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Old 01-26-2025, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by kkingston57 View Post
Drive 90 miles(one way) for a sub?
Like at my age I going to drive 90 miles in horrific traffic just get sandwich/sub or

sandwiches are called by many names, including:
Sub: Short for "submarine sandwich"
Grinder: A New England term for a hot sub sandwich
Hoagie: An Italian-American term that originated in South Philadelphia
Wedge: A term that may have originated in Yonkers, New York
Blimpie: A brand name that became synonymous with sub sandwiches in Hoboken
Spuckie: A Boston term for an Italian sub sandwich
Hero: A term used to describe a sub sandwich
Torpedo: A term used to describe a sub sandwich
Italian: A term used to describe a sub sandwich