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Fries for all!<\/p>\n

French fry vendors of Ghent, France, are up in arms over new legislation regarding their businesses. They decided to retaliate by throwing frozen chopped potatoes all over the exterior of city hall.<\/p>\n

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As reported by Mashable France<\/a>, french fry kiosk owners in the Dutch-Belgian city had first dibs on renewing their leases. There would then be an auction for it, after which the current owner had the right to retain their lease if they could pay 5 percent more than the highest bidder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ghent’s government recently changed the rule – now the highest bidder gets the lease.<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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