Ever had a friend start buzzing with The Dating Glow?
You know, they start seeing someone new and suddenly start walking with a new pep in their step, a new trot in their walk? Maybe they lose five pounds, show up with a new haircut, or start wearing tight pants. Or maybe they just smile wider, laugh louder, and exude a new confidence about themselves.
Being with someone new makes them look and feel better and that’s a great thing. That’s The Dating Glow.
Now, if you don’t mind, let’s switch gears and talk about sandwiches — soggy, squashed, Saran-Wrapped sandwiches from the bowels of your bookbag. Those warm and tired messes look pathetic with sweaty cheese, slimy tomatoes, and warm turkey. Yes, it’s a sandwich down on its luck, lacking a bit of confidence, and in desperate need of a glow of some sort.
That’s where potato chips come in.
When you crunch up your sandwich with some carefully inserted potato chips, you inject a spicy vial of Grade A Oomph. Suddenly that pasty gob of bread and meat transforms into a rainbow of crunches and flavors. It’s the sandwich equivalent of getting a new hairdo, wearing something scandalous, or buzzing with a new vibe.
Now, before we call it a day here, let’s chat about something funny about putting chips on a sandwich. Alright, here it is: everybody thinks they invented it. Honestly, I’ll be grabbing a quick lunch with a friend from work and he’ll just sort of raise his eyebrows at me mysteriously. “Know what I like to do?” he’ll ask, squinting a bit and cracking a wry smile. “Put chips on my sandwich, that’s what,” he’ll unveil, a stiff bottom lip, some scrunched eyebrows, and a firm nod echoing the big reveal.
So that’s it, ladies and gentleman. Putting potato chips on a sandwich.
You invented it.
We all love it.
AWESOME!
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98 Comments
April 13, 2009 at 12:06 am
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.
THANK YOU!
April 14, 2009 at 11:03 am
I thought I was the only one too! Salt & Vinegar chips on a ham and cheese with pickle sub! YUM!!!
April 19, 2009 at 9:18 pm
potato chips on a sandwich…awesome! i love it. big fan of cape cod chips on ham and cheese!
April 24, 2009 at 6:35 pm
u suck….soooo….hard
April 24, 2009 at 6:35 pm
shaddup, jerk
April 25, 2009 at 1:29 pm
That’s what she said
April 24, 2009 at 6:36 pm
u are a flippin retard
May 27, 2009 at 8:55 am
I always thought that I was the only one too^^ Try putting gummy bears and etc. to bread too, yummy!
April 13, 2009 at 1:01 am
But the real question is, am I the only one who thinks they invented putting french fries on burgers/grilled cheese?
April 13, 2009 at 1:45 am
Also, I love the french fries on a burger. Delicious!
April 13, 2009 at 9:16 am
Burgers with french fries are basically the best. Basically. And they were happening at least as early as the 60s – my mum did that as a kid.
April 18, 2009 at 12:54 am
I can do you one better– here in Pittsburgh we have a sandwich joint–Primanti Brothers–they serve all of their sandwiches on Italian bread from a local bakery and every sandwich comes with tomato, coleslaw, and hand cut fresh french fries. They are the best. Primanti’s has been in business over 50 years. You can check them out at http://www.primantibros.com
April 18, 2009 at 12:56 am
I forgot to add that the tomato, slaw and fries are on the sandwich, and if you request them are the side you are basically announcing to the world that you are a weenie.
April 21, 2009 at 12:33 am
@Maureen I was going to mention Primanti’s also. Just had that for lunch today. Delicious!
April 24, 2009 at 3:06 pm
In France they sell a sandwich called the American. It’s a baguette split in two with two burgers and a pile of fries stuffed inside..go figure :p
May 15, 2009 at 12:36 am
Keyboard player i knew about 20 years ago put the fries on the burger thing, you lose.
I invented potato salad on a ham and cheese sandwich though….ha ha
April 13, 2009 at 1:14 am
I did invent it.
You are all welcome.
April 13, 2009 at 1:24 am
I did not invent this.
However, the first person who showed me this did in-fact tell me he invented it.
Ridiculous.
April 13, 2009 at 3:03 am
But wait, WHAT KIND of chips is prefered???
April 13, 2009 at 7:00 am
I prefer ready salted or cheese and onion
April 13, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Barbecue!
April 13, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Also, Cool Ranch Doritos.
