tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post2378977998990338831..comments2023-11-05T06:25:31.665-05:00Comments on Passion of the Dale: On Minimum Wage and PicklesDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-66095527432859104412007-02-10T11:28:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:28:00.000-05:00Mmm, stuffed subs, or oven baked subs. Magically ...Mmm, stuffed subs, or oven baked subs. Magically delicious Andi! Yeah, I'm going to hang around until I can get her fired.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-67966097140949779942007-02-06T09:50:00.000-05:002007-02-06T09:50:00.000-05:00That fact that you're willing to write such a touc...That fact that you're willing to write such a touching story about pickles just screams that you're a very good man with the utmost taste in sliced hamburger dressings. Pickle lovers unite.<br /><br />And that silly Subway girl can just stuff it. No more money for her.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-57929313220818046282007-02-05T20:59:00.000-05:002007-02-05T20:59:00.000-05:00CP - no reading ahead! And the way I see it is, if...CP - no reading ahead! And the way I see it is, if the Prole can't fill the roll, I must be droll. Take that poor George!<br /><br />Here in the land of super sexy living below the poverty line Winter, our $10 equals $8.46 of your greatest country in the world dollars.<br /><br />Wonderturtle, will you come with me next time and help explain it to her? I'll buy you something.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-36889353713570111352007-02-05T20:52:00.000-05:002007-02-05T20:52:00.000-05:00Stinginess and pickles do not mix. Has this girl ...Stinginess and pickles do not mix. Has this girl never read "A Christmas Carol"??wonderturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075465519565901903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-39396409690058784782007-02-05T15:12:00.000-05:002007-02-05T15:12:00.000-05:00Wow 10 dollars. Here in the greatest country on ea...Wow 10 dollars. Here in the greatest country on earth it's still 5 something..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-38428830470945657152007-02-05T10:00:00.000-05:002007-02-05T10:00:00.000-05:00I'd have to agree with Chelene on that one. I rea...I'd have to agree with Chelene on that one. I read the label before the story and was quite disturbed by what I was going to find out.<br /><br />Be glad that Poor George was not there to side with the clerk before allowing her to throw out half your sandwich with impunity. Proletarians of the world, unite!Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-73830920583319282752007-02-04T17:38:00.000-05:002007-02-04T17:38:00.000-05:00Poppers or peppers Justa? You're a wild man. You...Poppers or peppers Justa? You're a wild man. You've got all the ingredients for a fine installment of E! True Hollywood Stories.<br /><br />I knew you had it in you Johnny Yen. Did you ever see Martin Short on SCTV imitating a first cousin of Katharine Hepburn at a hotdog stand? The big punchline <i>mooooore mustard</i> in that shaky breaky voice.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-84878061569861678842007-02-04T16:13:00.000-05:002007-02-04T16:13:00.000-05:00Yeah, it just doesn't cut the mustard.
Sorry, cou...Yeah, it just doesn't cut the mustard.<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist....Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-90288271081893789742007-02-04T13:24:00.000-05:002007-02-04T13:24:00.000-05:00Well, if you insist, I won't tell you about Jarod,...Well, if you insist, I won't tell you about Jarod, a couple of handfuls of peoppers and a bucket of mayo, but you do have to tell me why Subway would decide to start putting rocks in their oatmeal wheat bread? <br /><br />It's less tasteful than hiring Star Jones as Jarod's side kick.justacoolcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810655507426297986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-75460507134522565792007-02-04T08:36:00.000-05:002007-02-04T08:36:00.000-05:00I wonder if the buckets of mayo are cheaper then M...I wonder if the buckets of mayo are cheaper then Mob? I generally choose mustard over mayo.<br /><br />That sucks Johnny. If it helps (and why would it?), I still think about smoking (cigarettes, not meats). You could have the mustard without the bread but I guess that doesn't cut it.<br /><br />We're not sharing custody anymore X. Dell.<br /><br />Justacoolcat, please remember not to tell me how your weekend was.<br /><br />X. Dell - you briny dog! Hilarious.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-21298484972258498452007-02-04T04:22:00.000-05:002007-02-04T04:22:00.000-05:00Justacoolcat, if you add cuccumbers, though, you g...Justacoolcat, if you add cuccumbers, though, you get something more insteresting...in both cases.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-38060932206627660712007-02-04T00:15:00.000-05:002007-02-04T00:15:00.000-05:00Dale they may be your bread and butter, but rememb...Dale they may be your bread and butter, but remember one persons vinegar and water is pickle juice another's is just douche.justacoolcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810655507426297986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-64824523555192689852007-02-03T18:51:00.000-05:002007-02-03T18:51:00.000-05:00I hope the lady at the Subway doesn't read this po...I hope the lady at the Subway doesn't read this post. Otherwise, she might decided to take all the pickles off while you're not looking.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-75719485418892026652007-02-03T13:35:00.000-05:002007-02-03T13:35:00.000-05:00Back when I could eat Subways (I have celiac disea...Back when I could eat Subways (I have celiac disease, a genetic wheat allergy), the issue was mustard. I'd say "lots of mustard, please" and they'd put one line across. I'd have to repeat "lots of mustard. I like a <i>lot</i> of mustard." two more lines, repeat my line. Sigh.