Posted on 08/01/2015 7:54:59 AM PDT by JoeProBono
HARRISBURG, Pa., - Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has become the latest high-profile personality to weigh in on the debate over whether a hot dog qualifies as a sandwich.
Rendell was asked by an interviewer to weigh in on the subject, which has recently become a topic of heated Internet debate, and he came out in favor of giving sandwich status to hot dogs.
"It's got bread," Rendell told WPHT-AM. "Would you put a hoagie in the sandwich category? What I would think is the hot dog, the cheese steak, the hoagie, they're in the elite sandwich category...If you eat a hot dog without the bun, it's not a sandwich, obviously. But if you use the bun, I think that it's just a different type of sandwich, but it's still a sandwich. The bread to me would be the key."
Rendell's sentiments echoed those of comedian Hannibal Buress.
"A hot dog is a sandwich if you really think about it. It's bread, it's meat, it's toppings. It's just a different approach to the sandwich. It's not a sandwich like, classically, but it's a sandwich in spirit and it has all of the things a sandwich would have," Buress told Esquire.
Sports stars from the NFL and Major League Baseball have also weighed in on the question.
The Chicago Cubs' official Twitter account took a firm stance against labeling hot dogs as sandwiches.
Oh’ noes....now you have done it...
We definitely need Congressional imput and oversight to resolve this very complex issue...
The future of our republic depends on the answer...
This is almost as important as the great toilet paper debate...which way do you put the roll of TP on the roller... Up or down....
Care to weigh in on the debate?
What Is A Sandwich? The NY State Dept. Of Taxation [Hotdog is a sandwich]
They were going to run an expose on Planned Parenthood, but a federal judge ordered them to go with this item instead.
The government should do a study.
Hot Dogs, tacos even egg-rolls fit the general definition of a sandwich, IMHO.
Hopefully, this will come up during the “debates” and will become a major issue during the 2016 elections.
If Bruce Jenner dresses up as a female, changes his name and eats a hot dog, is it still a sandwich?
UPI
Bad boy!
A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich
A 1973 young adult novel by Alice Childress. The 1978 movie moved the action to Los Angeles.
Synopsis of the book: Benjie is a 13-year-old, living in the urban ghetto of the 1970s, who succumbs to the allure of heroin. Encouraged by his friends, Benjie gets hooked on the dangerous monster that is slowly dictating his life. Everyone is urging him to stop but he cannot, as he is addicted to the drug. He disdains his counselors and teachers. After a final confrontation with his stepfather, he promises to quit.
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