Fast food joints have corrupted the meaning of "fries" with those skinny ones, just because they cook faster. Before McDonalds, fries had a cross section of 1/2" or larger. I really prefer the crinkle cut fries that are larger than that but the crinkle cut allows them to cook pretty fast.
I learned a lot about fries when I was on the fast food project with IBM. We actually got a big part of the Burger King management training in that rollout when the whole financial structure got reintegrated into the cash register system. I am not sure how many times I saw the fries video but it ran pretty often in the break room, along with a half dozen other training tapes. If the kids were watching a tape they didn't have to punch out on a break (manager discretion)
