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“Dominance and submission” or “dom/sub” doesn’t mean that for every “subway” there must exist also a “domway,” but there are jokes. Some jokes involve the “Subway” chain of sandwich restaurants, suggesting that there should also be a “Domway.”

“Well subway is misleading anyway. They let you choose what you want. It should be called Domway” was posted on X/Twitter by Ember 🏳️‍⚧️ Miss Fire on June 2, 2011. “Tired of eating at Subway. When will they open a Domway, so they can tell me how to make their sandwich?” was posted on X/Twitter by Gabby Hayes on November 30, 2012. “subway??? no man this is domway. we tell you how you want your sandwich and u shut up and eat it” was posted on Tumblr by buttermilkqueen on June 14, 2013 and this received over 228,000 notes. “At Subway, they make the sandwich how you tell them. At Domway they tell you how you’re gonna get it” was posted on X/Twitter by KwaiDan on November 12, 2014. “Subway should create a subsidiary called Domway where they tell you what kind of sandwich you’re going to eat” was posted on X/Twitter by Capuletta on August 16, 2017.

“Eat Fresh” is a slogan of Subway restaurants. “Subway. Eat fresh! Domway. You’ll eat however the fuck we tell you!” was posted on X/Twitter by Bowling ball bag Bob on June 4, 2013. “Subway: ‘Eat fresh.’ Domway: ‘Eat fresh, you bad little boy’” was posted on X/Twitter by Caleb Salinas on August 15, 2018. “Subway: Eat fresh! Domway: Don’t get fresh with me!” was posted on Bluesky by winter! on August 19, 2024.

“Underground trains are subways Elevated trains are domways” was posted on X/Twitter by “mr. follow-through” on August 17, 2018. “When the subway is above ground, is it called the domway?” was posted on X/Twitter by Evan Howard on August 30, 2019. “If an an underground train is a Subway than we should call elevated trains the Domway” was posted on X/Twitter by Khalid “Eternal” Al-Afaleq-Nigh on December 16, 2020. “If underground trains are called subways, are above ground trains called domways?” was posted on X/Twitter by St. limewire on June 9, 2024.

“the existence of subway implies the existence of domway” was posted on X/Twitter by chef ty 🐀 on June 8, 2019. “Subway implies the existence of a domway” was posted on X/Twitter by Abam on July 12, 2019. “subway implies the existence of domway” was posted on X/Twitter by em! on October 21, 2019. “Subway implies the existence of Domway” was posted on X/Twitter by Karen From Finance on November 12, 2019. “Subways imply the existence of Domways” was posted on X/Twitter by Bodos on May 24, 2020..

“subway domway switchway” was posted on X/Twitter by maullarmaullar ☄️ on November 5, 2019. “if there’s a subway is there a domway and a versway too?” was posted on X/Twitter by Seal on May 2, 2020. “subway implies the existence of both domway and switchway” was posted on X/Twitter by fka sids on September 6, 2020. “The name New York City Subway implies the existence of the New York City Domway and the New York City Versway” was posted on Bluesky by Chi Urbanist on December 20, 2023.

“The existence of the meatball sub implies that there is a meatball dom,” “I want to open a BDSM-themed sandwich shop called Dom’s Subs” and “Why are there no dominatrixes at sandwich shops?”/“Because they’re all subs” are related jokes.

Wikipedia: Dominance and submission
Dominance and submission (D/s) is a set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or lifestyle. It is a subset of BDSM. This form of sexual contact and pleasure has been shown to please a minority of people.

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Ember 🏳️‍⚧️ Miss Fire
@GreenieXIII
@bucktowntiger Well subway is misleading anyway. They let you choose what you want. It should be called Domway.
2:49 PM · Jun 2, 2011

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Gabby Hayes
@RealGabbyHayes
Tired of eating at Subway. When will they open a Domway, so they can tell me how to make their sandwich?
9:07 PM · Nov 30, 2012

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Mike Cecconi
@Cecconi140
At Subway, they make the sandwich however you want it. At Domway, though, you eat what THEY want you to eat or you get the whip.
10:32 AM · Jan 1, 2013

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Bowling ball bag Bob
@FunBobFatPants
Subway. Eat fresh! Domway. You’ll eat however the fuck we tell you!
9:44 PM · Jun 4, 2013 from Coffeyville, KS

Tumblr
June 14, 2013
buttermilkqueen:
subway??? no man this is domway. we tell you how you want your sandwich and u shut up and eat it.
228,591 notes

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Fatima Carabana
@StarStrike4155
buttermilkqueen: subway??? no man this is domway. we tell you how you want your sandwich and u shut up and… http://tmblr.co/ZadwZunIv2Ml
2:17 AM · Jun 14, 2013

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KwaiDan
@DanSmolinsky
@GailSimone At Subway, they make the sandwich how you tell them. At Domway they tell you how you’re gonna get it.
12:40 PM · Nov 12, 2014

X/Twitter
Capuletta
@CapulettaGaming
Subway should create a subsidiary called Domway where they tell you what kind of sandwich you’re going to eat.
1:06 PM · Aug 16, 2017

X/Twitter
Caleb Salinas
@calebrs95
Subway: “Eat fresh.”
Domway: “Eat fresh, you bad little boy.”
9:12 PM · Aug 15, 2018

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mr. follow-through
@symmetry_hater
Back to my regular civilian tweet game assholes! Ahem:
Underground trains are subways
Elevated trains are domways
Thank u
7:04 PM · Aug 17, 2018

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chef ty 🐀
@Please__Laugh
the existence of subway implies the existence of domway
7:06 PM · Jun 8, 2019

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Abam
@AdamBroud
Subway implies the existence of a domway
10:00 PM · Jul 12, 2019

