Posted on 05/04/2010 9:00:15 AM PDT by jackspyder
Which came first the chicken or the egg? If you believe the Judeo-Christian story of creation found in the book of Genesis the answer is simple: the chicken. God spoke, and bam! Plump juicy chicken. He then observed His creation and said that it was "good." I however have not been so fortunate.
Not long ago, here in San Diego, I ordered the Oven Roasted Chicken sandwich from fast-food giant Subway, and saw that it was not good, because what they called chicken looked more like a white sponge on a bun. I was shocked, realizing that this was not what God intended chicken to be.
I was scared - seriously debating whether I should eat my $5 Foot-long special or not. "Maybe I should have bought a more expensive sandwich?" I pondered worriedly. With fear and trepedation I tried not to think too much about it, yet I cringed while proceeding with my lunch, telling myself: "I hope I'll be alright. I hope I don't get sick or regret this. No one should have to eat chicken like this, if in fact it is chicken." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
If nothing else, the texture difference is startling. Free range has a firmness, a density (probably from actually using those muscles) while conventional chicken often has a texture not particularly distinguishable from Oscar Mayer bologna.
Theres no reason to eat at a national chain unless youre stuck in a truckstop or airport.
And Subway sucks more than just about any other national chain.
For some unknown reason, a Subway opened on the way to my kids' school, and being a naive 7 year old, my son blurted out "Subway is good."
My daughter and I laid into him with a ruthlessness that only family can conjur up. "Mmmmm... I'm going to get an Italian Hoagie with green bell peppers, cucumbers and "Italian" dressing!"
To this day I still hear a quiver in his voice whenever we pass it.
Really? Looks like a heart attack waiting to happen.
Its worth it. I plan to serve them every night for dinner until I can’t get into my skinny jeans, then I’ll fast long enough to wear them again. Repeat.
"If he was Bingo, old ladies would read numbers off his balls."
I have to be honest and say I wouldn’t know a hen from a pen. When I see a chicken its at the local country fair or when its plucked and packaged for cookin’
I’ve had their ham & turkey sandwich many times...never had a problem. But let’s think about this - the price point is a $5 sandwich. I don’t critique the ham’s degree of smokiness, or wonder if the turkey was free-range. Nor do I check every piece of lettuce to see if a piece or two or 300 are a bit wilted.
Just eat & leave. I apply the McDonald’s standard - if I don’t get sick, it was fine.
1. He looks kinda goofy to me, but to each his own.
2. If you are implying I might be uglier than the author, you would be correct. But I would still rather have my ugly mug than be that guy.
I include subway in my lunch plans at this office sometime because there isn’t much else that’d be quick.
However the chicken breast is like a rubber biscuit. The sliced sandwich meats taste better and have better texture and cost the same.
He needs to take some eyeshadow and fill out that mustache a bit.
I like Subway, but the author is correct. The chicken-sub-thingy is pretty disgusting.
I ate at a Subway a couple of times years ago. Never again.
Here is a picture of humblegunner in uniform. Which one looks gayer?
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