On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 7:35:12 AM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 11:09:13 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > Gary wrote:
> > >
> > >IMO, bagels make stupid sandwiches unless all ingredients are hard. Bite
> > >into one and all the soft ingredients squeeze right out. Where's the fun
> > >in that? A half bagel, open faced is ok though.
> >
> > Bagels are not intended for sandwiches, they're intended for a filling
> > of no more than a schmear (cream cheese or butter) and a
> > soupcon/schmeckel lox, chopped herring, or other smoked fish
> > (whitefish/sturgeon). The bagel is the main event, not the filling...
> > when I was eating Brooklyn bagels hot from the oven I didn't want
> > anything in them, don't dare slice them. The bagel is the only bread
> > I know that once it's cold it's stale... and toasted bagels are an
> > abomination. Eating a cold bagel is the same as eating a soft boiled
> > egg cold, yik.
>
> Don't try and tell me now to eat MY food, OK?
>
> Would you not like the same courtesy in return?
>
> John Kuthe...

Some people just love to take all the fun out of eating a goddamn ham and cheese bagel!