Merriam-Webster said the hot dog is a sandwich, and people are furious
It's an age-old debate: is the hot dog — a meat tube resting in a partially-sealed bread pocket — a sandwich?
Would-be sandwich arbiter Merriam-Webster thinks so. And the Internet is not pleased.
It all started with this haughty tweet, which purported to celebrate all the sandwiches we'll eat over Memorial Day weekend.
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But Twitter saw Merriam-Webster's hidden agenda: to settle a debate that just isn't ready to be settled.
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Others brought other carb + meat combinations into the mix. What about a taco? A gyro? A quesadilla?
Must the meat lie horizontally? Must there be two separate slices of bread? Does the filling matter, or just the bread configuration?
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Will we ever know if a hot dog is really a sandwich? Maybe not — and maybe that's okay.
Maybe we should back away from each other very slowly, drive to the beach or a local park and enjoy our Memorial Day weekends.
But BTW, here is a Mashable poll with pretty clear results. Do with it what you will.
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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
