"cheeseburger slider"

[paul johnson]

PAUL JOHNSON
     never thought of sliders as burgers or cheeseburgers, they were the
miniburger on the square buns, In my youth 8 for a dollar at White castle.
On 12/20/2012 5:49 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> So when I order a "pulled pork slider", I am actually ordering a
> hamburger?? That would be news to both me and the restaurant.
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> DanG
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> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> The "Customer Service" booklet of Frontier Airlines lists all the snacks
>> and meals you can pay extra for.
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>> One is called the "cheeseburger slider."
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>> In other words, a "cheeseburger hamburger."
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>> JL
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