"cheeseburger slider"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Wilson Gray wrote:
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> Are "pizza sliders" advertised beyond the boundaries of Pennsylvania?

In the mail yesterday I received an advertisement from Pizza Hut.
(Location Florida):

CIRCLES ARE THE NEW SLICE
PIZZA SLIDERS
The revolutionary way to mix and match

Garson

> FWIW, my wife believes that the "slider" originated as a form of
> gourmet(!) food in NYC. "Everybody knows that!"
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> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> o...m...g... WHAT a horrifying thought. (Sorry, caps-lock inversion.)
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>> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Jonathan Lighter
>>> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > slider
>>>
>>> Here in PA, a "slider" is a tiny hamburger, perhaps even smaller than
>>> a White Castle hamburger, but *far* less delicious.
>>>
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