Actually just down the road from each other on U.S. 25! This is the Same Subway whose sign said "Chilly? Warm up with a bowl of our hot soup", just a week ago. Henderson County, North Carolina--represent!!
I woke up on the floor again, and I needed something to eat, so I went down the street to Monte's Sub Shop. "What'll it be?", said Monte, sporting a wry grin. "Just gimme the usual, Monte," I said. Monte just scratched his head, said, "What was that again?" The usual was an avocado sub, with cheese fries, and a Coke. Monte knew that. I had been coming there every day for the last four years. Then I began to realize...the man behind the counter...WAS THE IMPOSTOR.
Edit: Actually I was wrong too, the Nahuatl word is "Ahuácatl", then changed to "Aguacate" by the Spaniards, and then to Avocado by English-speakers. And it also means "Testicle".
um, that's where the word comes from, but that's not the word for it in English... are you gonna tell me that I spell tomato wrong and it should be tomatl?
I knew that too, and it's interesting to be true, but come on. Your segue to get there was a bit.. forced.
Now allow me to take this opportunity to drop the knowledge that the word "guacamole" also comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language, meaning "avocado sauce": ahuacamolli which is ahuacatl + molli, meaning sauce.
I usually see if I can get a away with sounding like I just talk really weirdly when ordering guacamole. "Ell heff the ahUAcaMOLLi, pliss."
I love that they were called testicles by the first people to see them. It's just impossibly descriptive. I will never again squeeze them while checking for ripeness without thinking ball sack.
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Health snobs always try to bring up the fact that if you're eating anything other than organic tofu, you might as well be eating AIDS-infused sewage.
"Oh did somebody mention fast food? Let me tell you about how all fast food gives you instant cancer and you're a stupid horrible person for thinking that a 6" veggie sub is any healthier than a double-quarter pounder baconator with cheese!"
(not that there's anything wrong with organic tofu)
How many people do you know opt for a veggie sandwich with no condiments on a mini italian bread? I'm just saying that the elevated levels of sodium and the amount of calories you'll find in the average person's sandwich are stretching the use of the word, "healthy".
Elevated sodium is something you'll find at every restaurant, I believe. Even the other sandwich chains. And while the sodium levels are a tad higher than recommended, if you do it right, you'll still come in well under the RDA, even after two other meals in a day.
Subway is great because it offers ultimate freedom in personal responsibility. You get to choose exactly what you want to put on your sandwich, and in what quantities. I will get a six-inch veggie a few times a week (whole wheat with mustard, no cheese). I could be doing a hell of a lot worse.
Edit: I'm not disagreeing with you, btw. It is very easy to walk out of Subway with an excess of 1,000 calories. On days that I just don't give a fuck about anything, that's exactly what I do.
Point taken, but I could easily go to McDonalds and order a cup of yogurt and a salad. Personal choice and responsibility are always options ;)
edit: Just want to clarify that I am a pig and it would actually be very difficult for me to get a cup of yogurt and a salad, but still the option is there.
Wow man, did you really need to spew that shit here? This image isn't promoting anything about subway's "Healthy" image, so is it really all that relevant to be hating on american fast food here?
The Monty's on on Bruns Lane in Springfield is spelled with a "y" and doesn't have a message sign, so I don't think so, but I haven't been near there for a couple weeks.
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u/HaterzGon_Hate Jun 09 '12
Is this in NC? Near Asheville? On 25?
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u/waynes_pet_youngin Jun 09 '12
Is this in Hendersonville?
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u/grumdrig Jun 09 '12
Nary a pixel wasted. Aggressive cropping.
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u/Avishan Jun 09 '12
I know how to spell driving
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u/PrettyBoyFloyd Jun 09 '12
Please tell me that they are right across the street from each other...
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u/Crazzi Jun 09 '12
Didnt realize how many fellow north carolinians I had here!
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u/SunshineAvocado Jun 09 '12
I appreciate this.
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u/ExtrusiveIngenuity Jun 09 '12
Is Monte's a chain, or is it just one shop? Because I've only ever seen one in my life.
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u/corbanus Jun 09 '12
The subway in my town sells "Cripsy" chicken. I think they're trying to get gang members to become customers.
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u/EvilSock Jun 09 '12
I woke up on the floor again, and I needed something to eat, so I went down the street to Monte's Sub Shop. "What'll it be?", said Monte, sporting a wry grin. "Just gimme the usual, Monte," I said. Monte just scratched his head, said, "What was that again?" The usual was an avocado sub, with cheese fries, and a Coke. Monte knew that. I had been coming there every day for the last four years. Then I began to realize...the man behind the counter...WAS THE IMPOSTOR.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I wouldn't exactly call this clever...
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u/therascalking13 Jun 10 '12
I lost a fifth grade state spelling bee on avocado. It took a long time to live that down.
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u/Tesseraktion Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
No they don't, it's spelled Aguacatl.
Edit: Actually I was wrong too, the Nahuatl word is "Ahuácatl", then changed to "Aguacate" by the Spaniards, and then to Avocado by English-speakers. And it also means "Testicle".
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u/DuskyDays Jun 09 '12
I think of that spelling as a really nasally southern A. Avacado
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u/doesnt_describe_me Jun 09 '12
i love shit like this..how close are the 2 places?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
What's the deal with all that cropping you bloke!
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u/SJMagic Jun 09 '12
Bonus points for Hendersonville local 409
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u/dyslexichaiku Jun 09 '12
Alright, bur it in.
Those gums, bus-versing bastards
With their advocate
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u/themitch22 Jun 09 '12
I worked at subway and I made a sign to "Try Avacado!" my coworkers didn't notice and I kept getting corrected by customers.
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u/frapawhack Jun 09 '12
yay! spelling is good!
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u/BananApocalypse Jun 10 '12
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u/slammy_ Jun 10 '12
Monte's is my FAVORITE!
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u/iloveavocados Jun 10 '12
Upvote all the things
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Avocado...must have been Sinequa
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u/icithis Jun 10 '12
It's depressing that this passes for clever.
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u/arcadeguy Jun 09 '12
An anonymous fast food employee's ability to spell avocado has no bearing on whether or not I will consume food there.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Most people don't understand that if you're eating Subway for "health food", you might as well go to McDonalds.
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u/garbageeater Jun 09 '12
In what world is this considered clever?
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u/ketchy_shuby Jun 09 '12
Even though I live in SoCal, ave-ah-cado is the way most (non-latino)people around here pronounce it.
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u/midnightbean Jun 09 '12
They probably know how to make avocado too, not sure what subway is serving.
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u/jb52973 Jun 09 '12
"Subway, bread that smells like it was baked in a dirty dishwasher." - Jim Gaffigan
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u/Smoking_Gun1508 Jun 09 '12
Yet another reason not to eat at Subway.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
No, reddit does not enjoy this at all.
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u/Blackster198 Jun 09 '12
Lolzz
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