Unpopular opinions (non road related)

[formulanone]

Between this and the Chuck Norris threads, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's 2012 again.

[ClassicHasClass]

A sandwich has two disconnected pieces of bread.

My wife and I argue over whether a burger is a subtype of a sandwich. She takes the position it is not. I take the position it is, and also the position that she is wrong, which also causes me to take the position of sleeping on the floor.

[Scott5114]

A sandwich has two disconnected pieces of bread.

My wife and I argue over whether a burger is a subtype of a sandwich. She takes the position it is not. I take the position it is, and also the position that she is wrong, which also causes me to take the position of sleeping on the floor.

Burger King takes the position that burgers are sandwiches. If the decree of the Burger King isn't good enough for her, I don't know what would be.

[kphoger]

What possible argument is there that a hamburger is NOT a type of sandwich?  You put meat between two slices of bread:  that's about as sandwichy as it gets, isn't it?

[formulanone]

A sandwich has two disconnected pieces of bread.

My wife and I argue over whether a burger is a subtype of a sandwich. She takes the position it is not. I take the position it is, and also the position that she is wrong, which also causes me to take the position of sleeping on the floor.

Burger King takes the position that burgers are sandwiches. If the decree of the Burger King isn't good enough for her, I don't know what would be.

I guess that's a decree. Or the seat of power rests with a powerful lawyer in Mattoon, Illinois who has a lot more sway over public opinion.

[LilianaUwU]

I'm more inclined to say a hot dog is a taco because of its shape.

A hamburger is 100% a sandwich, but it has enough variations to be its own subtype of sandwich.

[kphoger]

I don't see how anything can be a taco if it isn't made out of a tortilla.  Isn't the tortilla part of the definition of 'taco'?

A tortilla is a type of bread, but bread is not a type of tortilla.

[GaryV]

If a hard-shell taco cracks in half, does that make it a sandwich?

[ClassicHasClass]

A sandwich has two disconnected pieces of bread.

My wife and I argue over whether a burger is a subtype of a sandwich. She takes the position it is not. I take the position it is, and also the position that she is wrong, which also causes me to take the position of sleeping on the floor.

Burger King takes the position that burgers are sandwiches. If the decree of the Burger King isn't good enough for her, I don't know what would be.

Ah, see, that explains it. She's Australian, so she'll only listen to Hungry Jack's. I'm only a half-breed, so I'll listen to anyone who agrees with me.

[Scott5114]

A sandwich has two disconnected pieces of bread.

My wife and I argue over whether a burger is a subtype of a sandwich. She takes the position it is not. I take the position it is, and also the position that she is wrong, which also causes me to take the position of sleeping on the floor.

Burger King takes the position that burgers are sandwiches. If the decree of the Burger King isn't good enough for her, I don't know what would be.

Ah, see, that explains it. She's Australian, so she'll only listen to Hungry Jack's. I'm only a half-breed, so I'll listen to anyone who agrees with me.

I've never understood the logic behind the name "Hungry Jack's". A guy who claims to be hungry despite owning many burgers is trying to get you to buy said burgers off of him. Seems suspicious.

[kphoger]

If a hard-shell taco cracks in half, does that make it a sandwich?

I think it becomes a salad.

[jgb191]

Is a fish sandwich still technically a sandwich?

[Scott5114]

Is a fish sandwich still technically a sandwich?

Why wouldn't it be? You can have a sandwich with no meat at all; a grilled cheese sandwich and a PB&J is still a sandwich. Chicken and turkey sandwiches are a thing so sandwiches can have meat too, and it's not limited to poultry, since I think everyone would say a BLT is a sandwich.

[kphoger]

Is a fish sandwich still technically a sandwich?

Still?  Did it use to be, but something changed recently?

Chicken and turkey sandwiches are a thing so sandwiches can have meat too, and it's not limited to poultry, since I think everyone would say a BLT is a sandwich.

Both the Dutch precursor to the sandwich—what we today would call an open-faced sandwich—and also what the 4th Earl of Sandwich was reported to enjoy were typically made with roast beef.  However, ham sandwiches are attested at least as far back as the mid-19th Century.

You can have a sandwich with no meat at all; a grilled cheese sandwich and a PB&J is still a sandwich.

Indeed, the grilled cheese goes back nearly as far.  Here is a recipe from a book published in 1861:



My point, though, in saying that "meat between two slices of bread" is "about as sandwichy as it gets" is that the original sandwich as reportedly eaten by the Earl had meat as its filling.

[jgb191]

Is a fish sandwich still technically a sandwich?

