A burrito is NOT a sandwich!!
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A burrito is NOT a sandwich!!
This is the discussion for the week in my business class. Read the article and comment on it:
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It's just for fun in this forum, but in my class it is designed to get us thinking in a business sense. How this type of case affects marketing, etc. The class (as hard as I try) is never as lively as this forum gets.
Just for the record, I agree with the judge's decision. I felt that he based his decision on facts presented to him by experts. I also, however, feel that a burrito can be considered a sandwich, though not with any true legitimacy. In much the same way people mistakenly refer to a copier as a Xerox machine or facial tissue as a Kleenex, I could say that a burrito is a sandwich.
Arguments spread thick - The Boston Globe
It's just for fun in this forum, but in my class it is designed to get us thinking in a business sense. How this type of case affects marketing, etc. The class (as hard as I try) is never as lively as this forum gets.
Just for the record, I agree with the judge's decision. I felt that he based his decision on facts presented to him by experts. I also, however, feel that a burrito can be considered a sandwich, though not with any true legitimacy. In much the same way people mistakenly refer to a copier as a Xerox machine or facial tissue as a Kleenex, I could say that a burrito is a sandwich.
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I never heard of a burrito being called a sandwich.
"Can I have that burrito on rye, please!"
Actually, a burrito is Mexican police food; kind of like a donut is police food here in the U.S.
"Can I have that burrito on rye, please!"
Actually, a burrito is Mexican police food; kind of like a donut is police food here in the U.S.
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A Burrito is made-up Mexican food created by Americans.
Go to Mexico and ask for a burrito. They'll bring you a little Donkey.
At any rate, I don't think it's a sandwich, but had they been a little more comprehensive with the language in the agreement they probably could have avoided this.
Go to Mexico and ask for a burrito. They'll bring you a little Donkey.
At any rate, I don't think it's a sandwich, but had they been a little more comprehensive with the language in the agreement they probably could have avoided this.
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Yes, because he was an avid gambler and refused to get up from the Whist tables while playing rubbers with other gamblers (In Whist, a "rubber was "a hand".....how I know this? Read CS Forester's "Horatio HornBlower Series")
But "Burrito" as a Mexican sandwich? Out here, "burrito" is a "burrito"...even the Mexican restaurants that cater to the locals will call them this. But then, I believe it was concocted like the Chinese "Chop Suey" A Chinese "all together" dish that began here in the States back during 19th century.. but now known all over on its own terms. Except in China...except where tourists go to eat.
But "Burrito" as a Mexican sandwich? Out here, "burrito" is a "burrito"...even the Mexican restaurants that cater to the locals will call them this. But then, I believe it was concocted like the Chinese "Chop Suey" A Chinese "all together" dish that began here in the States back during 19th century.. but now known all over on its own terms. Except in China...except where tourists go to eat.
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There's a local hippie food place here that advertises that they sell "burritos." However, I don't know why they call them that because they're wraps, not burritos. A couple of them have rice and red beans in them, but they're still really not burritos in my opinion.
I ate there once with an ex, had a "burrito" with turkey, smoked gouda, lettuce and red onions. While it was very good, it wasn't a frickin burrito!
I ate there once with an ex, had a "burrito" with turkey, smoked gouda, lettuce and red onions. While it was very good, it wasn't a frickin burrito!
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from the online dictionary.
" Mexican popular tradition tells the story of a man named Juan Mendez who used to sell tacos in a street stand, using a donkey as a transport for himself and the food, during the Mexican Revolution period (1910-1921) in the Bella Vista neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. To keep the food warm, Juan had the idea of wrapping the food placed in a large home made flour tortilla inside individual napkins. He had a lot of success, and consumers came from other places around the Mexican border looking for the "food of the Burrito," the word they eventually adopted as the name for these large tacos."
" Mexican popular tradition tells the story of a man named Juan Mendez who used to sell tacos in a street stand, using a donkey as a transport for himself and the food, during the Mexican Revolution period (1910-1921) in the Bella Vista neighborhood in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. To keep the food warm, Juan had the idea of wrapping the food placed in a large home made flour tortilla inside individual napkins. He had a lot of success, and consumers came from other places around the Mexican border looking for the "food of the Burrito," the word they eventually adopted as the name for these large tacos."
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I think the whole lawsuit is just stupid and they're just pissed that they didn't clarify in their contract (A sandwich shop) that any other type of restaurant could open.
And I would like my burrito on whole wheat if you please.
And I would like my burrito on whole wheat if you please.
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But "Burrito" as a Mexican sandwich? Out here, "burrito" is a "burrito"...even the Mexican restaurants that cater to the locals will call them this. But then, I believe it was concocted like the Chinese "Chop Suey" A Chinese "all together" dish that began here in the States back during 19th century.. but now known all over on its own terms. Except in China...except where tourists go to eat.
Chinese came to CA at the time of the CA Gold Rush beginning around 1849.
They built the Central Pacific RR from Oakland to Promentory Summit Utah (Territory), where it met up with the Union Pacific RR on 5/10/1869 to complete the Transcontinental RR. Most of the levees in NorCal were also built by these same Chinese.