@CaptAmehrican Objection: where’s the sliced meat requirement come from? What about tuna salad? Hell, consider egg salad, there’s no meat at all. Or a grilled cheese sandwich? Meatball sub?
Also, at Christmas when i take a roll and put some ham in the middle of it, that’s a sandwich. A bun is just a roll that’s been cut in half before it was put in the package. A sandwich on a croissant, the same.
@CaptAmehrican It’s between two pieces of bread in middle of a roll as a steak sandwich or a hoagie/sub/grinder/whatever and there are no arguments about those being sandwiches.
@awk If it is melted perhaps… in the household I grew up in we called melted ice cream in a bowl ice cream soup, if we added milk it was then a milk shake instead of ice cream soup in a glass.
@sjk3 According to Merriam Webster, yes. As is an open faced sandwich, which can be in the form of SOS (shit on a shingle).
“Definition of sandwich
1
a : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
b : one slice of bread covered with food”
@zachdecker Although you can get every kind of taco or burrito known to man here, you can’t get a real Chicago dog. Chains like Sonic sell a sad shadow of a Chicago dog, but they use regular relish which just ruins it.
@moondrake So is that flourescent green stuff the ‘right’ relish? The gas station/convenience store near work sells a chicago dog that has that bright green relish on it. They make faces at me when I say ketchup, no radioactive relish.
@duodec I prefer dill relish, but even that might be crossing the line. You’re lucky they’ll even sell you a dog with ketchup. I know places that would just toss you a packet with a sneer.
@duodec Yes, exactly. I can’t speak the the specific one you are buying, but a proper Chicago dog has this improbably green relish that tastes different than any other relish I’ve ever had. Give it a try.
No, and I have proof.
Step 1: Go to your local Cafe named bla bla Sandwich.
Step 2: Ask if soup is included with sandwich
Step 3: if answer is yes order the "hotdog sandwich"
Step 4: Get told "Soup is not included with hotdog"
If they have the name Sandwich in their business they get to make Sandwich type rules.
Just remember it is not too late to change your answer.
@narfcake I was debating with someone over the difference between a salamander and a newt. We came to the consensus that if you get turned into a newt, you can get better, but not if you get turned into a salamander.
According to the official rules of the Sandwich Game, a sandwich must, at minimum, consist of a bread product, a protein, and a bread product. In the still-conjoined bun configuration, a hotdog is not a sandwich. However, if/when the bun segments fully split into separate pieces, the hotdog becomes a sandwich, and may thereafter be punched.
@f00l I’ve enjoyed many a proteinless sandwich, and would argue that a still-conjoined-bun hotdog qualifies as an open-faced sandwich. I’m merely referring to the rules of the Sandwich Game as a potentially unbiased reference point. I’ve been called in to settle many a disputed sandwich punch, so therefore have a fairly solid handle on what qualifies as a sandwich in the game.
Example: “Earl” placed a third slice of bread atop his turkey sandwich, left it unattended on his plate, and a blurry fist streaked from behind, crushing his lunch with a resounding slam. Earl argued that “Kevin” had in fact punched an empty decoy sandwich he’d placed atop his open-faced turkey sandwich.
A visual inspection of the remains determined that no condiments had been applied to the bread layer above the sandwich filling, and so the judges reluctantly ruled in favor of Earl, who proceeded to take his free kick at Kevin’s hindquarters.
Like some kind of annoying math rule, the additional layer of bread had canceled out the fully qualified sandwich below it. Clever Earl…
@Mehsturbator So glad you asked, Mehsturbator! The Sandwich Game - aka The Sandwich Punching Game, Sandwich Punch, and That Stupid Punching Sandwiches Game You Guys Play," is an open-ended, tit-for-tat competition game in which participants venture to unexpectedly punch other players’ sandwiches. The rules of the game are as follows:
1. A sandwich, at its most fundamental level, consists of a vertically stacked carb, protein (or edible non-carb, in some cases, but condiments don’t count), and carb. The carbs can be touching, but must not be attached.
2. To qualify for punching, a sandwich must be left “unattended.” An unattended sandwich is a sandwich not held in one’s hands, mouth, prosthetic limb, etc., and resting untouched upon a non-human surface, be it a plate, table, bench, etc. A sandwich under construction in a cafeteria line, or being carried to a table on a tray is still an “attended” sandwich. When tray meets table, however… game on.
3. An unattended sandwich can be “guarded” by a contextually non-sandwich-related instrument placed conspicuously upon the uppermost carb layer, such as a fork, French fry, or napkin. A prospective puncher may not remove the guarding instrument, which, for all intents and purposes renders the sandwich as “attended.”
