Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time. I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch- If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once.
I'm a-roamin' and a-ramblin' and a-wanderin' all along And if you care to listen I will sing a happy song I will not ask a favor and I will not ask a fee, But if you have a sandwich, won't you give a bite to me?
Oh! Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time. I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch- If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once.
Once I went to Enlgand, visited the Queen I'll say she was the grandest lady I have ever seen I told her she was beautiful, I could not ask for more, She handed me a sandwich and she threw me out the door.
Yes, sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time. I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch- If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once.
A sandwich may be egg or cheese or even peanut butter, But they taste so good to me, it hardly even matters. Jam or ham or cucumber, and kind will do. I like sandwiches, how about you?
(everybody now!) Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time. I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch- If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once!
Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
I was just eating a sandwich and thinking that I wished I could hear a song about it.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Wow. I just read when I have insomnia.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Once upon a time in Salt Lake City, I ate a sandwich at Tony Caputo's that was so good it made me cry.
It was fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil and balsamic vinaigrette on crusty Italian bread. It sang to me from its little styrofoam perch in that sweet, sweet basilly voice.
Its innocent presence persisted long after the last crumbs of it were licked up and its wrapper discarded. It became a part of me and now travels with me everywhere I go.
[ September 12, 2003, 12:57 AM: Message edited by: Annie ]
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
May be none of my business, but you really should see a doctor about that Annie. If that sandwhich has been in your lower intestine this long, who knows what kinda havok it's wreaking? Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Annie... first off... are you trying to torture us late night Jatraqueros?
Secondly, I think you just might as well admit it. You want to open an old fashioned Sammich (that is the proper spelling) Shoppe. Well, I think you may have your first investors and customers right here.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I could expand the ice cream business - but that's a lot of man-hours we're talking about. Hmmm...
*goes off to find a man*
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
And don't worry Javert - we've got a nice symbiotic relationship going.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Tres bien, Annie! Now sing it in French, food translator girl. Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Les sandwiches sont beaux, les sandwiches sont fines, J'aime les sandwichs, je les mange tout le temps. Je les mange pour diner, je les mange pour dejeuner- Si j'avais cent sandwiches, je les mangerais tout dans un moment
Je suis en train d'errer, une randonneuse, en train de flaner partout, Et si vous voulez d'ecouter, je chanterai un chanson hereux Je ne demanderai pas une faveur, je ne demanderai pas un prix, Mais, si vous avez un sandwich, me donnerez-vous un morceau?
Oh! Les sandwiches sont beaux, les sandwiches sont fines, J'aime les sandwichs, je les mange tout le temps. Je les mange pour diner, je les mange pour dejeuner- Si j'avais cent sandwiches, je les mangerais tout dans un moment
Une fois, je suis alle en Angleterre, j'ai rendu visite a la Reine J'ai dit qu'elle etait la femme la plus magnifique que j'avais vu. Je l'ai dit qu'elle etait belle, je ne pouvais pas demander plus, Elle m'a donne un sandwich et elle m'a jette de la porte.
Oui, les sandwiches sont beaux, les sandwiches sont fines, J'aime les sandwichs, je les mange tout le temps. Je les mange pour diner, je les mange pour dejeuner- Si j'avais cent sandwiches, je les mangerais tout dans un moment.
Un sandwich serait d'oeuf ou du fromage ou, quand meme, du beurre de cacahuete, Mais ils gouttent si bon, ca n'importe pas de tout. Du confiture, du jambon ou de concombre, n'importe quelle sorte. J'aime les sandwiches, et vous?
(tout le monde!) Les sandwiches sont beaux, les sandwiches sont fines, J'aime les sandwichs, je les mange tout le temps. Je les mange pour diner, je les mange pour dejeuner- Si j'avais cent sandwiches, je les mangerais tout dans un moment!
[ September 12, 2003, 01:33 AM: Message edited by: Annie ]
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
My frosh Hnrs Eng. teacher taught me that song! *sigh* Thanks for the memories, I really needed that, at this point.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
It's even funnier when your friends' 45 year old mothers are doing a Russian dance to it, and every chorus is punctuated with "Hey!"
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
Yeah, my mom's almost forty-five...I am SO going to teach her the song, and get her to do it! Thanks for the idea ^_^
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I think I'll learn to play the balalaika just so I can accompany the sandwich song.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Sweeet lhamas of the Bahamas! You really know your French. I was just joking. If only the dreamy boy in French class could see you now... Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
He's probably doing something normal. Like sleeping.
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
Sandwiches are currently one of the few things that consistently make me happy. Actually, the things that consistently make me happy are food surprisingly often. One summer during my college years, I went to my favorite restaurant with Juliette and had a pork chop. It was so good that for over a year later all I had to do was think about that pork chop and I would smile. It was actually so good that I was scared to have it again, because I knew the second time wouldn't measure up. Sadly, I was right.
So these days I just stick with sandwiches.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
One of my friends is sandwich people. Everything is better to him if it's in sandwich form.
When he and his wife started Atkins, he was miserable because sandwiches were out. His children pointed out that if he used steak in place of bread, he'd still be following the rules.
Happy Sandwich Days are here again!
Posted by StigLarson (Member # 5579) on :
Sandwiches. A filling between two pieces of bread. Only more than that.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
quote:Sandwiches. A filling between two pieces of bread. Only more than that.
Why was that so funny?
