tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Aug 30 12:16:20 1997
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Re: A KGT Pun (Sub)
- From: "Jarno Peschier" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: A KGT Pun (Sub)
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 21:18:11 +0100
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- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- Organization: Utrecht University, Computer Science
- Priority: normal
On 26 Aug 97 at 9:49, Robyn Stewart wrote:
> >Um, "A hero ain't nothin' but a sandwich". Like the "Sub" sandwich
> >popular at the world-spanning "Sub"way chain, qar'a'?
>
> An American-Greek fast food sandwich of rotisseried beef and lamb on
> a pita is called a gyros. [...] Gyros came into American English as
> "hero" and the meaning got extended to subs, sandwiches made in
> a long, SUBmarine-like bun. Hence hero = sub.
Mmm, interesting. I do know about gyros. The sandwich is just called
"broodje gyros" here in Holland, where "broodje" simply means
sandwich. Good to know these things are known as "hero" in the US.
;-)
> Why is this relevant enough to be worth posting? My research
> reveals that virtually all restaurant supplies for the manufacture
> and sales of gyros are controlled by a company called
> Kronos-Central. How could I not tell you?
> - Qov, who is almost completely sure this is a coincidence
Are you really sure about that? Coincidence doesn't exist. Just look
at all the new words in KGT... <grin>
Jarno Peschier, computer science student, Utrecht University
mailto:[email protected] http://jarno.home.ml.org/
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