# To-day I Went To Subway **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 21, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055 "2003-01-21T20:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/21 "2003-01-21T23:31:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeleTronOne \* > \*\*Nobody should eat at subway. > > I worked there when I was younger, and trust me, none of that food is safe. I’m surprised more people don’t get food poisoning and die. > … > You don’t even WANT to know the sanitary conditions back there.\*\* I suspect that if you’ve ever worked at _any_ restaurant, you know more than you’d care to about the food service industry. Years ago, I worked at a very expensive, ritzy joint, and even there, conditions in the kitchen were, shall we say, more than a little sub-par. There are thousands upon thousands of cases of food poisoning in this country every year. The only defense is a strong immune system. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/22 "2003-01-21T23:56:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by alice\_in\_wonderland \* > \*\*You got some yummy sub sauce. \*\* …“sub sauce” ? ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/23 "2003-01-22T01:51:36Z")
I hate Subway, there is a putrid smell, that I can not tolerate. Give me Quizno’s anytime MMMM - Toasted Subs. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/24 "2003-01-22T01:54:06Z")
Oh I only go in for Wonder Woman figures/toys, they’re the only Fast Food Joint that has them. ---
**Author:** ![j\_kat\_251](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@j\_kat\_251](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_kat_251)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/25 "2003-01-22T02:31:30Z")
> [@](#): > > I hate Subway, there is a putrid smell, that I can not tolerate YES! the subway smell! it’s fucking horrendous! does anyone know what causes it? I kind of thought it was the bread. But i can’t reallyl ==place it. ((Sorry I;m drin k again~) ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/26 "2003-01-22T04:38:52Z")
TeleTronOne just described the Subway where my friend worked to a T. Seth also mentioned that the meat slices were thawed out about once a week and if business was a bit slow they were used no matter how ripe they might get. Just mix a slice or two in with the ‘fresher’ stuff and no one’s the wiser. Urple! Though for a Wonder Woman figure, I might brave sentient lunchmeat. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/27 "2003-01-22T04:45:24Z")
Those Clay Henry ads crack me up- like the whole town sings this stupid song no matter where he goes and he’s fed up with it. I like 'em. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/28 "2003-01-22T05:05:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Intaglio \* > \*\*Give me Quizno’s anytime MMMM - Toasted Subs. \*\* See, now, every time I eat at Quizno’s I get a really upset stomach. I mean _ **REALLY** _ upset. I can’t figure out what does it - they use the same stuff as everyone else, as far as I know. It’s very odd. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/29 "2003-01-22T05:05:20Z")
Mmmm…roasted chicken breast with provolone cheese and lettuce on Italian herb bread or whatever it is. You don’t even NEED sauce with that bread, it’s so good. Of course, if they don’t have that, I get wheat, and ask for honey mustard. I used to get Caesar sauce but they don’t have it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/30 "2003-01-22T05:20:47Z")
I’d also like an explanation of the Subway smell. Every Subway I have ever walked by in several states always, and I mean always, smells like barf. WHY? ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/31 "2003-01-22T05:30:52Z")
I don’t mind their food. (And there are horror stories from everyone who has ever worked food industry anywhere. I take them for granted, and trust to my immune system, which is buff and studly.) But I cannot fathom how it is that the shade of searing radioactive yellow that every Subway uses inside can be legal. ---
**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/32 "2003-01-22T05:42:05Z")
I’m a Veggie Delite junkie. A six-incher, sans oil and mayo and cheese, plus a medium Diet Coke fills me right the hell up for under three bucks. And it’s awful good with that parmesean oregano bread, even if it _does_ come in frozen lumps. However, being acquainted with several ex-Subway workers, I really wouldn’t go for any of their cold cuts even if I did eat meat. And you won’t get me anywhere near that tuna or “seafood.” ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/33 "2003-01-22T06:14:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > \*\*I’d also like an explanation of the Subway smell. Every Subway I have ever walked by in several states always, and I mean always, smells like barf. WHY? \*\* Yeast perhaps? I smelled a similar aroma (stronger) crossing a bridge near the Miller brewery in Milwaukee. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/34 "2003-01-22T06:48:53Z")
I’ll chime in with my love of **Submarina**. Mmmm! Turkey bacon and cheese, baby! Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/35 "2003-01-22T17:02:06Z")
Very funny post, Don Fnoofo. Kudos to you-dos. Give us more; perhaps you could gird your loins for a trip to the hellish underworld that is Taco Bell or something. ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/36 "2003-01-22T17:20:18Z")
On the day that started out as one that was truly hellish, thank you for making me laugh.😃 IDBB_who is currently deeply entrenched in a love affair with a 6 in roast chicken with lettuce,tomatoes and black olives with sweet onion sauce on wheat_ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/37 "2003-01-22T18:50:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BadBaby \* > \*\*TeleTronOne just described the Subway where my friend worked to a T. Seth also mentioned that the meat slices were thawed out about once a week and if business was a bit slow they were used no matter how ripe they might get. Just mix a slice or two in with the ‘fresher’ stuff and no one’s the wiser. Urple! > Though for a Wonder Woman figure, I might brave sentient lunchmeat. \*\* I’d just like to be the first to point out that \*_Brave Sentient Lunchmeat_ would be an _excellent_ band name. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/38 "2003-01-22T18:57:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kaylasdad99 \* > I’d just like to be the first to point out that \*_Brave Sentient Lunchmeat would be an excellent_ band name. Or screen name. I may ask the Admins to change mine now. ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/39 "2003-01-22T19:22:19Z")
A Subway Moment TM from Christian’s past: Minimum wage employee is sweeping the floor. Sweep, sweep, sweep, trash and dropped food into the dustpan. Sweep, sweep … glance furtively around … sweep a couple tables, then back to the floor. Sweep, sweep … :eek: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-day-i-went-to-subway/150055/40 "2003-01-22T19:26:08Z")
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