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afterpardy🧃
@lookupbambi
the existence of subway implies that there’s a domway and i will stop at nothing to find it
2:18 AM · Aug 13, 2019

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kristin archive
@krisramjams
subway: *goes above ground*
me: hey this isn’t subway anymore… this is above way…
chance: this is domway
1:32 PM · Aug 28, 2019

X/Twitter
Evan Howard
@namastepoff
When the subway is above ground, is it called the domway?
3:28 PM · Aug 30, 2019

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em!
@goblinheaven
subway implies the existence of domway
9:37 PM · Oct 21, 2019

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maullarmaullar ☄️
@maullarmaullar
subway
domway
switchway
1:36 AM · Nov 5, 2019

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Karen From Finance
@BoredomDidIt
Subway implies the existence of Domway.
I’ll show myself out.
8:24 AM · Nov 12, 2019

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Seal
@MrSeal__
if there’s a subway is there a domway and a versway too?
2:37 PM · May 2, 2020

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Bodos.
@stealthbeggar
Subways imply the existence of Domways
12:38 AM · May 24, 2020

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cal-function
@smalredboy
instead of subway try domway, where they tell YOU what YOU’RE gonna eat
6:47 PM · Aug 25, 2020

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fka sids
@yungsids
subway implies the existence of both domway and switchway
3:07 PM · Sep 6, 2020

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ThreadsOfficial
@itszachagain
Fuck Subway. Let’s make a Domway where they tell you what sandwich to have. The tag line is “Yeah you like that?” I will not be taking any feedback. Thank you.
2:28 AM · Oct 27, 2020

X/Twitter
Khalid “Eternal” Al-Afaleq-Nigh
@Eternal0Star
If an an underground train is a Subway than we should call elevated trains the Domway.
Also Maglevs are now Power Bottoms.
11:51 PM · Dec 16, 2020

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BaronJ
@BaronJSaysWords
Subway implies the existence of Domway
11:19 PM · Dec 19, 2020

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Lemon Lord
@LemonLordIxquic
Subways imply the existence of Domways.
1:43 PM · Jun 4, 2021

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PharosRollsOnes
@PharosRollsOnes
Subways imply the existence of domways
4:29 PM · Jul 7, 2021

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Faith
@Wow_I_Exist
There’s Subway but what about Switchway or Domway? No representation here smh
6:22 PM · Jul 28, 2021

X/Twitter
Joke Bot
@HappyDaysDev
If Subway Exists…
...doesn’t that imply the existence of Switchway and Domway?
1:26 PM · Jun 15, 2022

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hi im aiban
@roebey
subways imply the existence of domways
1:47 PM · Sep 27, 2022

XTwitter
Chris DeLaire
@Stik_Chris
So, if a subway runs below the streets and the Detroit people mover runs above the streets, does that mean the people mover is a domway? 🤔
7:48 PM · Jan 4, 2023

Bluesky
Stu ~Bat Country~ Nugent
‪@thatsextoyguy.bsky.social‬
the existence of Subway implies the existence of Domway
8:56 AM · May 14, 2023

Bluesky
spook
‪@spook27.bsky.social‬
The existence of subways implies the existence of domways.
1:35 PM · Aug 1, 2023

Bluesky
trannus🏳️‍⚧️🔪aran (computerliebe arc)
‪@iswearima.top‬
subway implies the existence of Domway
3:50 PM · Aug 14, 2023

Bluesky
Bsky Kreuger
‪@lammatic.hellthread.vet‬
subway implies the existence of Domway
4:57 PM · Aug 22, 2023

Bluesky
Bramble | 🐏🥀 Dixie Ram
‪@brambleramb.bsky.social‬
Subways need their Domways.
9:43 PM · Dec 3, 2023

Bluesky
Chi Urbanist
‪@chiurbanist.bsky.social‬
The name New York City Subway implies the existence of the New York City Domway and the New York City Versway
4:59 PM · Dec 20, 2023

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🔞Bsky: potes
@PotesPony
If SubWay is where you pick the bread and toppings of your sandwich, would DomWay be a place where the worker chooses what you eat for you?
8:53 PM · May 29, 2024

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St. limewire
@donvicroy
If underground trains are called subways, are above ground trains called domways?
6:20 AM · Jun 9, 2024

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Lux 🍉
@LuxRazer1
What if instead of subway it was domway and instead of picking your toppings on the sandwich they very assertively told you what you’re getting
6:41 PM · Jun 13, 2024

Bluesky
winter!
‪@winty.live‬
Subway: Eat fresh!
Domway: Don’t get fresh with me!
10:13 AM · Aug 19, 2024

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HustleCrowes #1 Fan
@OneArmedWonder1
Subway implies the existence of Domway
5:32 PM · Feb 4, 2025

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Egg𖦹ྀ࿔*•
@KleptoAss
subway implies the existence of domway where the sandwich customizes you
11:15 AM · Feb 23, 2025

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Wish
@WolfDrinksTea
Subway implies the existence of Domway
6:47 PM · May 20, 2025

Bluesky
🔞 Auhrii, Misu & be33, partners in space crime
‪@nsfw.auhrii.dev‬
subways imply the existence of domways
11:55 AM · Aug 9, 2025

Bluesky
J. Andrew World should be drawing
‪@rightaboutnow2.bsky.social‬
Me: so in Queens subways are above ground.
Kid: So what you’re saying is that they’re Domways in Queens?
7:49 PM · Sep 8, 2025

X/Twitter
St. limewire
@donvicroy
If subways are underground, are above ground trains called domways?
12:57 AM · Dec 21, 2025

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Wonder Woman Comic
@iamwomancomic
New Yorkers enter and exit it because it’s called the subway not the domway. Goodnight.
11:20 PM · Feb 4, 2026

“Underground trains are subways. Elevated trains are domways”