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[–] [email protected] 108 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Things like this seem silly but there's likely laws or protection that use sandwiches in their wording.

Defining things you want them to apply to as sandwiches is easier than changing the law.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Makes more sense than the time Indiana tried to define pi as 3.2. The only reason it didn't was because a professor from Purdue was in Indianapolis on unrelated business and convinced Indiana's senate to table the bill.

Of course, we know today that such a thing couldn't happen since Indiana's legislature would laugh at the woke lib and pass it just to trigger him.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well two decimal places invokes the devil, as does rounding correctly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"sig what now? Sounds like the trans liberal leftist nazi woke agenda to me"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Someone is going to find stuff like this in the future and think we're dumb as fuck. They'd be right, but not because of this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

also, hippos and capybara are fish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

But why do they even have laws about sandwiches in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Read the article. It's a zoning issue.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry sir, this is a sandwich only zone. You and your parfait need to leave immediately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

we're just loading the parfait i swear

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Something existing does not answer the question about WHY it exists.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I’m not sure if this particular article explained, but I live here. He signed an agreement that stated that “any food business allowed would be a ‘subway’ style food business”

That’s the issue

Edit: I’m a huge fan of this taco place, just stating what’s going on. I hate subway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That isn't a law or zoning then, just some contract dispute.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They are trying to exclude traditional fast food like McD's,Wendy's, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Cuz fuck mcds you dense prick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

But not fuck Subway?

K

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Could be food safety, taxes, production rules or any number of things.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

The article does not mention any sandwich specific laws, just contract stuff about what kind of restaurant can be in a strip mall.