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[Sneakeater]

(Fitzgerald, not me.)

[Lex]

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

That's also a definition of schizophrenia.

[Rich]

Saw this thread and thought of something to share. Last weekend, I created a new sandwich to serve with red lentil soup - Mortadella, Smoked Mozzarella and Pear on Toasted Whole Wheat - pan grilled. It was received very well.

[Sneakeater]

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

That's also a definition of schizophrenia.

No, that's the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time while not retaining the ability to function.

[mitchells]

How important is the bread to a sandwich?

[Rich]

How important is the bread to a sandwich?

It's similar to a letter. Someone has to lick the envelope before you drop it into the mailbox.

[Wilfrid]

Americans don't eat the bread. The bread is only for... (no, too easy).

The Bar Veloce taleggio/grappa-marinated-apple sandwich mentioned by Daisy has been one of the best in the city for years. I am also a big booster for the roast pork at The Smith - spicy cauliflower at lunchtime, cauliflower and kimchee aioli at dinner.

I liked the Rye meatloaf, and the Henry Public braised turkey leg, but I am not sure I have an urge to eat them repeatedly.

Any recent experiences with This Little Piggy?

[TaliesinNYC]

A NY sandwich restaurant thread and you're not including Katz's?

For shame.

(ya I see you made a reference in The Little Piggy review, but still )

[g.johnson]

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

That's also a definition of schizophrenia.

I think the function part is rather important.

ETA: Great minds, fools, etc.

[Lex]

It was a joke. Jeez. Lawyers and scientists.

[Wilfrid]

This is why you should preface jokes something along the lines of, "This is the funniest thing you'll hear all year."

[g.johnson]

It was a joke. Jeez. Lawyers and scientists.

Well it wasn't funny. It would only be funny if it were an accurate definition of a schizophrenic. But it's actually an accurate definition of what a schizophrenic isn't. So it isn't funny. Before posting another "joke", please read Freud's Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten. (In the original German, otherwise you won't get the jokes.) There will be a test.

ETA: It's a very short book because it's about German jokes.

[Sneakeater]

Want to hear a Canadian joke?

How many Canadians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

One.

[Lex]

This is why you should preface jokes something along the lines of, "This is the funniest thing you'll hear all year."

ETA: It's a very short book because it's about German jokes.

Chowhound may have more members and Eater might link to eGullet 5 times a day but nobody does self referential humor better than Mouthfuls.

[flyfish]

Want to hear a Canadian joke?

How many Canadians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

One.

You didn't tell it right.

Q: How many Canadians does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Twelve. Four to form a Parliamentary committee to decide how to solve the problem; one Francophone to complain that this joke has not been translated into French; one Native Canadian to protest that the interests of First Nations peoples have been overlooked; one woman from the National Action Committee On the Status Of Women to say that women have been underrepresented in the light bulb-changing process; one to go over the border to the Niagara Falls Factory Outlet Mall and buy a new bulb and not pay duty on it on the way back; one to actually screw it in; one to collect taxes on the whole procedure so the government can afford it; one to buy a case of Molson Canadian for everybody to drink; and one to drop the puck.

You may add a thirteenth: one to apologize for the light burning out in the first place.