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2006-11-11 Home Front: Culture Wars

YJCMTSU: Is a Burrito a Sandwich? Judge Says No

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Posted by .com 2006-11-11 01:16|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Qdoba, owned by San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc., called food experts to testify on its behalf.

Said experts declined to testify unless they were allowed to wear a brown paper bag over their head. Subsequent investigation found that Panera's product did not qualify as a sandwich either.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-11 01:44|| 2006-11-11 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Doc - whatever floats your burrito, bro, lol.

Posted by .com 2006-11-11 01:48|| 2006-11-11 01:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I guess enchiladas are cornbread now

Posted by badanov 2006-11-11 02:12|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2006-11-11 02:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I bet Panera's lawyers word future contracts a bit differently.

Posted by GK 2006-11-11 05:32|| 2006-11-11 05:32|| Front Page Top

#5 now a Torta.....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-11 07:19|| 2006-11-11 07:19|| Front Page Top

#6 That and a pack of ketchup and you've got your three squares.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-11 08:25|| 2006-11-11 08:25|| Front Page Top

#7 The difference, the judge ruled, comes down to two slices of bread versus one tortilla.

By that standard, anything that doesn't split the bread completely is not a sandwich.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-11-11 08:59|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-11-11 08:59|| Front Page Top

#8 These lawsuits are why many of us have been calling for tortilla reform.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-11-11 10:55|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-11-11 10:55|| Front Page Top

#9 *snort* Jackal lol!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-11 11:06|| 2006-11-11 11:06|| Front Page Top

#10 My boyfriend read me this from the paper. I can't figure out what Panera was thinking ("This'll be really good for public relations!"). Maybe they figured, "If we can pull this one off, we can rule the world!" After all, there are very few restaurants that don't sell something at least vaguely sandwich-like. Morons.

A Panera recently opened up near us, and we were keen to give it a try. Not so much now. Smooth move, guys.

Qdoba Mexican Grill

Speaking of smooth moves, did the printers make a mistake when typing up their letterhead, and the company decided it would be cheaper to change their name than to get new letterhead?

Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-11-11 14:07|| 2006-11-11 14:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Speaking of smooth moves, did the printers make a mistake when typing up their letterhead, and the company decided it would be cheaper to change their name than to get new letterhead?

Nah. It was just one of the last remaining five-letter combinations that is vaguely pronouncable and still available for trademarking.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-11 16:02|| 2006-11-11 16:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Jelly doughnuts under investigation.

Posted by wxjames 2006-11-11 20:01|| 2006-11-11 20:01|| Front Page Top

#13 Jeez, this is embarrassing. Definitely a bad PR move on their part.

I live about 1/2 mile from the Panera in question. There's already a Moe's burrito restaurant and a Taco Bell(ch) - both, literally, a stone's throw from the Panera. Another burrito shop would only compete with them and not with Panera - completely different menu.

What the hell were they thinking?

Posted by xbalanke 2006-11-11 20:37|| 2006-11-11 20:37|| Front Page Top

#14 Rantburg is indeed an institute of higher education. Today I learned 2 important things that will stay with me for a long time: First, it takes 2 slices of bread to make a sandwich (been doing it right without any adult supervision for over 50 years now) and 2) Qdoba is owned by Jack in the box; that now gives me a reason to not frequent Qdoba.
Next lawsuit: Why are they called French Fries when they didn't come from France?

Posted by USN,Ret 2006-11-11 21:09|| 2006-11-11 21:09|| Front Page Top

#15 Next lawsuit: Why are they called French Fries when they didn't come from France?

"This is the greatest case of false advertising I've seen since I sued the movie The Never Ending Story." [/L. Hutz]

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-11 22:18|| 2006-11-11 22:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Jesus H. Christ. I think the losers on this kind of lawsuit ought to have to perform 500 hours of community service in a thong and a dunce cap. In the winter.

Posted by gorb 2006-11-11 23:37|| 2006-11-11 23:37|| Front Page Top

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