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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts) Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:49 PM Nov 2015

Is a hotdog a sandwich? [View all]

There seems to be a debate about this.

Sandwich:
1.
an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with meat, cheese, or other filling between them, eaten as a light meal.

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	Yes
	15 (60%)
	No
	8 (32%)
	Other
	1 (4%)
	I'm too tired to make a wiener joke
	1 (4%)
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Is a hotdog a sandwich? [View all] NightWatcher Nov 2015 OP

No. The hotdog bun is one piece of bread. NutmegYankee Nov 2015 #1

Then a sub Fla_Democrat Nov 2015 #2

It's called a grinder in my parts Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #14

It's a hero here - (don't ask me why) nt LiberalElite Nov 2015 #22

In PA, where I went to school it was Hoagie. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #25

Hoagie in Philly & Lehigh Valley Freddie Nov 2015 #47

Was in Cresson near Altoona toward Pittsburgh. The most unique thing to me was Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #75

You have to be a hero to be able to eat a sandwich that big jmowreader Nov 2015 #80

A grinder in your parts, you say? jberryhill Nov 2015 #55

I thought a sub uses a loaf cut completely in half. A Hoagie & Grinder cut in a V-shape. nt TheBlackAdder Nov 2015 #54

I sometimes put two hotdogs in between two slices of bread if I don't have hot dog buns on hand. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #5

I use tortillas. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #21

yes...poor man's hot dog buns - my mom served us those ! :) Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #26

i just roll a slice of bread around it d_r Nov 2015 #56

But it's not a PROPER hot dog hifiguy Nov 2015 #3

Mustard? ugh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #6

Nice addition of L0onix's running bug. hifiguy Nov 2015 #7

It seems to be multiplying. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #8

Just added it to my sig line! hifiguy Nov 2015 #19

where'd you get the running bug? I always wondered about LiberalElite Nov 2015 #23

Right click on the bug and click copy url. hifiguy Nov 2015 #27

When I right click I get LiberalElite Nov 2015 #30

Image location is the one to click. hifiguy Nov 2015 #37

. LiberalElite Nov 2015 #38

Hey - where do I get a bug? leveymg Nov 2015 #45

right click on the bug - then LiberalElite Nov 2015 #49

Thanx. Now how do I get rid of it? leveymg Nov 2015 #51

You all are bugging me underpants Nov 2015 #41

. LiberalElite Nov 2015 #50

Kosher dogs are meh MattBaggins Nov 2015 #9

totally agree - and quality ones hard to find where I live - thank god for Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #16

Boars Head owners are Democrats? LiberalElite Nov 2015 #24

yes...started in Brooklyn - now HQ in Repuke Sarasota though. Like Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #73

Upstate NY we have Hoffmans MattBaggins Nov 2015 #68

I think ketchup on a hotdog is a mortal sin Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #28

Absolutely agree. nt LiberalElite Nov 2015 #31

Eeyup. The overt sweetness of most ketchup hifiguy Nov 2015 #35

The perfect hot dog! DemocraticWing Nov 2015 #71

I had not considered this before. Wilms Nov 2015 #4

Next thing you know, we'll be asked whether a tomato Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #11

That has a definitive answer. Chan790 Nov 2015 #17

I think the official ruling was Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #18

Somehow they never are in a fruit salad - LiberalElite Nov 2015 #33

Tomato is a fruit, but according to Reagan, ketchup is a veggie... MerryBlooms Nov 2015 #29

A hamburger meets that defintion also Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #10

They both are AngryAmish Nov 2015 #12

I will try bottomofthehill Nov 2015 #69

Once I put a snow globe in the microwave & pushed "hot dog" FSogol Nov 2015 #13

I love that cartoon. Who does it? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2015 #62

It is a cartoon called "Cul De Sac" by Richard Thompson FSogol Nov 2015 #72

I voted no. What if we ate a hot dog or two w/o a bun? CTyankee Nov 2015 #15

I think eating them without a bun is mandatory on Weight Watchers - LiberalElite Nov 2015 #36

Yes, but a Chicago Dog with the works is also a meal. HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #20

No, it's a hot dog. Whatsa matta you? Iggo Nov 2015 #32

If it is on a bun Kalidurga Nov 2015 #34

No. A hotdog is a single split bun. MerryBlooms Nov 2015 #39

On a bun, Yes. Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #40

Absolutely Not! paul ofnoclique Nov 2015 #42

So a BLT isn't a sandwich? Fried bologna sandwich? underpants Nov 2015 #44

shrimp poboy? meatball sub? frilled meatloaf sandwhich? pulled pork sandwhich? d_r Nov 2015 #57

Philly cheesesteak? underpants Nov 2015 #58

right? d_r Nov 2015 #59

Most people do not eat bacon lettuce and tomato as a lettuce wrap bottomofthehill Nov 2015 #70

Campaign 2008 true story underpants Nov 2015 #43

that's hysterical ! love it. nt Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #46

I can't deal with peanut butter (or jelly, but mostly peanut butter) in most of it's forms, immoderate Nov 2015 #52

It depends what's on it Oneironaut Nov 2015 #48

Is a hotdog food? kwassa Nov 2015 #53

Yes, for the same reason a taco is jberryhill Nov 2015 #60

Why is this debate all over social media? bigwillq Nov 2015 #61

I thought it was quite silly, so I put it here to see if it had legs NightWatcher Nov 2015 #64

Is a gyros a sandwich? How about a falafel? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2015 #63

Interesting thing: outside of the US, "hotdog" and "hamburger" refer to the type of bun Recursion Nov 2015 #65

Very unhealthy LeatherSofa Nov 2015 #66

Living Words: Meaning Underdetermination and the Dynamic Lexicon OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #67

I Saw The Van Pelt Bit On This ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #74

Sui Generis, unique unto itself. no_hypocrisy Nov 2015 #76

It can be served as a sandwich-like entree. MADem Nov 2015 #77

When I found out what was in a hot dog...... DFW Nov 2015 #78

*I* think so. Meat between two pieces of bread constitutes a sandwich... BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #79

No! No! No! Geometry! femmedem Nov 2015 #81