April 13, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Every day of jr. high, I had a ham-and-cheese sandwich with sour cream and onion potato chips inside. Yummm…
And yes, I invented that all by myself, thankyouverymuch!
April 14, 2009 at 11:04 am
Salt & Vinegar!
April 24, 2009 at 10:10 pm
GO SALT & VINEGAR CHIPS!!!!!!!
April 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm
tims jalapeno chips. best ever.
April 13, 2009 at 7:46 am
harvest cheddar sun chips on any sandwich from subways makes that processed lunch meat that much more delicious.
April 13, 2009 at 10:01 am
Anything that adds crunch will work. It’s all about the crunch. After years of mocking me, I found my wife sneaking chips on to a turkey sandwich…I win.
April 13, 2009 at 10:19 am
Brilliant post! Love the analogy. And I agree wholeheartedly with the awesomeness of chips on a sandwich.
April 13, 2009 at 12:22 pm
This is the best blog on the internet.
April 13, 2009 at 2:32 pm
All I kept thinking about when reading your post is that I haven’t had chips, deli meat, or bread in so long (due to a very non-awesome diet). Man how I miss them….
April 13, 2009 at 2:35 pm
So it isn’t just me! Been doing this a long time, add some pepper and hot sauce yum.
April 13, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Peanut butter and salt-and-vinegar crisps on white bread. Best sandwich ever. I’ve been eating them for 25 years.
The 2nd best sandwhich is french fries with lots of pepper and salt on well buttered bread. Yum.
April 13, 2009 at 9:05 pm
YES YES YES!!
PB&J with Cheese Doodles or Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips. perfection.
April 13, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I put chip on my toasted baloney and ketchup sandwich. dare you all to give it a try.
Baloney is not friend btw.
Yuuuuummy!
April 13, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Not fried. Not friend. Eeesh. lol.
April 13, 2009 at 10:00 pm
nice site dude!
April 13, 2009 at 11:32 pm
cool blog man
April 14, 2009 at 1:39 am
Grilled cheese with Mike Sell’s Cheese Puffs.
My mother made these as good as Bobby Flay would. Truly remarkable.
April 14, 2009 at 5:29 am
constantly hitting the nail on the head of youth culture, circa 78-96… AWESOME… everyday is a revelation of something we did or still do take for granted…
April 14, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I haven’t had one of these in forever……. I used to eat PB and potato chip sandwiches all the time. Maybe that’s what I’ll have for lunch today! AWESOME
May 6, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Holy crap Neeks!
Youre famous… And now, so am I!!!
April 15, 2009 at 10:00 am
My brother and I were sure we invented peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches with chips when we were little. We pretended the chips were lettuce (I am sure that would be awful with pb&j!)…and I still put chips in my sandwiches.
Thank you for reminding me of that wonderful childhood memory of discovering it for the first time.
April 15, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Old Dutch Creamy Dill chips on tuna salad!mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm
April 15, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I never tried that. It looks good though.
April 16, 2009 at 10:03 am
This is my fav!
April 17, 2009 at 11:56 am
I stopped by your website for the first time after seeing it on the Webby Awards. This post made my day. I always thought it was an original move. This made me smile and I immediately voted for you.. off to put some chips on my sandwich!
April 17, 2009 at 8:23 pm
I’ve done this for years and everyone looks at me like I’m crazy. The best is white bread, bologna, mayo and Ruffles. Yum!
November 18, 2009 at 1:38 am
So right! Cheap white bread, cheap American cheese, bologna, mayo, and good old salted wavy chips. Heaven.
April 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Potato chips are always good with a great sandwich.
April 18, 2009 at 4:46 am
Over here in limey land we’ve been putting Crisps (sorry chips!) in sandwiches for years. Best flavours for it are Salt n Vinegar or Cheese and Onion. The really decadent cover their crisps with Tomato Sauce (sorry – ketchup!)
Chips (sorry French Fries!) in a burger bun, or indeed any sandwich of any sort is known as a Chip Butty. Sliced white bread, chips and plenty of butter give the best result
Yum!!!
April 18, 2009 at 5:50 pm
just to get this whole discussion into another direction: ever tried sour cream and onion pringles with gherkins?!?! tell ya – that’s definitely the best thing you can possibly do!!!!
