"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Sky said...
>
>> notbob wrote:
>>>
>>> What qualifies? I say such things as diverse as a taco, a bagel w/
>>> cream cheese and lox, a hot dog, etc. You? Gyro? PB&J? What?
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> I think the 'key' feature would be 'finger food'??? I mean, easily held
>> with a little mess as possible. Something along that line. "Diggles"
>> is what my grandmother would call finger food Just 'dig' in --
>> hehehe.
>>
>> Sky

Finger food = hors doovers; pigs n' blanklets.

> Imho, a sandwich should be defined as anything between two slices of bread

What about open faced sammiches... like roast holiday turkey on white toast,
topped with dressing and flooded with gravy? Does pizza qualify as an open
faced sandwich, I think yes more than it qualifies as a pie.

> (square or round) with "all sides potential of contents ooze." Anything
> bread with a "backbone" is not.
>
> Sandwich: Bagel, BLT, hamburger, panini
> Not-a-Sandwich: Hotdog, cheesesteak, meatball sub, gyro, taco, wrap

How can those not be sandwiches, they epitomize the sandwich, taco means
sandwich.

> I disagree about the constraint that a sandwich shouldn't be messy.
>
>
A sandwich is never messy, only sandwich eaters are messy.

Decided by the Manwich!