What is the origin of soda, pop, cola, etc.? Also, where did hoagie, sub, hero, grinder etc. come from?

Question

With the holiday coming up I thought it would be interesting to share the differences in our local lingo. What do you know about the differences and origins of the popular terms for carbonated beverages like soda and sandwiches on buns/bread? I know it depends on where you live but, why do you call it by a certain name? I had a weggie in Pittsburgh that was actually a folded pizza crust, stuffed with meat and cheese. BTW, if you don't want it heated you better ask for cold or they automatically put it in the oven - lettuce, tomato, mayo and all! And Primanti Brothers has their own crazy idea (http://www.primantibros.com/) and puts the slaw and fries right on the sandwich! I understand it helped the local workers eat with one hand - fast, efficent, and clean. Did you know why sliced pickles are rippled - for traction! A fast food chain came up with the idea which made the burgers easier to eat and not slide and was a great way to distrubute the pickles. Tell me what you know

Answer 1

POP
In the United Kingdom, the term "soft drink" originally applied to carbonated drinks ("pop") and non-carbonated drinks made from concentrates ("squash"), although it now commonly refers to any drink that does not contain alcohol. To further confuse matters, alcopops are often called "alcoholic soft drinks". The term "pop", once popular as a generic term for soft drinks is now mainly restricted to the north of England, and Wales.
COLA
The name comes from the kola nuts that were originally used as the source of caffeine.
HOAGIE
The traditional story of the origin of the hoagie is that, during World War I, a shipyard located on Hog Island in the Delaware River south of Philadelphia employed many Italian immigrants as shipbuilders; their wives would pack them large sandwiches packed with various meats and cheeses, and the "hoggie" or "hoagie" was born.
SUB
A submarine sandwich (or just submarine where context would exclude the sea vessel, or even just sub) is any of various sandwiches made on a long roll or baguette (called "French bread" or a "submarine roll" in the U.S.) , so called because of its shape. The contents typically include meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and various condiments, sauces or dressings.
According to legend, the submarine sandwich was brought to the US by Dominic Conti, an Italian immigrant who came to New York in the early 1900s. He named the sandwich after a submarine hull he had seen on display. During World War II, the sandwiches were served by the thousands to soldiers at the submarine base in Groton, Connecticut which cemented the legend that the sandwiches originated in Groton.
GRINDER
A phrase from New England. It means the sane as a Hero sandwich.
HERO
A hero sandwich, also known as an Italian sub or Italian submarine sandwich, is said to have originated in New York in the late 19th century when Italian laborers wanted a convenient lunch that reminded them of home.
The hero is traditionally at least two Italian meats and provolone cheese on a small or half loaf of Maria Kostur with roasted peppers, vinegar, olive oil, and lettuce. It is a pork-based sandwich; popular meat choices include ham, prosciutto, pepperoni, capicola, mortadella and salami. However, the term "hero" has come to refer to any long sandwich in the greater New York area with the more non-regional term "sub" gradually becoming more popular in recent years.
"Hero" remains the prevailing term for any sandwich with a generally Italian flavor, in addition to the original described above. Pizzeria menus often include eggplant parmigiana, chicken parmigiana, and meatball heros, each served with tomato sauce. Pepper and egg heros and potato and egg heros are also popular. Tomatoes were not a historical ingredient of the hero, but are often included in modern heros.
Synonyms and similar sandwiches are called elsewhere in America: heros, subs, grinders, hoagies, Submarine sandwiches or Po' boys.
PO'BOYS
A po' boy or poor boy is a traditional submarine sandwich from Louisiana. It consists of meat or seafood, usually fried, served on a baguette (in the US usually referred to as French bread). A po' boy ordered "dressed" has lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
A half Po' boy is six inches long, and a full Po' Boy is a foot long.
Typical fillings include fried shrimp, oysters or catfish, ham, turkey, or even French fries. Roast beef is served hot with gravy (often called a "debris po' boy", because it is made with pieces of meat that fall in as the roast cooks).
The term “po' boy” was coined in a New Orleans restaurant owned by Benny and Clovis Martin, a former streetcar conductor. In 1929, during a four-month strike against the streetcar company, Martin served his former colleagues free sandwiches. Martin’s restaurant workers jokingly referred to the strikers as “poor boys”, and soon the sandwiches themselves took on the name. In Louisiana dialect, this is naturally shortened to "po' boy."
Original po' boys were often made with a large, French-fried potato instead of meat to cut costs, but these are increasingly hard to find. In his book The Art of the Sandwich, Jay Harlow suggests that the name "po' boy" comes from the French pour boire or "peace offering," which stems from when men would come home after a night on the town, bringing an oyster loaf as a peace offering.
Outside Louisiana, the term "po' boy" is sometimes used more generally to refer to a submarine sandwich. The sandwich has spread to surrounding southern states, and can be found in many other non-Southern, culturally diverse states along the Eastern Seaboard and in California.
Also: Po-boy is a descriptive name for a domestic dog whose shape resembles that of the sandwich.
The French word pourboire means "to drink" and translates as the tip one leaves a serving person. A Peace Maker was a an oyster loaf--a whole loaf of French Breach, a New Orleans baguette, split and buttered, loaded with fried oysters and garnished with lemon juice and sliced pickles. That was the traditional peace offering upon returning home late.