<br /><br />I still dream about eating sandwiches.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-75946106396256831902007-02-03T11:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T11:22:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about your pickle struggles with the...Sorry to hear about your pickle struggles with the Subway help. My biggest problem there is usually trying to get the clerk to not empty the mayonnaise bottle on my sandwich. They seem to use that as a filler a lot of the time.Mobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000570319822563708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-68027503352329934212007-02-03T11:15:00.000-05:002007-02-03T11:15:00.000-05:00I'm just going to say thank you Old Lady and keep ...I'm just going to say thank you Old Lady and keep it clean.<br /><br />So what you're saying Bluez is I owe her one? One what is the question now. <br /><br />If you were reading more into my pickle pleasure than I intended Creepy, then you are my deviant hero.<br /><br />I was too busy using the much touted but very ineffective death stare Barbara. It never would have happened if Chelene had been there.<br /><br />Just in the right places Jill.<br /><br />I wonder what Jarrod is up to. I wonder if I care enough to know. He never calls or writes anymore WP.<br /><br />Clearly, a worldwide plot Allison. The dirty bastards. I've carried many things in my pockets but never sliced pickles. Try it with some vinyl pants and report back please, it just might work.<br /><br />You're right of course Geeti, I think I remember something like that from high school some 200 years ago or so. Jarrod's the guy who ate only Subway subs and lost 16,933 pounds doing it. And then became their spokeslob.<br /><br />Pressure's on now for me to save your Sunday too Mellow!<br /><br />I will therefore assume my secret identity as THE MAN Tenacious S and quash her dreams for my own pickle salvation! Thank you for the inspiration. Mmmmm mustard. <br /><br />Oh Creepy. I love the way you continually live up to your name. Sigh.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-60208085936116405202007-02-03T10:02:00.000-05:002007-02-03T10:02:00.000-05:00Allison: is that a pickle in your pocket or are yo...Allison: is that a pickle in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?Creepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063081348358828902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-70976496522846179862007-02-03T09:09:00.000-05:002007-02-03T09:09:00.000-05:00I think Subway has quotas for each item. No more t...I think Subway has quotas for each item. No more than two pieces of each kind of meat, four pickles, one squirt of mustard and a sprinkle of lettuce. Dale, you eat my sandwich. I know your frustration. I feel the pickle pain. I don't think raising minimum wage will get you more pickles, I think it will get you less. Subway will now have to pay her more money and that means three pickles from now on.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-41416128463911228842007-02-03T09:05:00.000-05:002007-02-03T09:05:00.000-05:00teeheee, bobbing for pickles totally made my satur...teeheee, bobbing for pickles totally made my saturday.mellowleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437651975076735207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-9992933966868718082007-02-03T01:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T01:22:00.000-05:00Maybe this girl is following the law of marginal u...Maybe this girl is following the law of marginal utility, and figures that at 6 pickles a sandwich you reach the optimum level of pickles per square inch such that the expenditure on raw materials required for the production of the sandwich is at the point where the outlay per sandwich is at the minimum possible level permitting the highest possible profit within their capacity to meet the demand. What she doesn't realise is that, in your case, the demand is elastic. Damn, I hope I remembered high school Economics correctly, otherwise I've just made an ass of myself...<br /><br />Who's Jarrod?Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384330252622306993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-91532313757847318162007-02-03T00:55:00.000-05:002007-02-03T00:55:00.000-05:00They do the same thing with olives. Why is Subway ...They do the same thing with olives. Why is Subway depriving us these sweet treats?<br /><br />Too bad pickles aren't like sweet n' low. Carry an extra one around. But that would be odd. Oops.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169607312881504390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-10842757026023890642007-02-03T00:34:00.000-05:002007-02-03T00:34:00.000-05:00It's nice to know that Subway is stingy with the f...It's nice to know that Subway is stingy with the food and toppings, world-wide. Do you think that Jarrod actually eats at that place anymore?Writeprocrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930301518671850256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-80931376869487984002007-02-02T23:31:00.000-05:002007-02-02T23:31:00.000-05:00You are suppose to be a big man, so...You are suppose to be a big man, so...Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871047592501542942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-85142068865518801982007-02-02T23:10:00.000-05:002007-02-02T23:10:00.000-05:00hahaha Chelene - you win!
Dale, you should have c...hahaha Chelene - you win!<br /><br />Dale, you should have called upon your basic A&W training and started bobbing for the pickles yourself. I'll bet she would have handed them right over then.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-82571590138754364602007-02-02T22:46:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:46:00.000-05:00"Now, pickles are something that give me pleasure...."Now, pickles are something that give me pleasure."<br /><br />And you call ME a pervert?Creepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063081348358828902noreply@blogger.com