>>>>Why the hell are they called "subs" anyway!?
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>>>It's short for "submarine sandwich" because the shape resembles a submarine.
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>>>Tamar
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>>And which part is the conning tower?
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>Sometimes they stick a olive on top with a tooth pick.
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>>So they think a baguette-shaped sandwich resembles a submarine, so they remove the meaning once more and call the shop "Subway" (as in underwater channels)?
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>I thnk subways refers to New York... because they make superior sandwiches ????? ~shrug~
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>>You sure, cos that allusion is lame?
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>They should call it the torpedo sandwich. :)

That's actually a pretty common name for the roll itself in a lot of places in the US. What you put on it turns it into a Sub (or Hoagie, or Grinder, or other various names used, depending on location).