I had an experience much like yours today, Nutty, the first time I tried to order a sandwich in Philly. I said 'on a bulkie roll,' they looked at me like I was on crack, and I couldn't figure out how to re-phrase it. That was really the only name I knew. I was like "you know, a regular roll." "OH! A KAISER!" "Um, sure. whatever."
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:28:48 am PDT #5844 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:28:52 am PDT #5845 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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Connie Neil - May 20, 2005 10:32:40 am PDT #5846 of 10001
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"Bulkie"? News to this person from Western Pennsylvania, where, unsurprisingly, "kaiser" is the word of choice.
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:35:40 am PDT #5847 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was stunned when I learned that German is the largest ancestry group in the US -- I was the only kid I knew growing up with a German last name.
Frankenbuddha - May 20, 2005 10:41:38 am PDT #5848 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I know my stepmother used to call them bulkies, in Maine, but I remember even then thinking that was not the only word for them. Perhaps the geographical dividing line is in Connecticut.
I knew them as bulkies in Maine, but never knew of anything else to call them. However, if the had sesame seeds or onion, they were called "sesame rolls" or "onion rolls".
Of course in Maine, we called subs "italians", so we're definitely weird.
-t - May 20, 2005 10:43:51 am PDT #5849 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kaiser roll or onion roll (am I wrong in thinking kaiser rolls have onions bits sprinkled on top?) are the only terms I know for them. I think I've usually ordered sandwiches "on a roll" without specifying what type of roll. Sometimes on a French roll, but that's something different.
I have German ancestry but a non-German last name.
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:44:15 am PDT #5850 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
I was stunned when I learned that German is the largest ancestry group in the US
Wow - I didn't know that. So, I can say that I'm part of the largest minority. Cool.
(Having a German last name is fun sometimes - you can always tell when a telemarketer is calling because they can never pronounce it - I know when to hang up when they say, "Hi, is Miss, um, uh...".)
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:46:50 am PDT #5851 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Frosted flakes:
I think I've usually ordered sandwiches "on a roll" without specifying what type of roll.
I did this too.
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:46:50 am PDT #5852 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
There's a table in this census pdf that lays it out: [link]
German is 15.2%, Irish 10.8%, African American 8.8% etc. And they point out that in 1990, German was 23% -- all the big European ancestries are going down as a percent of the population.
DavidS - May 20, 2005 10:49:59 am PDT #5853 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was stunned when I learned that German is the largest ancestry group in the US -- I was the only kid I knew growing up with a German last name.
Yeah, me too. I thought there must be a much bigger core of Anglo/Wasp, or even Irish.