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Subway: The New King of Junk Food
http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/subway071504.cfm; MSNBC advertisements ^ | 7/15/04 | Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Posted on 04/08/2006 7:29:41 AM PDT by Cvengr

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To: Cvengr
Should members of Congress and the American Heart Association be promoting this multinational junk food company?

That's a telling line. I think you can see the writer's real problem with Subway.

101 posted on 04/08/2006 10:43:15 AM PDT by TankerKC (Goose DID NOT have to die!)
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To: BunnySlippers

Big Y-U-K to that bill o' fare, too, B.


102 posted on 04/08/2006 10:45:46 AM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage)
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To: The Electrician
Clearly the junk food angle in the article is a mere pretext for the true agenda of the author. These Commies are so predictable that it is laughable...

That's just what I gathered, but you said it much better that I.

103 posted on 04/08/2006 10:47:01 AM PDT by TankerKC (Goose DID NOT have to die!)
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To: Modok

Many Subways in the rural mountainous south are owned and operated by Middle Easterners, mostly Iranians.


104 posted on 04/08/2006 10:48:27 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Cvengr

Never ceases to amaze me how people think that eating at this magical places will lose the weight off of them if they dont exercise. Take martial arts class 3 times a week (mon, wed fri), and I can eat whatever I want! Burger King, McD, doesnt matter. Great shape and a nice figure (not to mention being able to skydive, waterski, and mtn climb) begins with exercise.


105 posted on 04/08/2006 10:51:52 AM PDT by Windsong (Jesus Saves, but Buddha makes incremental backups)
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To: Cvengr; discostu
I think the commercial says "overcome hemophelia" or some other blood disease, totally different stuff.

Bwahahaha! There's Cvengr's "Emily Litella" moment.

106 posted on 04/08/2006 10:53:37 AM PDT by TankerKC (Goose DID NOT have to die!)
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To: The Electrician
But, notice how deftly the propagandist switches gears between bashing Subway for the purported unhealthfulness of much of their menu, to bashing the CEO of Subway for the totally unrelated issue of his personal investment in an Indian casino opportunity.

These people are professional scolds who are impossible to please. I don't know why any sensible person would pay them a lick of attention.

They won't be happy until every American lives in a high-rise tenement, dresses in an identical Mao suit, and picks up their ration of tofu-broccoli mush (adjusted for age, sex and height) on the way to their toil in the Workers' Patriotic Collective Factory. It will be illegal to eat anything not prescribed to you by a government dietitian.

-ccm

107 posted on 04/08/2006 11:13:57 AM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order)
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To: wintertime
I appreciate Subway. ... There sandwiches are always fresh and what I choose is heart healthy.

Yup. The Queen of the Night and I travel a lot. Subways offer dependably delicious sandwiches. Even got them in Budapest. (The local sandwich shops might be better -- but they might be worse -- much worse!) You want more meat, order more. You want different bread, order it. Want it toasted, order it. Yum!

By the way,,,,there is nothing like a good Philly cheese steak....

You are so right! Ironically, you can order "Philly Cheese Steaks" in many other parts of the country, but they ALWAYS make them wrong. I consider them a slander on Philadelphia in much the same way the "Danish" you get in America is a slander on Denmark.

108 posted on 04/08/2006 11:19:15 AM PDT by Sarastro
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To: spectre

We have a new Walmart in suburban Philly with a Subway franchise. We enjoy the turkey subs--our only fast food--but only occasionally; we prefer home cooking. However, my husband found the sub at Walmart to be rather meager, compared to other franchises, and won't go back.

Actually we shopped rarely at Walmart until all the slamming started, now we check there first for miscellaneous items. We were amazed at the great selection it offers to many people with lower incomes who otherwise couldn't afford to buy some of the nicer things. I was particularly impressed at the colorful design of towels at very low prices. And its a spotless, spacious, incredibly well-stocked place to shop. Considering the vastness of this one, people are going to need a food/drink break!


109 posted on 04/08/2006 11:30:07 AM PDT by GoldwaterChick ("Never give in, never give in, never, never, never." Winston Churchill, October 29, 1941)
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To: TankerKC

I have to ask. What is a "Emily Litella"?


110 posted on 04/08/2006 11:37:58 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Sign up to donate monthly and you will be automatically entered in our "Win a Bear Hug Contest")
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To: IronJack
There may be more Subway locations than McDonalds', but I'll bet MickeyD's shows substantially more gross revenue. Just because you can open a Schlubway in every strip mall from here to Kingdom Come doesn't mean they make any money.

But that's the reason why Subway is making money. They don't have to spend money on brick-and-mortar stores.

