November 21, 2009
UTNE READER

French Protest Avec Pretzels

April 2, 2003
Erin Ferdinand Utne.com 
Article Tools
Print
Comments
RSS
Bookmark and Share

You gotta hand it to the French for being damn good sports. Ugly Americans everywhere are snarfing down their ?Freedom Fries? and demanding boycotts on all things French. How do they respond? By flipping President Bush the fat, floppy pretzel and sending a portion of the proceeds to charity. The French Web site BretzelForBush.com (?bretzel? is French for pretzel), invites all anti-war protesters to ?join our action by sending a pretzel to G.W. Bush and stop the war processus (sic.).? The pretzels?referencing a January, 2002, incident in which the president choked on the snack and fainted while watching a televised football game?are available for seven euros (US$7.56) each. One euro (US$1.08) from each pretzel sold will go to UNICEF. With a manifesto proclaiming to be not against ?the American people, but simply against Bush?s policy,? we can all learn a lesson in diplomacy from this clever Web site.
-Erin Ferdinand

RELATED CONTENT

Go there>>Bretzel for Bush

Related Links:

Bookmark and Share
RSS | Comments | E-mail | Print

Comments

Add Your Comment

We’d like to know what you think. To comment, please use this form. E-mail addresses are never displayed on comments, but they are required to confirm your comments. First time registrants: You will receive an email confirming your email address. Once you confirm, your comment will be posted. Questions about our comments policy? Click here.

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

New to Utne Reader?
Sign up to share comments.
Asterisks(*) indicate required fields.
Name*
Your name appears next to your comment.

E-mail Address*
This will be your login ID.

City State Zip Code

Password*


Confirm Password*

Comments
1500 character limit (Offensive materials and/or spam will be removed, no HTML allowed)
Please Note: Your sign-up must be verified via e-mail before your comment is published.
FEATURED ARTICLES
MOST POPULAR


Pay Now & Save $6!
First Name: *
 Last Name: *
Address: *
 City: *
State/Province: *
 Zip/Postal Code:*
Country:
 Email:*
(* indicates a required item)
Canadian subs: 1 year, (includes postage & GST). Foreign subs: 1 year, . U.S. funds.
Canadian Subscribers - Click Here
Non US and Canadian Subscribers - Click Here
Want to gain a fresh perspective? Read stories that matter? Feel optimistic about the future? It's all here! Utne Reader offers provocative writing from diverse perspectives, insightful analysis of art and media, down-to-earth news and in-depth coverage of eye-opening issues that affect your life.

Save Even More Money By Paying NOW!

Pay now with a credit card and take advantage of our Earth-Friendly automatic renewal savings plan. You save an additional $6 and get 6 issues of Utne Reader for only $29.95 (USA only).

Or Bill Me Later and pay just $36 for 6 issues of Utne Reader!