The year was 1914. Late one evening a leading lady of actor Charlie Chaplin came into the restaurant and said, 'Reuben, make me a sandwich, make it a combination, I'm so hungry I could eat a brick.' He took a loaf of rye bread, cut two slices on the bias and stacked one piece with sliced Virginia ham, roast turkey, and imported Swiss cheese, topped off with coleslaw and lots of Reuben's special Russian dressing and the second slice of bread. [emphasis added]

Of the creation versions of the Ruben this impresses me least. It is, like, half wrong.

BLT's: are not clubs. But I like them plus cheese, minus tomato.

OK, muffalettas and rubens we can debate -- but a BLT with tomato and without cheese is DEFFINATELY not a blt.

However, in some cases they can be ingested, if I've cooked them myself, into something where other flavours and textures overwhelm them.

The texture isn't great or appetising for me, but I can get past it. Otoh, my omelettes have mustard powder and chili oil (and perhaps Pickapeppa sauce if there's any around) in the egg mixture, as well as a dollop of cream.

a BLT with tomato and without cheese is DEFFINATELY not a blt.

I think we need a poll.

See, I'd call quiche eggy in taste and feel. Which is why it surprised me. The only dominant smell I think of when it comes to eggs in a negative sense is the sulfur, but then, I like eggs, so duh, I'd not have a negative reaction.

but a BLT with tomato and without cheese is DEFFINATELY not a blt.

I always called it a BLC...

Jesus, silly. What would Jesus eat.

Well, since neither option is kosher...

Lee, we have 3-cheese cheese. Perhaps some cheddar would be good. Ooh! How about limes?

I will get cheddar then. Limes are already on the list.

I can't eat omelette, really at all. Oh, wait, I tell a lie, I can eat it mixed with chilli and soy sauce and spread on fried noodles or rice. Quiche I can do, but only if it's jam-packed with things not egg. Fried eggs are the worst. I can barely look at them without losing food.

Fried eggs are the worst. I can barely look at them without losing food.

Worse than soft-boiled? Actually, hard-boiled wins for me since they smell the most. I can't tell that smell from the smell of rotten eggs.

BLT's: are not clubs. But I like them plus cheese, minus tomato.

OK, you've already admitted to liking BLCs, really. That's fair. I love BATs -- no lettuce, plus avocado. Avocado and bacon are such a great fat combo -- smooth and crunch together and yum.