4. Punching a sandwich which proves to be attended is a “Foul Punch,” and calls for the punchee to deliver a single, non-crippling kick to the punchers butt. Likewise, for the punching of a non-sandwich, decoy sandwich, or sandwich belonging to a non-participant in the Sandwich Game. Alternatively, a Foul Punch can be avenged by all participants delivering a single punch each to the Foul Puncher’s sandwich. This would be instead of a butt kick, not in addition to.
5. A legally punched sandwich must be eaten.
6. Punch legality disputes will be settled by one or more unbiased judges. Judges should be Sandwich Game veterans, or in possession of these official Sandwich Game rules.
7. Legal participants in the Sandwich Game are any human beings who know the rules of the Sandwich Game, and any rule-ignorant, eager beavers who decide to punch a sandwich, legally or otherwise. Welcome to the Sandwich Game.
Edit: Note - a non-participant has to ASK what the rules are before being told the rules. However, anyone else present and listening to the rules also become official participants.
A Dozen Reasons Why the Terms Hot Dog and Sandwich Are Not Interchangeable
If you were watching a great athlete showing off during a game, you don’t call him a sandwich.
Does ESPN broadcast sandwich eating contests?
Imagine being at the ballpark with the organ playing, the crowd cheering and a vendor walking through the stands saying “Sandwich, get your sandwich here!”
Dirty Harry would not have sounded nearly as ominous if he said, “Never ever put mayo on a sandwich.” But when he said, “Never ever put ketchup on a hot dog,” people sat up and listened.
Marlene Dietrich didn’t say that champagne and sandwiches were her favorite foods; it was champagne and hot dogs she loved.
You wouldn’t get arrested for putting ketchup on a sandwich in Chicago.
There are never any myths or mystique about what’s in a sandwich.
No one ever sang about wishing they were a sandwich.
You don’t go to the ballpark and see racing sandwiches.
Babe Ruth wasn’t sent to the hospital and rumored to be dead because he ate too many sandwiches,
There was never an organized campaign for a sandwich emoji.
If you won the lottery, would you say “Sand wich!” No, you’d say, “hot dog!”
Yes
No
@dave
You’re very binary today. Allergies?
(Star your vote.)
@dave What a cheap ploy to get more stars on your profile page. You should be ashamed
Prize for the right answer? (I’m talking to you, @CaptAmehrican).
/image coney island hotdog
@Barney now i’m hungry.
@carl669 Me too. Sonic has their Chili Cheese Coney hot dogs on sale. Hmm…
@Barney The average hot dog (in a bun) is a sandwich. What you’re showing there is a feast.
@PocketBrain Yeah… Ain’t it wonnerful?
Maybe
Of course this is an opinion survey, so there’s not right or wrong answer.
But if you answer “no,” you’re wrong.
It’s something served between/in bread, it’s totally a sandwich. Pita pockets are also sandwiches.
The real question is…
Is a burrito a sandwich?
@Thumperchick by that definition, I believe it is. Tortillas are bread.
@Thumperchick Dammit, you just made my head hurt.
@Thumperchick what if it’s a spinach tortilla, does that count as bread?
@metageist Spinach fettuccine is still pasta, so…
@djslack So are soft shell Tacos???
@caffeine_dude Yep. Quesadillas too.
@Thumperchick Is a loaf of sliced bread a sandwich?
@dave it is… a bread sandwich?
@Thumperchick @dave The perfect sandwich! I’ll take rye and rye and rye and rye and rye and rye and rye on rye, please!
@Thumperchick
No a corndog is a burrito.
Not between two peices of bread in middle of roll. Not sliced meat but instead a tube of meat
@CaptAmehrican Objection: where’s the sliced meat requirement come from? What about tuna salad? Hell, consider egg salad, there’s no meat at all. Or a grilled cheese sandwich? Meatball sub?
Also, at Christmas when i take a roll and put some ham in the middle of it, that’s a sandwich. A bun is just a roll that’s been cut in half before it was put in the package. A sandwich on a croissant, the same.
@CaptAmehrican
Where’s my prize?
@CaptAmehrican It’s between two pieces of bread in middle of a roll as a steak sandwich or a hoagie/sub/grinder/whatever and there are no arguments about those being sandwiches.
@Barney
@hems79 Hahahaha. Aww…
@CaptAmehrican I’ve found out you are the only sane one here.
@Ignorant Someone is sane here?
