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Scandal and Outrage: Is the Subway Footlong Really Just 11 Inches?

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There's OUTRAGE online right now that Subway's footlong really ISN'T a foot long. It's only 11 inches. People have been posting photos to Subway's page of their subs with measuring tape on top showing they're clearly 11 inches. So far, there's no response from Subway.

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Is it possible that Subway measures their subs the same way you measure your junk?

--There's OUTRAGE online right now that Subway's footlong really ISN'T a foot long. It's 11 inches.

--The controversy started when a guy in Australia posted a photo of his footlong with a measuring tape on top, showing that it's very clearly and very exactly 11 inches.

--And TONS of other people followed his lead, and posted their photos of undersized Subway footlongs. Not just in Australia, either . . . these photos are coming from EVERYWHERE, including the U.S.

--There's one theory floating around that the bread starts at 12 inches but shrinks when it's toasted. The other theory? That Subway has NEVER served 12-inch bread, and it took someone THIS LONG to notice.

--So far there's no official response from Subway.

(Gawker)

(--Here's the original 11-inch photo. And here's a link to Subway's Facebook page featuring dozens of photos of 11-inch subs posted by people around the world.)

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ORIGINAL COMEDY: Subway Explains Its Eleven Inch Footlongs

A footlong Subway sandwich was measured at eleven inches and a photo was posted to their Facebook page . . . angering over 100,000 sandwich lovers. Here's Subway with an official explanation. (--Read more about it here.)

Announcer: Here at Subway, we're as shocked as the rest of the world to discover our footlong sandwiches are only eleven inches long. We'd like our customers to know, we're not the first to mistakenly add an imaginary inch. Plus, it's a scientific fact that sandwiches shrink in cold weather. Although you may have been served an eleven inch sandwich in the suburbs, our inner-city Subways often provide 13 to 14 inch footlongs . . . so it all evens out. For a limited time only, if you receive an eleven inch footlong, please see our Subway store manager for a complimentary sandwich pump. Thank you.

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Conan O'Brien on Subway Footlongs Being Only 11 Inches Long

Conan O'Brien talked about Subway getting backlash from customers because their footlongs are only actually 11 inches long. (--Conan joked that he knows exactly what Subway is going through.) (From "Conan" on Wednesday, January 16, 2013)