It’s Not a Sandwich
According to our four-point test, cheeseburgers and Oreos qualify as sandwiches. Hot dogs, however, <em>very much do not</em>.
Every once in a while, with a regularity that is both astounding and reassuring, Americans will gather together to raise their voices, lock their eyes, and engage in a passionate, high-stakes debate about one of the grand questions of our time. Is a hot dog a sandwich?
You really can argue it both ways, which is of course what gives the debate so much, er, meat. On the one hand, hot dogs,, which might suggest that the matter, ongoing debates notwithstanding, has already been settled.