/giphy off with her head
@Barney
You already won @Hollboll in the dance contest, and then you weren’t even sure you wanted her.
What do you want next? @snapster?
@f00l I want it all! But no, not @snapster. He scares me.
@f00l
Doesn’t this scare you?
@Barney
Way cute. Better in strong purple tho.
@f00l Cute? This is what nightmares are made of.
@Barney
I bet Lady and @snapster would make friends.
@f00l Lady bites.
@f00l It looks like paper bag @snapster bites.
I voted yes. I shall ask friends tomorrow to see what they say as well.
My answer to this age-old question is, has been, and will always be…
Who gives a fuck.
define sandwich.
@Pantheist
example:
@Pantheist @barney already did. Read above for her post.
yes. and cereal is soup.
@carl669
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-breakfast-cereal-a-soup
56% yes
44% no
It seems the majority of people are dummies.
@carl669 But is Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream a soup? I SAY YES!
@awk If it is melted perhaps… in the household I grew up in we called melted ice cream in a bowl ice cream soup, if we added milk it was then a milk shake instead of ice cream soup in a glass.
Yes.
Yes, of course it is. Don’t be silly!
You got meat between bread with condiments. That is the definition of a sandwich.
@sjk3 According to Merriam Webster, yes. As is an open faced sandwich, which can be in the form of SOS (shit on a shingle).
“Definition of sandwich
1
a : two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
b : one slice of bread covered with food”
@sjk3
/image “cucumber sandwich”
Yes, and now I know what I am having for lunch.
@zachdecker Mmmmm, Portillo’s
@zachdecker guess i know what i’m having for lunch as well.
@zachdecker Although you can get every kind of taco or burrito known to man here, you can’t get a real Chicago dog. Chains like Sonic sell a sad shadow of a Chicago dog, but they use regular relish which just ruins it.
@zachdecker where’s the ketchup?
@duodec AAACK! The tomato is bad enough
/giphy no soup for you
@moondrake So is that flourescent green stuff the ‘right’ relish? The gas station/convenience store near work sells a chicago dog that has that bright green relish on it. They make faces at me when I say ketchup, no radioactive relish.
@duodec I prefer dill relish, but even that might be crossing the line. You’re lucky they’ll even sell you a dog with ketchup. I know places that would just toss you a packet with a sneer.
@duodec Yes, exactly. I can’t speak the the specific one you are buying, but a proper Chicago dog has this improbably green relish that tastes different than any other relish I’ve ever had. Give it a try.
No its a weiner
@cranky1950
Cranky?
@f00l No, just saying.
@f00l He’s cranky.
@cranky1950 You’re cranky.
No, and I have proof.
Step 1: Go to your local Cafe named bla bla Sandwich.
Step 2: Ask if soup is included with sandwich
Step 3: if answer is yes order the "hotdog sandwich"
Step 4: Get told "Soup is not included with hotdog"
If they have the name Sandwich in their business they get to make Sandwich type rules.
Just remember it is not too late to change your answer.
A hot dog is not a sandwich. This is settled law in the court of Judge John Hodgman. Miriam Webster is wrong.
@SSteve - what was his reasoning?
@Kidsandliz https://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/the-case-against-hot-dogs-as-sandwiches
@Kidsandliz
Salt, pepper, spicy mustard, sauerkraut, jalapeños.
A hotdog is a pizza. And also a burger.
@jmoor783 But is pizza a sandwich? Technically it’s toppings on bread.
@jmoor783 That is one confused food product.
@pitamuffin Yes. A pizza is also a taco, because I said so.
@jmoor783 I can’t live in this world anymore.
@Lotsofgoats
Just relinquish your consciousness. You’ll be fine.
@jmoor783
Americans have contributed so much to fine cuisine.
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/yummy-coexist
@jmoor783 Weird baader-meinhof coincidence, I just learned about Dr .Oetker Pizzas earlier this week. The founder was a nazi!
So anyway what I’m saying is hotdog-pizza-burgers are just nazi propaganda
A Hotdog is All And Everything.
Therefore it is a Sandwich.
Threrefore it is Not A Sandwich.
@f00l One with Everything
@djslack
When I tell a hotdog it needs to change (from catsup to spicy mustard), it becomes unenlightened.
@f00l The UnSandwich!
Shrodingers hotdog sandwich. A hotdog can be a sandwich and not a sandwich.
@accelerator only in your stomach.
@cranky1950
@accelerator
No. It can be both in every possible universe.
Because every possible universe is also a stomach.