April 19, 2009 at 3:10 am
I LOVE chips on sandwiches haha. :D
April 19, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Tuna salad with Lays potato chips. My dorky brother likes peanut butter and mayo.
May 13, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Damn That Girl! I thought I was the only one who did that combo! A fond childhood memory indeed. ;)
May 13, 2009 at 4:53 pm
BTW I meant the tuna and Lays. Peanut butter and mayo?? EWWW!!!
December 14, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I don’t like mayo AT ALL!!! EWWWWWWW!!!!!
April 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I feel better seeing that I am not the only one with this demented habit…salt and vinegar for me too!
April 19, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Small pretzel or goldfish work wonderfully too! Depends on the type of sandwich!
April 20, 2009 at 8:48 am
and I get no love anymore for inventing sliced bread
April 20, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Everyone does this. I’ve done this since 4th grade, and I see people do it all the time. If you don’t know about it by now you are a philistine and worthy of contempt.
December 14, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I don’t do this. Mostly, my parents don’t buy chips. NEVER. :p :P :p :P :P But i don’t mind. Idon’t really like chips anyway. :D But I never knew this anyway. I think it’s just GROSS!!! :-o 8-o
April 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm
A crisp butty
April 23, 2009 at 1:02 am
French fries are even better.
April 23, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Oh yes, potato chips make sandwiches SO much better. SO. I think my favorite for sandwiches is sour cream and onion.
April 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm
I started doing that when I was about 4 yrs old (I’m 20 now) and everybody looked at me like I was insane. I remember thinking, “forget y’all my sandwich tastes good.” Now I throw Tabasco sauce in there every once in a while too.
April 25, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I love chips on sandwiches. Of course, I take it a step further and put Cheez-Its on my ham and ketchup sandwich on wheat bread…yum!
April 25, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Putting chips _on_ a sandwich? I make sandwiches where the chips are the only filling. Works best with barbecue flavour Lays.
April 26, 2009 at 12:59 am
I thought I invented that. Add 2 slices american cheese to the bbq chip sammich. mmmmmm!
April 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm
A twist is cereal in PB&J. As a kid I would put cocoa puffs or Captain Crunch in in my peanut butter sandwich. Still do sometimes. Don’t recommend fruit loops and PB though, I found it…weird.
November 18, 2009 at 1:41 am
I am DEFINITELY trying Cap’n and PB&J for breakfast. Thanks for the idea!
April 25, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Bologna sandwich with lots of mayo and Ruffles potato chips. Nothing better.
April 25, 2009 at 10:42 pm
lays on egg salad is the only one i can condone.
April 26, 2009 at 12:04 am
Heck yeah!!! I’ve been putting regular Lays potato chips on my PB&J since I was little!!
April 26, 2009 at 12:15 am
Haha! I’ve been doing this since I was a kid. My sister was the one who got me started on it. She unsuccessfully tried to gross me out by calling it a toenail sandwich. I’ve been hooked ever since. (…and I still call them toenail sandwiches.)
April 26, 2009 at 8:28 am
Does anyone else do the Dorito bagel? A plain bagel with cream cheese and the Dorito flavor of your choice? (I tend to stick to cooler ranch or nacho cheese) They’re amazing! I’ve been having them since I was in elementary school and now I’m in my last year of college…
I’m also a fan of turkey, american cheese and lays on wheat… yumm
December 14, 2009 at 10:46 pm
BTW…I’m a vegan. No meat or eggs and stuff
April 27, 2009 at 12:35 am
Oh my god !! !
This is the Chip Butty Club !!
These sandwiches with chips/fries/crisps are called Chip Butties in Northern England and they are actually sold as chip butties in Fish n Chips shops!!
Salt n Vinegar Crisps or Salt and MAlt Vinegar on thick hand cut fries…..in ANY SANDWICH are absolutely gobsmackingly divine!!!!
May 1, 2009 at 7:52 am
“soggy, squashed, Saran-Wrapped sandwiches” LOL yum! Excellent post.
May 15, 2009 at 3:00 am
Delicious, is almost as good as putting marshmallows on peanut butter sandwiches. The best type of chips for this is Salt and Vingeur Thin Cut
June 4, 2009 at 11:11 am
I think it’s Salt and Vinegar FTW. But homemade fresh fries with malt vinegar on a double bacon cheeseburger is win, on Ciabatta bread. OMG a crunch and deliciousness like no other.