) but now you can find it on anything from cat food to toilet bowl cleaners.
I'm sorry - did I just vent?
@smallbear The name "french fries" reffers to how the potatoes are cut into strips, or "frenched". ihave no idea about the toast and dressing.
fast cars going in circles, whats not to love?
business in the front party in the back, a very versatile style. our beer is for getting highschoolers to become heavy drinkers without being weighed down by so called "flavor".
I used to think that French fries (chips, pommes frites, Freedom fries--whatever!) and mayonnaise sounded disgusting. And then, I tried it.....YUMMMMMM! (Is it dinner time, yet?)
@Clover in the Lawn: I don't know, it seems like a pretty normal place to put a hat to me. Where else would he put it?
I think the red stuff is vinegar malt (the UK ketchup replacement) and the black thing is a camera case. Those are my thoughts. I think a group of friends went out for dinner and had an eating contest amongst other shennanigans and the girlfriend of thise guy ripped his victory photo in half after there horrid break up.
On second glance... much too thick and orange to be vinegar malt. Must be frenched carrot sticks or something of the like.
There there, Alan.. calm down.. lemme buy you a nice ... Fat Tire? Moose Drool? Dead Guy Ale?
Oh, and what about French Kissing? did that originate in France? Hmmmmm?
French kissing was invented in Russia - just like everything else!
Surfing was not invented in Russia.
That's a good looking arm.
I think Adam Carolla's arms are much hairier.
@alan.. i think the reason so many cosmetics have labels in French is because they are marketed in Canada as well as the U.S.
@Lee, well, hopefully not on his head after it's been on the frites et la sauce orange, aka French dressing! Ick.
Clover, I was in the grocery store the other day and saw saltine crackers with a label in both English and French. I only really noticed because the French word was Galetes. I keep meaning to remember to take a pic with my camera phone, but..
I'm nowhere near French Canadia. In fact I'm surprised that if the labels were going to be bi-lingual, they weren't en Espanol. (of course by the time I remember to take that picture, that shipment of crackers will have been sold out, and restocked with something en espanol, right?)
I think he is having chili cheese fries, a totally disgusting but irresistable menu item that I crave at least twice a year. I can't imagine why she broke up with him; after all, he is left-handed, and he bought chili cheese fries.
The stuff on the plate may be Poutine (or a variation.) But, then the photo would likely have been taken while on holiday in Quebec.
Is the the black thing the camera case?
(Remember film... Big lurpy 35mm cameras. It seems so long ago.)
@Fries, you got it! It IS the camera case. Nothing else has that grainy texture, and if you look close you can see the metal clip the strap hooks into.
Well done!
I shop in LIDL/ALDI which are both of German origin and have all kinds of languages on their packaging: English, French, German (of course), Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish...if you buy it they want you to know what you're getting.
Love the *forearms*!! Not enough veins, though?
So much debate over what's on the fries, I just assumed it was cheese. Everybody puts cheese o their fries where I'm from.
The orange stuff looks like sweet potatoes. I went to an African restaurant once where they served "zanzie fries" -- french fries made with sweet potatoes intead of regular white ones. maybe the guy couldn't make up his mind which kind he wanted so he ordered the combo.
Oh, and to add to the topic of *What's on his fries?*, to me they look to be diced tomatoes, as in, chili fries.
As there is a white cloth on the table I'd guess this is an Indian restaurant, not a motorway service station or a pub. In which case the orange stuff looks like some kind of vegetable curry or something, and he's having chips with it because hungry English blokes do that.
I actually like his watch -- a genuine chronometer without being too flashy. Perhaps he really does do motor racing or diving or something that needs one like that. Based on no evidence at all, I'd say he seems a serious-minded and pleasant enough chap.
Well spotted that he is left-handed! I think the black thing is a camera case, or binoculars, or possibly a scrunched up baseball cap. Or possibly the corner of HER handbag.
I'd go with the theory that he is leaning his left arm forward because he is holding hands with HER across the table. He could even be holding her other hand with his foreground one, which would indeed make it an unbearably soppy pose so she'd be more than ever inclined to tear up the picture if they are no longer an Item. Unless the person who took the photo was secretly in love with him herself (or himself) and tore it up rather than let HER have it. Maybe it was voodoo magic -- hoping that if she/he ripped up the photo of the couple the same thing would happen to their relationship.
Alternatively:
who cares?
O Matt in the county of my birth -- since you say Chips not Fries, why do you spell 'favourite' wrong??
Talking of beer, which we were, are you related to McMullens Ales from your neck of the woods??
Chips and curry sauce, a fine British treat! I'll bet you anything this is someones newly demoted ex boyfriend, we rip the heads off before we throw them away. I think its a Freudian psuedo praying mantis thing.