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*[[France|French]] {{s2|french|fries}} | *[[France|French]] {{s2|french|fries}} | ||
| + | *[[Frankfurt]]er - a [[hot dog]] named after the German city but not often eaten there | ||
| + | *[[Wien]]er - a [[hot dog]] sausage named for, Vienna, the capital of Austria (German: Wien) | ||
| + | *[[Hamburg]]er - a [[hamburger|sandwich]], named after the German city | ||
| + | *[[Ebola River]] [[Ebola virus|virus]] | ||
*[[Panama]] {{s2|Panama|hat}} - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's ''Believe It Or Not'') | *[[Panama]] {{s2|Panama|hat}} - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's ''Believe It Or Not'') | ||
| − | *[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[Buffalo wings|wings]] - style of [[chicken]] | + | <!-- correctly formatted items or items which refer to articles above this line please --> |
| + | *[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] [[Buffalo wings|wings]] - style of deep fried [[chicken]] wings invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York | ||
*[[Bermuda]] [[Bermuda shorts|shorts]] | *[[Bermuda]] [[Bermuda shorts|shorts]] | ||
*[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian bacon|bacon]] | *[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian bacon|bacon]] | ||
*[[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[dutch oven|oven]] | *[[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[dutch oven|oven]] | ||
*[[England|English]] [[English muffin|muffin]] | *[[England|English]] [[English muffin|muffin]] | ||
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*[[Hollywood Values]] - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite | *[[Hollywood Values]] - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite | ||
| − | * | + | * Wiener Schnitzel - a fried veal cutlet called "Viennese Schnitzel" in German |
| + | *Milanesa - a fried meat cutlet made in the "Milanese" style popular among Mexican-Americans | ||
*[[Parma]] [[Parma ham|ham]] | *[[Parma]] [[Parma ham|ham]] | ||
| − | *[[Champagne (France)|Champagne]] | + | *[[Champagne]] - named after [[Champagne (France)|Champagne]], a region in France |
*[[Mayon]]naise - [[mayonnaise]] after Mayon in Menorca | *[[Mayon]]naise - [[mayonnaise]] after Mayon in Menorca | ||
*[[Denmark|Danish]] [[Danish pastries|pastries]] - called Viennese Pastries there | *[[Denmark|Danish]] [[Danish pastries|pastries]] - called Viennese Pastries there | ||
*[[Vaudeville]] [[vaudeville|theater]] | *[[Vaudeville]] [[vaudeville|theater]] | ||
| − | + | *[[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Belgian waffles|waffles]] | |
| − | *[[Belgium|Belgian | ||
*[[Shanghai]] - a [[darts]] term meaning to hit the single, double and treble of the same number in three darts. | *[[Shanghai]] - a [[darts]] term meaning to hit the single, double and treble of the same number in three darts. | ||
*Bombay mix - named after the old name for [[Mumbai]]. | *Bombay mix - named after the old name for [[Mumbai]]. | ||
| + | *[[Bikini]] bathing suit - this was being promoted just after a hydrogen bomb test in the Bikini atoll in the [[Pacific]], and that word was in the news. The promoters of the bathing suit thought that it would be a good name. | ||
[[Category:Items]] | [[Category:Items]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, January 20, 2015
- French fries
- Frankfurter - a hot dog named after the German city but not often eaten there
- Wiener - a hot dog sausage named for, Vienna, the capital of Austria (German: Wien)
- Hamburger - a sandwich, named after the German city
- Ebola River virus
- Panama hat - not made in Panama (according to Ripley's Believe It Or Not)
- Buffalo wings - style of deep fried chicken wings invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York
- Bermuda shorts
- Canadian bacon
- Dutch oven
- English muffin
- Hollywood Values - anti-Christian deceit foisted upon us by the liberal elite
- Wiener Schnitzel - a fried veal cutlet called "Viennese Schnitzel" in German
- Milanesa - a fried meat cutlet made in the "Milanese" style popular among Mexican-Americans
- Parma ham
- Champagne - named after Champagne, a region in France
- Mayonnaise - mayonnaise after Mayon in Menorca
- Danish pastries - called Viennese Pastries there
- Vaudeville theater
- Belgian waffles
- Shanghai - a darts term meaning to hit the single, double and treble of the same number in three darts.
- Bombay mix - named after the old name for Mumbai.
- Bikini bathing suit - this was being promoted just after a hydrogen bomb test in the Bikini atoll in the Pacific, and that word was in the news. The promoters of the bathing suit thought that it would be a good name.