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
You know what's tasty? I nice, footlong Veggie on Honey Oat with EVERYthing on it, from Subway....only costs like five bucks, too, and it's wonderful..... *drools*
Too bad I'm poor, now....**sniffle**
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
ARGH! It's still three hours until lunch and even then I will still be without sandwich!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Ralphie - I think the imagined British accent helps. Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
Im hungry, Im hungry, I need something to munch I'm dreaming of the sandwich that I brought for lunch.
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
*claps for odouls' rhyme*
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Mikey - You're right, of course.
That also makes me think of Blackadder (as so many things do):
Blackadder: "Baldric, just put some meat between two slices of bread for me, will you?"
Baldric: "Oh, you mean like Gerald, Lord Sandwich had the other day?"
Blackadder: "Yes, that's right. Two orders of 'Geralds' for me."
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
I can't take credit for the rhyme, it's just somethign i remembered from 3rd grade music class. Fun though.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Today I had fish curry sandwiches with cucumber. It was an interesting experience.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I'm usually a sandwich purist and don't put any of that scary whitey fatty condiment crap on them, but I've discovered something new and exciting:
There's this brand (maybe it's local, I don't know) of salad dressing called Drew's, and they make a rosemary garlic vinaigrette. So my new super sandwich consists of:
Ciabbatta bread from On The Rise bakery (a real brick oven!)
Smoked turkey
Provolone or farmer's cheese
Drew's rosemary garlic vinaigrette
Fresh sliced roma tomatoes (salted evr so slightly)
Green leaf lettuce
... it's the best thing you'll ever eat.
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
Oh, man, that sounds good!
Annie, your Post count is 2112!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Should I do a landmark composed entirely of palindromes?
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
Apparently not as strong in knowledge of Prog-Rock! (2112=Rush)
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Ooh - right. I need to brush up on that.
(big fan of Rush, but grossly undereducated)
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
Wow! Thanks. I Googled and found an official site! Rush.com! Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
I had a really good sandwich last night. It was called a cuban sandwich and I don't know all the ingredients but let me just say it was mouthwatering.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Mmmmm!
I thought about posting about Cuban sandwiches, or their slightly better cousins, medianoches.
I hope yours was made right; it's getting dang hard to find a good Cuban sandwich, since they're all made by Nicaraguans or Puerto Ricans these days.
The correct ingredients: 3/4 inch ham, 3/4 inch sliced pork, several slices of swiss cheese, pickle slices sliced the long way, and mustard, all on pressed Cuban bread. (Do you Americans press any of your sandwiches? Do you even know what I'm talking about? It's like a waffle iron, but with smooth flat surfaces, that heat and press the sandwhich.)
If the sandwhich is less than 3 and a quarter inches tall you are getting ripped off.
A medianoche is the same sandwhich but on a sweet roll instead of Cuban bread. While I generally love Cuban bread, I prefer a medianoche because it's not quite so crusty.
The mustard should be between the swiss cheese and the bread. Many places no longer serve Cuban sandwiches with mustard, either because Nicaraguans don't like them that way, or because they don't want to get their sandwhich presses dirty. The sad thing is that now many people don't know the correct recipe for the sandwich at all. This is lamentable, but I can deal with it.
If someone serves you a Cuban sandwich or medianoche with mayonaise in it, you should return after closing and burn the place down.
[ September 13, 2003, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: Icarus ]
Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
Thanks Icarus, That was exactly how mine was made. It was ever pressed which should make you happy. I ate it at a little Cuban type restaraunt a few blocks away. I had been there many times for coffee but had never eaten the sandwiches before. I'm glad I did.
[ September 13, 2003, 01:51 PM: Message edited by: Chade Fallstar ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I almost put my fist through the tv when Jeff Smith, the "Frugal Gourmet" went to Tampa (!) to do an episode about Cuban food. He went to the restaurant closest to the airport. He pointed out--with a self-satisfied wannabe intellectual air--that unlike Mexicans, Cubans don't call tameles "tamal-EEs," we call them "tamal-EHs." (Um, Mexicans don't call them "tamal-EEs" either; only Americans do that.) He then showed how to make "black bean soup." Um, Cubans don't eat black bean soup; only Americans do that. We pour our black beans over white rice. And then he showed how to make a Cuban sandwich--wrong!
I had never before realized that Jeff Smith was an idiot, a sham, and a poseur.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Chade, where do you live?
Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
Richmond, VA
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
You can ask him all about it on AIM, as he will be logging on now.
NOW.
Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
Is that my cue again?
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Maybe.
(N-O-W)
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
They have Cuban restaurants in Richmond?
Wow.
(Any Cubans in them?) Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
I would guess the guy who owns it is Cuban, but I've never asked him.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Jeff Smith is an idiot, a sham and a poseur?
Paint me disillusioned.
I grew up on that show. Honestly, when the other kids were through watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I would quietly turn on The Frugal Gourmet.
<------ is beginning to realize how warped she has been from the beginning.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I used to love his stories! No other cooking show has ever interested me, but Smith would always go on with all kinds of neat tales about he history of this or that particular food, the time it was served for this visiting dignitary, how it was brought from one continent to another, what it symbolized for the ancients, etc. etc. etc. Whatever else he was, he was entertaining. That stupid Bam! guy can't hold a candle to him.
But when he actually talked about something I knew about, that's when I realized he was a fraud.
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