ramen burger ontology-- even more OT

Geoff Nathan geoffnathan at WAYNE.EDU
Wed Aug 7 01:57:08 UTC 2013


I have one whenever my cholesterol seems to be running low. So far that's exactly once, and Margaret and I shared it, took half of it home and shared that for an additional lunch later in the week.
Nit aza koysher, either....
But then, no pretensions that it is, despite the name of the restaurant, which is named after the building (which was once an early 20th century immigrant insurance company).
Amazing lobby, too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/snweb/1574341248/

Geoffrey S. Nathan
Faculty Liaison, C&IT
and Professor, Linguistics Program
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----- Original Message -----

> From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
> To: "Geoffrey S. Nathan" <geoffnathan at wayne.edu>
> Cc: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 8:26:16 PM
> Subject: Re: ramen burger ontology--OT

> On Aug 6, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Geoffrey Steven Nathan wrote:

> > I doubt that it will catch on, but the most amazing item in the
> > restaurant newly opened in the building that also houses my
> > English office, is
> > The Lone Ranger: Brisket, grilled onions, provolone cheese and
> > chipotle mayo
> > What this misses is that it's enclosed between two remarkable
> > potato pancakes. Technically a sandwich, I guess...
> >
> > Geoff

> With a side of Tonto? (Succotash, perhaps.) Actually that sandwich
> sounds pretty good to me. Rather unkosher despite the brisket and
> latkes, though, even if it would be nicely accompanied by a
> half-sour pickle or two.

> LH

> >
> > Geoffrey S. Nathan
> > Faculty Liaison, C&IT
> > and Professor, Linguistics Program
> > http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/
> > +1 (313) 577-1259 (C&IT)
> >
> > Nobody at Wayne State will EVER ask you for your password. Never
> > send it to anyone in an email, no matter how authentic the email
> > looks.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >> From: "Victor Steinbok" <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
> >> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:17:31 PM
> >> Subject: ramen burger ontology
> >
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> >> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> >> Poster: Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
> >> Subject: ramen burger ontology
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >> Apparently, the cronut has been displaced as the latest
> >> foodie/hipster
> >> top food love. The new items is Ramen Burger
> >> http://goo.gl/xyCXJc
> >
> >> I don't think this has much ADS-L impact in itself, but there is a
> >> slight twist.
> >
> >> Burger naming semantics allows for several variations in naming
> >> conventions.
> >
> >> 1) Main ingredient burger: Angus beef burger; buffalo burger;
> >> ostrich
> >> burger; mushroom burger; brat burger; Wagyu burger; Veggieburger;
> >> salmon
> >> burger
> >> 2) Adjunct ingredient burger: Cheeseburger; bacon burger, chipotle
> >> burger, ranch burger, etc. (mushroom burger can also be named for
> >> mushroom topping on the burger rather than a vegetarian burger
> >> made
> >> from
> >> ground up mushrooms and grains)
> >> 3) Style burger: Mexican burger; Hawaiian burger, California
> >> burger.
> >> spicy burger
> >> 4) Target profile burger: Vegetarian burger, lo-fat burger; kiddie
> >> burger, hungry-man burger, cowboy burger (this is a fairly short
> >> list)
> >> 5) Size burger: Mini-burger; double burger (another short list)
> >> 6) Wrapper starch burger: Pretzel burger, Brioche burger, Ramen
> >> burger,
> >> tamale burger, bagel burger
> >
> >> Other foods (e.g., hot dogs) often allow for similar variability,
> >> but
> >> rarely quite as broad as is the case with burgers. You can also
> >> have
> >> combinations, such as the Wisconsin mustard-and-brat pretzel
> >> burger.
> >> And, of course, you can have random names just taken out of a hat:
> >> e,g,,
> >> Elliot Ness burger.
> >
> >> VS-)
> >
> >> PS: None of the lists above are meant to be exhaustive.
> >
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