Why wouldn't it be? You can have a sandwich with no meat at all; a grilled cheese sandwich and a PB&J is still a sandwich. Chicken and turkey sandwiches are a thing so sandwiches can have meat too, and it's not limited to poultry, since I think everyone would say a BLT is a sandwich.

With all these technicalities in the posts before mine, I just wanted to make sure.  Besides I was being facetious. 

[NWI_Irish96]

Grover Cleveland was not the 22nd and 24th President. He was the 22nd President. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President, and then the 22nd President resumed the office.

Fast-forwarding, that makes Obama the 43rd President, Trump the 44th President, and Biden the 45th President, with the 44th President resuming the office after Biden.

The next President will be the 46th President (it's safe to assume that Biden will not resume the office).

[Beltway]

What possible argument is there that a hamburger is NOT a type of sandwich?  You put meat between two slices of bread:  that's about as sandwichy as it gets, isn't it?

How about a ketchup sandwich? A family member made them, two slices of toast buttered and with a layer of ketchup between.

Is that a sandwich? He thought they were.

[Beltway]

Grover Cleveland was not the 22nd and 24th President. He was the 22nd President. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President, and then the 22nd President resumed the office.
Fast-forwarding, that makes Obama the 43rd President, Trump the 44th President, and Biden the 45th President, with the 44th President resuming the office after Biden.
The next President will be the 46th President (it's safe to assume that Biden will not resume the office).

Just a small factual note on the presidential numbering, since it comes up a lot. The official system counts terms, not individuals. Grover Cleveland's two non‑consecutive terms are each numbered separately in all federal records (National Archives, Library of Congress, White House listings). That's why he's officially both the 22nd and 24th President.

[wanderer2575]

For what it's worth, a Massachusetts court ruled in 2006 that a burrito is not a sandwich.  However, the ruling does leave the "single slice of bread" test up in the air.

[JayhawkCO]

What possible argument is there that a hamburger is NOT a type of sandwich?  You put meat between two slices of bread:  that's about as sandwichy as it gets, isn't it?

How about a ketchup sandwich? A family member made them, two slices of toast buttered and with a layer of ketchup between.

Is that a sandwich? He thought they were.

Similar to grilled cheese sandwich.

[Beltway]

How about a ketchup sandwich? A family member made them, two slices of toast buttered and with a layer of ketchup between.
Is that a sandwich? He thought they were.

Similar to grilled cheese sandwich.

Good point -- but at least cheese is protein.

[NWI_Irish96]

Grover Cleveland was not the 22nd and 24th President. He was the 22nd President. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President, and then the 22nd President resumed the office.
Fast-forwarding, that makes Obama the 43rd President, Trump the 44th President, and Biden the 45th President, with the 44th President resuming the office after Biden.
The next President will be the 46th President (it's safe to assume that Biden will not resume the office).

Just a small factual note on the presidential numbering, since it comes up a lot. The official system counts terms, not individuals. Grover Cleveland's two non‑consecutive terms are each numbered separately in all federal records (National Archives, Library of Congress, White House listings). That's why he's officially both the 22nd and 24th President.

Just because it's the official system doesn't mean that it isn't wrong. There have been 45 Presidents, not 47.

[Beltway]

Grover Cleveland was not the 22nd and 24th President. He was the 22nd President. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President, and then the 22nd President resumed the office.
Fast-forwarding, that makes Obama the 43rd President, Trump the 44th President, and Biden the 45th President, with the 44th President resuming the office after Biden.
The next President will be the 46th President (it's safe to assume that Biden will not resume the office).

Just a small factual note on the presidential numbering, since it comes up a lot. The official system counts terms, not individuals. Grover Cleveland's two non‑consecutive terms are each numbered separately in all federal records (National Archives, Library of Congress, White House listings). That's why he's officially both the 22nd and 24th President.

Just because it's the official system doesn't mean that it isn't wrong. There have been 45 Presidents, not 47.

Correct -- 45 presidents, and 47 presidential administrations.

[Scott5114]

It is a little odd that for consecutive terms the number doesn't change, but for non-consecutive terms they do.

It is a little more odd that Doctor Who apparently works the same way.

[bugo]

Grover Cleveland was not the 22nd and 24th President. He was the 22nd President. Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President, and then the 22nd President resumed the office.

Fast-forwarding, that makes Obama the 43rd President, Trump the 44th President, and Biden the 45th President, with the 44th President resuming the office after Biden.

The next President will be the 46th President (it's safe to assume that Biden will not resume the office).

If the current guy somehow gets the Constitution nullified and runs again, it won't be safe to assume that Obama will not resume the office.