In NYC when we want a chicken parmesan sandwich, we ask for a chicken parm hero. Once I get outside of the city, the people behind the counter act like I'm from another fucking country, cuz they don't call it a hero, they call it a sub, hoagie, grinder or a goddamn wedge. And sometimes when I say "hero", they think I'm asking for a Gyro cuz I guess that's how it's pronounced in Greek or some shit. I find it highly annoying. I'm pretty sure 99.9% of everyone here calls it a wedge or a fuckin sub. Am I right?
[This message was edited Thu Oct 30 12:18:47 PST 2003 by EvilWhiteMale]

I bet most people order their "wedge" with their favorite bottle of "pop."

Here in the Chicago area, some places have hero sandwiches on the menu, but mostly the sandwiches are called subs. I haven't heard the term wedge used at all.

EvilWhiteMale said:

"Pop" is definately the preferred term in the Chicago area. Everything else is just stupid.

I don't like pop either.

Pop and sandwich, why do you people always have to confuse things by calling them different names? .

EvilWhiteMale said:

Lemme guess: You like soda? Now that's weak.

Soda is the real deal. I don't know where pop came from, but it needs to stop now.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Its POP!

POP SUCKS!!!



And fuck wedges and subs too.

I hope you don’t think I am jocking your thread EvilWhiteMale but it just reminded me of something that happened to me a little while ago…

I know you guys in the states take your sandwiches and delis very seriously so I need some tips on how to handle Subway outlets (2 have popped up in the last 12 months in my home city of Southampton, UK). I walk in and start to queue, I look up at all the scrummy pictures above the counter and pick a (let’s say) Veggie Sub, the photo looks great. It has cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, etc etc. I get to the first guy he asks me what I want, I tell him. The next guy asks “what do you want in it?”, I say “whatever a Veggie sub has in it”. He says “do you want cheese?” I say, “If that’s what a Veggie sub has in it then yes” and so on along the line. I also order a large Coke to share with the wife and the guy at the till (register)looks at both of us and says “Just the one Coke?”. I say “yes”, he says “OK but you can’t come back up and get a refill?”. I look at the wife and raise my eyebrows at the assumption this guy is making. She says “Calm down, just pay and let’s sit down”

So I end up with a Subway roll that I feel perhaps I should have put some chicken, ham and chilli beef in anyway and a Coke that I was made to feel guilty about.

I leave and vow never to go to a Subway again.

What’s the point of the pictures and set prices for these sandwiches/rolls when in fact you could have a Veggie sub with a bit of grated cheese and nothing else.

Forgive me I am English.

I refer to them as "subs" and "pop" generically.

But I usually ask for pop by its brand name.
[This message was edited Thu Oct 30 7:50:43 PST 2003 by Lammastide]

Well stop doing that.

'wedges'? i've never heard anybody use that term...

EvilWhiteMale said:

Mmmm...pop...

Wedge? Never heard of it.
Except for this one...

EvilWhiteMale said:

yeah me too.

Give me a cheese and pickle doorstop home made sandwich any day of the week.

KeithyT said:

minneapolisgenius said:

pop

Hey, EWM, have you ever heard the term "hoagie?!?" Now THAT'S a weird one!

Shit, I forgot about the hoagies. That's some frat boy bullshit right there.

Fuck hoagies!!!

In it's pop and subs. Hoagies are things on a stick

Well, this country and all surrounding countries need to get on the same page here, cuz this is getting out of hand. Someone needs to put a stop to this.

EvilWhiteMale said:

U sure U weren't at the welfare office (dole office)?

'dre

DreZone said:

Nah, I stopped going to the welfare office once they told me I couldn't jerk off anymore while standing in line.

I have only heard it called a "wedge" in the fuck your sister country of Pennsylvania.

Sweeny79 said:

They call it a wedge in parts of upstate New york also.

Subs are too fattening...I like to get pita pockets Oh, and a soda.

CarrieLee said:

Good answer.

Anyone of them(preferebly hot).