Answer 2

OK, I'll try... Pop probably because of the sound the can makes when opened. Similar to the evil drug, Crack... a crackling sound is evident when a Moron smokes it. Back to the question... Weggie, probably the shape of the thing, a wedge. Sub, most likely the shape of the thing takes similarity to a submarine. As far as that weggie in Pittsburg, I hope you didn't get any tire tracks on your undergarments... Thats why they say - "always wear clean underwear, you never know...."

Answer 3

Buffalo wings have been so ingrained in our national food culture that it is hard to remember life before wings. But like "One Man, One Vote," Buffalo wings have been around for a lot shorter time than most people think. From the origin in 1964 to today, however, wings are a prime example of a food that incorporates so many of the traits our culture is known for. Thrift - wings, after all, come from the part of the chicken most people threw away or used only for soups and stocks. Ingenuity - the combination of simple, at-hand materials to make a new item. Eating with your hands - while most of us are quite familiar with our principal utensils of fork and knife, there is that childlike satisfaction in eating with fingers, especially when there is a flavorful sauce to lick off. There is something for most people to like about Buffalo wings and for those many reasons the food has spread rapidly from its origin in Buffalo, New York, and is now part of our national food culture, no longer something you can find only in the Northeastern United States
1910 - The family of Dominic Conti (1874-1954) claims he was the first to use the name, submarine sandwich. Angela Zuccaro, granddaughter of Dominic, related the following information:

My grandfather came to this country circa 1895 from Montella, Italy. Around 1910, he started his grocery store, called Dominic Conti's Grocery Store, on Mill Street in Paterson, New Jersey where he was selling the traditional Italian sandwiches. His sandwiches were made from a recipe he brought with him from Italy which consisted of a long crust roll, filled with cold cuts, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, oil, vinegar, Italian spices, salt, and pepper. The sandwich started with a layer of cheese and ended with a layer was cheese (this was so the bread wouldn’t get soggy).

My mother often told me about how my grandfather came to name his sandwich the Submarine. She remembered the incident very well, as she was 16 years old at the time. She related that when grandfather went to see the Holland I* in 1927, the raised submarine hull that was put on display in Westside Park, he said, “It looks like the sandwich I sell at my store.” From that day on, he called his sandwich the “submarine.” People came from miles around to buy one of my Grandfather’s subs.

* In 1927, the first experimental 14-foot submarine, called Holland I, was recovered and salvaged from the Passaic River. The Holland I was built in 1878 by John Holland (1841-1914). The submarine hull was scuttled in 1878 in the Upper Passaic River after an exhaustive series of test and everything of value was removed. Holland figured that it was cheaper to start afresh rather than take her out of the water and put her in storage. The hull is currently on display at the Paterson Museum in Paterson, New Jersey.

1926 - Many historians claim the first submarine sandwich was served in New London, Connecticut in 1926. During World War II, when soldiers from the nearby submarine base in Groton, ate them by the thousands
May 1886 - Pemberton concocted a caramel-colored syrup in a three-legged brass kettle in his backyard. He first "distributed" the new product by carrying Coca-Cola in a jug down the street to Jacobs Pharmacy. For five cents, consumers could enjoy a glass of Coca-Cola at the soda fountain. Whether by design or accident, carbonated water was teamed with the new syrup, producing a drink that was proclaimed "Delicious and Refreshing." Dr. Pemberton's partner and bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, suggested the name and penned, in the unique flowing script that is famous worldwide today, "

Answer 4

You live a very dull life my friend!!!!!!!