Thursday #299- A resolute gathering?

**RICHARD** · 01-07-2009, 04:32 PM

I don't make resolutions anymore, I make promises!

I try to think of one easy thing to get on track with and go from there!

Hope you all had a nice NYE and Day......

It's been wonderful out here today, About 70 warm and sunny?
Sending you all warm wishes and good weather from out here!

How's about some sandwiches. Subs, Hoagies or Grinders and beer today?
Something easy, fast and tasty?

DONE!

**wolflady** · 01-07-2009, 04:40 PM

Hey Richard! Happy New Year! It's been a long time since I have stopped in at Thursdays and PT in general. A grinder and beer sound great! I'm hoping things will look up for me in the new year. My husband has been looking for a job for the past 3 months, so any positive vibes or prayers that he gets one soon are most appreciated.
Hopefully everyone hasn't caught the "2 week flu" so make sure to take your vitamin C! Cheers!

**RICHARD** · 01-07-2009, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by wolflady

Hey Richard! Happy New Year! It's been a long time since I have stopped in at Thursdays and PT in general. A grinder and beer sound great! Cheers!

LOL, I think about people and they show up!

A grinder and a beer, a few good thoughts?

DONE!

C&S,

A grinder is another name for a sub! It's a regional thing?

Randi,

We "Amurucans" name food and the name changes from area to area.

Those all are sandwiches, made on soft bread rolls filled with meat and cheese, veggies and some kind of oil or dressing!

and a beer?

DONE!

POM,

LOL, I can't think if EVERYTHING!

MOE,

I can always count on a PTer to do research!

Thanks a TON!

HM.

LOL!

I am sorry,

The French, when they were in Mexico, left many types and styles of food, especially the hot, soft bread roll-as part of their stay.

Here's a dog choker!

A soft roll, split and smeared with avocado, mayo on the bread and tons (kilos) of stuffing, meats!

You can get them on little carts or shops and with a drink or soda are some of the best foods on the planet!

POM,
Around for the house and a toast to Barney.

God, please make this a better year and stay close to Barney?

DONE!

Karen,

Make me feel guilty?

One Grinder and a tea?

DONE!

LH,

DUDE!

Here's a Large Irish and a flexoril!

It sure beats a call to the insurance??

DONE!

Medusa,

Hot choco, Sub with heat and bacon?

DONE!

KYS,

HOagie and a beer?

LOL, name your ice cream!

DONE!

Everyone?

A toast to Barney!

Thanks!

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One thing I LOVE about Thursday's and PT is all the info you get from a thread!

Sub, grinder, po boy, hoagie, torpedo and ???????

DOG CHOKER!!

Thanks!

**Lady's Human** · 01-07-2009, 08:03 PM

That would have been one heck of a call to the ins. Co.

" I pulled into the driveway and hit not one, but two cars after sliding on the 2" thick sheet of ice"

Hmmmm.....would I be ticketed for driving too fast for conditions?

Who'd write the ticket?

**Cinder & Smoke** · 01-07-2009, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

" I pulled into the driveway and hit not one, but two cars
after sliding on the 2" thick sheet of ice"

Who'd write the ticket?

Your Room Mate - iffin you bent her grocery getter!

**RICHARD** · 01-07-2009, 10:36 PM

LH,
It depends?

Either a caveman, gecko, lady with the behive hairdo or the actor from 24- dang, the guy that played the president on the second season?

**cassiesmom** · 01-08-2009, 10:14 AM

One of my resolutions was to be more decisive and less wishy-washy. So I've decided (even though it's only 10:12am - a little early for lunch) that I'd like one of these. Dill pickle on the side, please and hold the salami.

Cuban sandwich
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese originally created by Cuban workers, either in Cuba or in the immigrant community of Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. Later, Cubans brought it to other communities in southern Florida, particularly Key West and Miami where it is very popular. The sandwich is made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes salami on Cuban bread.

**Cinder & Smoke** · 01-07-2009, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

I don't make resolutions anymore, I make promises!

Sending you all warm wishes and good weather from out here!
DONE!

THANKS, RICHARD ... but it didn't make it over ta here today ...
All we got so far is KOLD & Snow.

Did'ja put enough stamps onna package??

A *GRINDER* ??

Just what is a "Grinder"?

**Randi** · 01-07-2009, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

A *GRINDER* ??

Just what is a "Grinder"?

I was just going to ask the same question, not to mention Subs or Hoagies

but I'll try one nontheless!

And a cold SOL, please!

I suggest we all send good thoughts to Barney also.

**pomtzu** · 01-07-2009, 05:00 PM

Isn't it strange how the same thing in different parts of the country are called different names? Richard - you forgot "torpedo" to go along with sub, hoagie, and grinder!

**Moesha** · 01-07-2009, 05:01 PM

A grinder is a type of sandwich similiar to the sub or hoagie. Here's an explanation from wikipedia for you:

A submarine sandwich, also known as a hero, hoagie, grinder, sub, Italian sandwich, po' boy, wedge, zep, or torpedo, is a popular Italian American sandwich that consists of an oblong roll, often of Italian or French bread, split lengthwise, and filled with various meats, cheeses, vegetables, spices, and sauces. [1][2] The sandwich has no apparent generic name, and major US cities have their own names for it.[1] The usage of the several terms varies regionally but not in any pattern, as they have been used variously by the people and enterprises who make and sell them. The terms submarine and sub are widespread and not assignable to any certain region, though many of the localized terms are clustered in the northeast United States, where the most Italian Americans live.

I don't need any refreshments at the moment, but I will send some of those good thoughts to Barney boy as well.

**Husky_mom** · 01-07-2009, 05:05 PM

I too don´t make resolutions... hey I don´t even make promises.. I´ll end up don´t doing them anyway... LOL... I just think nice things I should do... haha

and grinders is like something to munch on and grind... haha.. not sure specifically what he´s talking bout but anything to keep the jaw occupied...

we have something called Ahogaperros... (dog choker is the translation) and it´s just a "torta", a bread with cheese, ham, lettuce, and whatever you feel like having in it..

**pomtzu** · 01-07-2009, 05:30 PM

Hey Richard - pour me a good stiff drink please - I need it. So far it's been a crappy start to 2009.

And with drink in hand - I'd like to make a toast to Barney...

It's been a pleasure knowing you Barney Boy - I just wish you could have stayed around here longer. But there must be some great plans for you at RB that we don't know about, so Godspeed to you.

Have a safe journey - there will be so many candles lit for you from all corners of the earth to light the way for you. Take a long deserved rest when you arrive at The Bridge, and then run and play and be healthy again. We'll all get together one day and have one heck of a party.

Cheers!!!

**Karen** · 01-07-2009, 05:41 PM

It's funny, we called them grinders growing up, but I didn't know anyone outside of our area did they don't even call 'em that here, just 40+ miles away!

And, as this is Thursdays where food has no allergens or calories, I'll have a good old-fashioned grinder please, with pepperoni and ham and cheese and lettuce and tomato and pickles and onions and hot peppers ... please?

(I promise I'll share the good bits with Lady ...)

Today we had slush - shoveling snow is far preferable to pushing slush, Richard, your sunshine certainly didn't make it this far!

So a good grinder and a mug of tea, please!

**KYS** · 01-07-2009, 07:01 PM

I wasn't going to make a New Years resolution either because I
always break them.
Sure enough I made one, and I broke it on the 2nd day with a 1/2
gallon of ice-cream.