All of my local card shops just sold cards and comics, which go together like air and breathing.
A story related to fried baloney. Back in 2008 I went to a scale model show on Long Island. My fellow club members offered to take me to a restaurant with them but I declined because a year before they had s great food vender. Well, I should have checked, because that food vendor was not there that year. I had to try and find someone to work the grill, (they have a cafeteria built in) I tried to get a hot dog. Well, that was a debacle. The guy behind the counter couldn't figure out how to work the grill,so I ended up with a "hot" dog that was mostly cold but was lukewarm only where it was making surface contact with the grill. To add insult, they couldn't find any buns, so I had to eat it on white bread, which is just wrong. It was, without a doubt, the worst meal I've ever had. When I was in the hospital the food was better, seriously. I was in a bind, there was nothing else to eat there, and I had gotten a ride with friends...the same club members who offered to take me with them. It was either eat that or nothing. So I did... regretfully. But! I discovered that cold hot dog tastes just like baloney. For the past 12 years it's been a topic, and I've always said that since cold hot dog just tastes like baloney, warm baloney must taste like flat hot dog. Finally, in 2020, I did what I had been joking about for the past dozen years, and I microwaved a baloney sandwich. As it turns out, it did not taste like hot dog, it was it's own unique taste. It actually wasn't bad, but I haven't done it since either. I could see doing it in the future, maybe with some provolone or mozzarella slices. I didn't fry it, that might change the taste further, I don't know.
I never went back to that model show, although not related to the food. My brother and I did go to a different model show there last year, but went to Subway instead. The convention center holds three different model shows, so I have many opportunities to go there...we will be sticking with Subway though.
This is all 100% true. It's been a constant joke in my family since November 2008.
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