111 posted on 04/08/2006 11:42:43 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (A nickel bag gets sold in the park. I WANT IN!)
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To: Cvengr

I actually ate at Subway for lunch today after a long absence- since they have started toasting subs, now you smell like a toasted after you leave. It's gross and I will not be going back.


112 posted on 04/08/2006 11:42:45 AM PDT by lawgirl (She comes on like thunder and she's more right than rain)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
What is a "Emily Litella"?

"Never mind."

113 posted on 04/08/2006 11:53:15 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: redheadtoo; discostu; Cvengr

So instead of getting over fear of homos, I have to get over love of hemos? It gets a little confusing sometimes.


114 posted on 04/08/2006 11:56:29 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
She was a character played by Gilda Radner on old SNL. She would do an editorial about news of the day but she would get one word wrong and it would change the editorial into a comic piece.

Here's one example----

Chevy Chase: Weekend Update recognizes its obligation to present responsible opposing viewpoints to our editorials. Here to reply to a recent editorial, is Emily Litella.

Emily Litella: I'm here tonight to speak out against busting schoolchildren. Busting schoolchildren is a terrible, terrible thing. I hear this is going on all over the country. Mean policemen arrest little children and put them in jail in the wrong neighborhood, so they can't even play with their little friends. Imagine, busting schoolchildren! The food in jail isn't good, and even though they get bread, I don't believe they can get toast. Or nice cake. Now, who will tuck them in? Where will they hang their leggings? Where will they set up their little lemonade stands? Well, they don't have toys in jail, except maybe..

Chevy Chase: [ interrupting ] Miss Litella?

Emily Litella: Yes?

Chevy Chase: I'm sorry. The editorial was on bussing schoolchildren. Bussing. Not busting.

Emily Litella: Oh. I'm sorry. Never mind.

115 posted on 04/08/2006 11:59:38 AM PDT by perfect stranger (I need new glasses.)
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To: perfect stranger; IronJack
Now I remember the character although I never knew her name.

Thanks!

116 posted on 04/08/2006 12:02:47 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Sign up to donate monthly and you will be automatically entered in our "Win a Bear Hug Contest")
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To: Cvengr

Subway was a part of the diet that I went on and lost 100 pounds. Most of it was just not eating much, though. The good thing about Subway is you know how many calories you are taking in and the portions are controlled. Subway, lean cuisine, and hunger are all important factors in losing weight. The people running that company are very smart for picking up on the Jared thing, because without that, all you have is a company selling substandard sandwiches.


117 posted on 04/08/2006 12:08:59 PM PDT by mysterio
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To: garbanzo

Dude, it's from "organic consumers.org", the type of site that won't be happy until we all eat tofu paste from a cardboard tube and wear uniform brown and goose crap green hemp clothing...


118 posted on 04/08/2006 12:14:06 PM PDT by Axenolith (Got Au? Ag?)
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To: Modok
Subway donates considerable money to liberal causes. If you want to help support the democrat party then eat at Subway, because a portion of every dollar you spend there goes in the democrats political pockets and almost none in anything conservative.

The american public health association is one of the foremost liberal support groups in the United States. The work they do with grants keeps the liberal activists funded in your area as well as the rest of the country.

I had heard that Arby's, and Quiznos, contributed to the Dems, but Subway too??? *sigh*
Guess I'll just make my subs at home! lol.

119 posted on 04/08/2006 12:25:47 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; Rte66
I love Quizno's. Toasty!

Have you tried their new prime rib sub yet? Every time that commercial comes on it makes me hungry even if I've just finished eating. I've never eaten at Quizno's since we don't have one in our town. There's one in the next town over, we just haven't made it there yet.

If I never see another Subway again it wouldn't bother me at all. When I worked in downtown Dallas there were 2 Subway shops in the tunnel. It was easy and fast to get one of their sandwiches to go where you could be in your proper place...at your desk. I've never really liked spending money on cold sandwiches when I go out to eat since I can do that at home. When I go out to eat I want to eat something I'd have a hard time duplicating at home.

I've probably eaten at Subway a total of 7-8 times and of those times, I've gotten sick twice. I have absolutely no desire to take a chance again plus I just don't think they taste all that great.

When I was growing up in Houston we used to eat subs from Antone's. Now they made a great sub! I haven't had one in years and don't know if they're still in business or not. When Antone's first opened they were the only shop around that sold imported meats, cheeses, spices, olive oil and baklava. Antone's was also the first place I ever ate a dill pickle I liked.(probably because their pickles had garlic as well as other spices)

120 posted on 04/08/2006 12:27:34 PM PDT by Sally'sConcerns (Native Texan, now in SW Ok.)
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