I'm sitting here drinking from a cup that came from a sandwich shop and it has the story of how 'grinders' came to be . . . . . . very interesting too !!
Do You Know ?
2007-08-21 06:50:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Biology freak - You're closer to the answer than you know !! THINK !
2007-08-21 07:04:57 · update #1
The Legend of the Grinder
During World War I, Italian immigrants set up sandwich shops close to the shipyards on the east coast of the United States. They served huge sandwiches to the hard working men that ground off the rivets on the metal warships. The sandwiches were made of freshly baked Italian rolls filled with generous portions of meat and cheeses, then baked, and garnished with a variety of vegetables. The shop owners referred to the shipyard workers as "grinders". According to the legend, the supersized sandwiches also came to be known as Grinders.
2007-08-21 07:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by Joan R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No idea...they aren't called "Grinders" down in Virginia- they are called "subs." When I moved up to CT I saw grinders every where and it just didn't sound appealing to me- especially because the local stripper club back home was called "Grinders." o.0
I talked about getting a sub for lunch one day and my co-workers were like, a what?
2007-08-21 13:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by biology_freak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No clue Earnest, but your Q does bring to mind this little ditty by Adam Sandler:
Hoagies & grinders, hoagies & grinders
Hoagies & grinders, hoagies & grinders
Navy beans, navy beans, navy beans
Hoagies & grinders, hoagies & grinders
Navy beans, navy beans
Meatloaf sandwich
Sloppy joe, slop, sloppy joe
Sloppy joe, slop, sloppy joe
Sloppy joe, slop, sloppy joe
Sloppy joe, slop, sloppy joe
Great-now I am going to be singing it all day,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007-08-21 14:56:56 · answer #3 · answered by Cherie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't know. But I do know why we always called White Castles "sliders".
2007-08-22 17:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Gabriel Archangel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, tell us!
2007-08-21 13:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