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“How can you govern if you can’t order a cheesesteak?” (I had forgotten this was a national scandal 20 years ago when John Kerry did it) -- (link*)

Posted by mr mooch (aka pickmix) Aug 19 '24, 15:10

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https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1825647780917911596 (twitter.com)

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So are onions and/or peppers allowed? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 16:18 3
- wit whiz and onions -- nm - Dano Aug 19, 17:19
- Fun with google: Onions yes, peppers no - con_carne Aug 19, 16:39
- always onions. peppers, only in Chicago -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 16:20
(I do not actually understand what's wrong with Swiss) -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 15:16 33
- I mean next you'll be saying that spaghetti belongs in chili. -- nm - Dano Aug 19, 15:46 6
  - Yum. Cincinnati got that one right. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 15:53 1
    - Hell yeah. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 19, 17:44
  - People here go apeshit if you put lettuce in a donair. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 15:49 3
    - What’s a donair? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 17:45 2
      - Local version of the doner or gyro -- (link) - Reagen Aug 19, 19:11
      - definitely not a kebab. -- nm - mafic Aug 19, 17:53
- I’m not really one to talk, I get mine with mushrooms. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 15:38 2
  - Same. Swiss, mushrooms, NOT onions, green peppers. -- nm - Qale Aug 19, 17:05 1
    - that's a fine sandwich but it's not a philly cheesesteak -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 18:49
- It’s basically tribalism, isn’t it? (See also THEE Ohio State University) -- nm - mara Aug 19, 15:18 22
  - Asking for provolone on a sandwich up here would get you marked as a fancy-pants. - Reagen Aug 19, 15:27 21
    - come to Australia, where the default is "tasty" cheese. -- nm - mafic Aug 19, 17:33
    - Provolone wasn't always standard here in CA either but now it's right up there. And we are a cheese making state -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 15:36
    - extra old cheddar or gtfo -- nm - mud Aug 19, 15:33 7
      - Cheddar on a cheese steak does not work. Sad but true. -- nm - amanda Aug 19, 15:34 6
        
        Really? I would have thought it would. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 16:15 4
        
        Ever try to melt cheddar? It turns nasty -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 16:23
        
        best cheese ever: -- (pic) - mud Aug 19, 16:23 [Attachment] 2
        
        how does that taste on nachos? -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 16:24 1
        
        I used it once for a grilled cheese sandwich and almost fainted. -- nm - mud Aug 19, 16:28
        
        yeah best on a cracker. -- nm - mud Aug 19, 15:35
    - My sobeys subsidiary has provolone slices -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 15:33 1
      - Yes, but in the deli section, no? - Reagen Aug 19, 16:19
    - Interesting. Reminds me of Obama and, what was it, arugula? -- nm - mara Aug 19, 15:28 8
      - We’re fortunate he became President before kale was a thing. -- nm - Roger More Aug 19, 16:53 1
        
        I was always a thing. -- nm - Qale Aug 19, 17:06
      - and dijon mustard -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 15:32 3
        
        "Oh no, he ordered the mustard that's right next to the other mustard in the grocery store and is 20 cents more" -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 15:36 1
        
        Omigaww - not the TAN mustard?? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 15:40
        
        Right! Jeebus. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 15:33
      - I Love "just a little too much arugula" in my salads. -- nm - amanda Aug 19, 15:31
      - and he was talking to arugula farmers! -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 15:29
Philadelphia Inquirer: “Clarification: Vance asked why it was insulting to put Swiss cheese on a cheesesteak.” -- nm - mara Aug 19, 15:15 1
- “asking for my Canadian friend” -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 15:17
“and you put that ON the sandwich?” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 15:15 1
- Too bad there’s nothing else to criticize him about. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 15:16

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