107.9 The River » France http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 France Bans Ketchup from School Menus (But Keeps Mayo) [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/france-bans-ketchup-from-school-menus/ http://theriver1079.com/france-bans-ketchup-from-school-menus/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:50:55 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=48443 Sacrebleu! France recently introduced a new dietary guideline for elementary school students which limits the use of a favorite American condiment: ketchup.

Students will be allowed to eat ketchup only once a week when served french fries. And ketchup on traditional French dishes is now considered a faux pas of the highest order. 

]]> http://theriver1079.com/france-bans-ketchup-from-school-menus/feed/ 0 NBC France Bans Terms 'Facebook' and 'Twitter' From Radio and TV http://theriver1079.com/france-bans-terms-facebook-and-twitter-from-radio-and-tv/ http://theriver1079.com/france-bans-terms-facebook-and-twitter-from-radio-and-tv/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:34:08 +0000 Grace Niemitalo http://theriver1079.com/?p=5812 The French government is notorious for banning the use of English words as a way of maintaining French language and culture.

However, a recent ruling by the French government, which now makes it illegal to speak the words "Facebook" or "Twitter" on television or radio newscasts, isn't as shocking as you might think.

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