New York Fries - These guys are Big richards

[MegaScientifical]

Main Site: http://www.newyorkfries.com/
History Page: http://www.newyorkfries.com/about_nyf

A friend from Canada told me she had to work at New York Fries. This confused me - I live in New York, and I know of no fries so special as to constitute it's own business, especially to spread up into Canada. She told me to look them up, and I discovered there are no locations in the USA. Though what really surprised me was the History page:

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New York Fries is a privately owned, Canadian franchise founded by Jay Gould, president, and his brother Hal. Born in London, Ontario and raised in Brantford, the entrepreneurial brothers had partnered together to create the popular Cultures chain.
   
In 1983, while on a trip to New York City, the Gould's stopped into the South Street Seaport to search out "the best french fries" which they had learned of in a New York Times restaurant review.  What they found was nothing short of amazing. Fresh, hot french Fries flying across the counter being received by a line up of anxious customers. These were no ordinary french fries. No mashed up re-constituted french fry wannabe's – New York Fries were fresh cut, made from real potatoes and served in generous portions, hot and crisp.

THIS WAS THE REAL DEAL...
REAL. FRESH. FRIES.
      
In the minds of the Gould brothers, this was an opportunity that couldn't be resisted.  They bought the company to bring these slender pieces of golden goodness to the rest of the world and show them what a real french fry tastes like.  The Gould brothers ended their trip to New York City by suggesting to the Mayor that the Statue of Liberty would look a lot better holding a cup of New York Fries.  The Mayor never returned their call!

Again, this company is not in the US AT ALL. But it says right there they bought the company in the US. So, they made it international, but pulled out out of the US? And at the end, they try to make use sound like starfishs. All they managed to do was sound like morons The Statue of Liberty is a national icon, you sound like stoners by saying "Hey... the statue... should be holding some fries... hehe." You know fries are a symbol of obesity to us? To others? You sound like a bitch saying that, it's blatantly obvious why he didn't return the call.

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[zookuw]

French Spies.

[comr4de]

that last bit sounds like you're nitpicking but I agree that the fact there are no locations in the US

[Aphtonites]

Why the hell do people in the US call them french fries and make them extremely thin, anyway?

They're called chips  

[MegaScientifical]

I've lived in NY all my life, so that's a main reason these guys piss me off. They bought out a company and then moved it out of the country of origin. They kept the name, which relates to where it originated and talk as if it is still authentically New York when it obviously isn't since it isn't even in the US anymore.

[zookuw]

I've lived in NY all my life, so that's a main reason these guys piss me off. They bought out a company and then moved it out of the country of origin. They kept the name, which relates to where it originated and talk as if it is still authentically New York when it obviously isn't since it isn't even in the US anymore.

Yeah forget the posers!

[MegaScientifical]

http://www.newyorkfries.com/flash/museum.xml



They are ashamed. Also: http://www.newyorkfries.com/flash/food.xml

[Mr. Jelly]

Why the hell do people in the US call them french fries and make them extremely thin, anyway?
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They're called chips  

Not all of our fries are thin like McDolan's

there's tons of thick ones out here

[MegaScientifical]

Only McDonalds has bullstuff fries.

[Mr. Jelly]

Long as hell link

[Pepsidude]

Not all of our fries are thin like McDolan's

there's tons of thick ones out here

Yeah, lots of places have the thick-cut fries.

But this place around here called J Alexanders has some thin ass fries

[Jerkface]

I clicked the link looking for the biggest richards ever.

[Mr. Jelly]

Still, thin fries are pretty good too

[MegaScientifical]

Long as hell link

https://www.google.com/search?q=thick+cut+fries&tbm=isch

[sir dooble]

Maybe it's just me, but those seem really unusual locations to sell in.

I mean, I'm sure they sell well in the Middle East and Eastern Asia, but I would've imagined that a company that sells in Canada with the title of an American city, would've been able to sell in the USA and Western Europe.

Oh well, I can't see much problem with them other than the name choice, which isn't even that bad in itself beyond the fact that it obviously doesn't actually sell in New York.