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Weekend plans: shelter dogs, giant Eugene sandwiches, hash browns
Fast Food Club found a Eugene, Oregon bakery-deli whose sandwiches are big enough that customers are expected to save half; a shelter-dog surprise is also in the news.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on this story, from Scoreboard Saturday at 3:48 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are AOL.co.uk's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by AOL.co.uk: “The Beloved Family Dog Breed Commonly Found in Animal Shelters May Surprise You”, with reporting from Fast Food Club and www.foodrepublic.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 3:48 PM ET on Scoreboard Saturday, by Vera Bullock, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Oregon.
- BBN covered this story before: Oregon to start Brock Thomas at QB over Dylan Raiola (October 16).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFirst up, AOL dot co dot UK says there's a beloved family dog breed commonly found in animal shelters that may surprise you.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy weekend plan is a shelter visit. I walk in for one dog and walk out with a whole new life.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd my plan is to adopt a dog who matches my vision board. The dog has never read the vision board.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI'll just say it. Dogs know when a front is coming, and mine would side with the cloud.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStory two. Fast Food Club visited a bakery-deli in Eugene, Oregon, where the sandwiches are so big that half gets saved for later.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHalf for later! Finally, a sandwich with a plot, a cliffhanger, and a fridge.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the deli is quietly running a meal-prep service, and you only pay once.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy plan is Saturday's half for Sunday's premiere. I'll even bring a friend and a folding chair.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMine goes wrong in the car. The saved half never reaches Sunday.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMine would be stolen from the office fridge by someone I trusted.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock, your forecast, before the sandwich gets any more personal.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOperation Weekend. New York tomorrow is clear, high fifty-seven, low thirty-six, zero percent rain, and the wind is twenty-two kilometers an hour now.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistChicago is clear, high fifty-nine, low thirty-seven, zero rain. Los Angeles is cloudy, high eighty-eight, low sixty-four, one percent rain.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMiami is the hot zone: rain tomorrow, high eighty-one, low seventy-three, sixty-five percent chance. Pack accordingly.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-five percent!
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