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/shes-a-wich
@narfcake I was debating with someone over the difference between a salamander and a newt. We came to the consensus that if you get turned into a newt, you can get better, but not if you get turned into a salamander.
@Mehsturbator
What does the Harry Potter universe say on that topic?
Also while I’m busy shilling for shirt.woot, @matthew will thank you if you buy this one:
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/weiner-and-still-champion
According to the official rules of the Sandwich Game, a sandwich must, at minimum, consist of a bread product, a protein, and a bread product. In the still-conjoined bun configuration, a hotdog is not a sandwich. However, if/when the bun segments fully split into separate pieces, the hotdog becomes a sandwich, and may thereafter be punched.
@jestersheister
You never had a jelly sandwich (no peanut butter)? Or a potato chip sandwich?
I dispute the “protein” part. Substitute “filling”.
Also, consider
/image “open faced sandwich”
@f00l I’ve enjoyed many a proteinless sandwich, and would argue that a still-conjoined-bun hotdog qualifies as an open-faced sandwich. I’m merely referring to the rules of the Sandwich Game as a potentially unbiased reference point. I’ve been called in to settle many a disputed sandwich punch, so therefore have a fairly solid handle on what qualifies as a sandwich in the game.
Example: “Earl” placed a third slice of bread atop his turkey sandwich, left it unattended on his plate, and a blurry fist streaked from behind, crushing his lunch with a resounding slam. Earl argued that “Kevin” had in fact punched an empty decoy sandwich he’d placed atop his open-faced turkey sandwich.
A visual inspection of the remains determined that no condiments had been applied to the bread layer above the sandwich filling, and so the judges reluctantly ruled in favor of Earl, who proceeded to take his free kick at Kevin’s hindquarters.
Like some kind of annoying math rule, the additional layer of bread had canceled out the fully qualified sandwich below it. Clever Earl…
@jestersheister What is this Sandwich Game you speak of?
@jestersheister
You mean the Earl of Sandwich?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Sandwich#/search
The current Earl
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montagu,_11th_Earl_of_Sandwich
@Mehsturbator So glad you asked, Mehsturbator! The Sandwich Game - aka The Sandwich Punching Game, Sandwich Punch, and That Stupid Punching Sandwiches Game You Guys Play," is an open-ended, tit-for-tat competition game in which participants venture to unexpectedly punch other players’ sandwiches. The rules of the game are as follows:
1. A sandwich, at its most fundamental level, consists of a vertically stacked carb, protein (or edible non-carb, in some cases, but condiments don’t count), and carb. The carbs can be touching, but must not be attached.
2. To qualify for punching, a sandwich must be left “unattended.” An unattended sandwich is a sandwich not held in one’s hands, mouth, prosthetic limb, etc., and resting untouched upon a non-human surface, be it a plate, table, bench, etc. A sandwich under construction in a cafeteria line, or being carried to a table on a tray is still an “attended” sandwich. When tray meets table, however… game on.
3. An unattended sandwich can be “guarded” by a contextually non-sandwich-related instrument placed conspicuously upon the uppermost carb layer, such as a fork, French fry, or napkin. A prospective puncher may not remove the guarding instrument, which, for all intents and purposes renders the sandwich as “attended.”
4. Punching a sandwich which proves to be attended is a “Foul Punch,” and calls for the punchee to deliver a single, non-crippling kick to the punchers butt. Likewise, for the punching of a non-sandwich, decoy sandwich, or sandwich belonging to a non-participant in the Sandwich Game. Alternatively, a Foul Punch can be avenged by all participants delivering a single punch each to the Foul Puncher’s sandwich. This would be instead of a butt kick, not in addition to.
5. A legally punched sandwich must be eaten.
6. Punch legality disputes will be settled by one or more unbiased judges. Judges should be Sandwich Game veterans, or in possession of these official Sandwich Game rules.
7. Legal participants in the Sandwich Game are any human beings who know the rules of the Sandwich Game, and any rule-ignorant, eager beavers who decide to punch a sandwich, legally or otherwise. Welcome to the Sandwich Game.
Edit: Note - a non-participant has to ASK what the rules are before being told the rules. However, anyone else present and listening to the rules also become official participants.
It’s meat between bread, so yeah.
@PocketBrain So a taco is a loose meat cheese burger with lettuce and tomato on unleavened bread?
Does meh not google? They have authorities for things like this (specifically the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council):
http://www.hot-dog.org/culture/hot-dog-sandwich
A Dozen Reasons Why the Terms Hot Dog and Sandwich Are Not Interchangeable