Just an old joke..no offense intended..no dings please
All the above "taters" & "maters" reminds me of an old joke. 3 good ol boys was riding around after a night of coon huntin when they decided they were a little hungry. One guy says "stop at the next store and I'll run in and get us something". The guy goes in the store and asks "where's your taters?" Clerk responds "right over there with the maters and lasses, and by the way you are from Virginia aren't you?" Guy says "yes I am how did you know? Clerk says the way you asked for "taters".
Back driving around the next guy says "I'm still hongry, stop at the next store I'll run in and get something". Guy goes in and askes "where's your taters, maters and lasses" Clerk says "your'e from North Carolina ain't you? Guy says "how'd you know" Clerk: by the way you asked for taters and maters.
Back to riding around the thrid guy says" man that's amazing how these guys know where you are from just by how you ask for something". He says...stop here, I'm going in to ask. He jumps out, walks in and askes the clerk " where's your taters, maters and lasses". Clerk says "Boy..you are from West Virginia aren't you?" Guy: says "How on earth did you know that?
(wait for it).....Clerk says "because this is a hardware store son!"
BTW: I can eat a good BLT anytime of the year, but my all time favorite "sandwich" if you please is a slow cooked, thinly shaved, Beef-on-Weck with pan dripping au jus for dipping on the side. Once or twice a year we hit BJ's and spend the big bucks on a quality roast, salt it, slow cook in oven, shave it super thin. Wife home makes the Kummelweck large rolls. MAYBE add a Klausens cold large dill pickle, DEFINETLY enjoy with 1 (sometimes 2) large Warsteiners. GOOD Eating!