Jackson & Maple

Meanwhile, a testament to the decline of the bagel-industrial complex lingers on in the abandoned Bagel Factory on South U.

“de-Schlotzkelization”? Where’d that intrusive l come from? (ulotrichous–mefi high five)

Well, “Schlotzkyzation” just didn’t sound right.

I’m casting my vote for “Schotzkification.”

I vote for “Schlotzkelization” with its implied relationship to “proselytization”. Using an “I” instead of a “Y” can be left to personal preference can it not?

Philistines!

If I remember correctly, Walgreen’s is planning to put a store there, so deSchlotzkelizationists, be careful what you wish for.

I guess that makes me an antideSchlotzkelizationist, and my movement would be antideSchlotzkelizationistism.

Once I was an antideSchlotzkelizationist too. I enjoyed the unusual pizza-like products and the unique spongy bread. Tasty. Then, came the great blunder; Schlotzky’s Bill Knapp moment if you will; when they hired somebody’s cousin to come up with a new tag line to address their brand challenge:

“Schlotzky’s: Funny Name, Serious Sandwich.”

I could not help but read this as “Semitic Name, Protestant Sandwich.” Somewhere, in some meeting, someone threw out the idea that perhaps their Deli was perceived as Too Jewish, and that it was standing in the way of their expansion. So I say, bring on the deschlotzkelizationists! Down with antideschlotzkelizationalism!

Plus, there’s nothing serious about those sandwiches. That dang spongy bun is fundamentally preposterous.

A deli that was perceived as being “Too Jewish”??!!! Now that is Too Funny!

“Bill Knapp moment”. I will hang on to that one.

“Bill Knapp moment” belongs with “bagel-industrial complex” in some kind of “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbus Tertius” lexicon of things people *should* say every day.