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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Okay, but the ruling is totally sensible inasmuch as it applies to "purposes of tariffs, imports and customs". Tomatoes by and large aren't being imported for their botanical value; they're being used for food. This ruling exists so corporations can't "um ackshually" their way out of paying their fair share.

But that's too sensible; in reality, this unanimous ruling that I never bothered to spend five seconds researching independently (I am very intellectually superior) was just "le Americans uneducated ecksdee".

(And before you point it out: yes, an "um ackshually" definition of vegetables includes fruits, although this is using a culinary one. So indeed, the original post can't even pedant right.)

[–] oo1@lemmings.world 0 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

'Fruit de la mere' is obviously just some attempted tax dodge.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 0 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Assuming you were aiming for the French phrase for 'seafood', I think you meant 'fruit de mer.'

'Fruit de la mère' would translate to, 'fruit of the mother.'

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 0 points 16 hours ago

Fruit de la merde

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago

Or maybe dodging the no meat Friday of the Catholic Church. ?