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In response to "The addition of bacon does not negate the underlying existence as a grilled cheese sandwich. -- nm" by ReluctantCynic

It fundamentally changes the nature of the thing, and the nomenclature should reflect that. -- nm

Posted by nubby Jan 17 '09, 19:04

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The nomenclature is sound -- it is a grilled cheese *and* bacon sandwich. - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 19:08 23
- Wouldn't it be a grilled cheese *with* bacon? - the wrong element, bad guy Jan 17, 19:59
- But the literature supports the position that meat supercedes embellishments, as in "ham and cheese" or "chicken salad". - nubby Jan 17, 19:12 8
  - You are simply bound by the strictures of the current worldview. - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 19:31 2
    - Kid, your *face* is epicurean. - nubby Jan 17, 19:42 1
      - Not only that ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 19:48
  - On the other hand, it's subject to change if the meat is just an embellishment on the dish, rather than a fundamental component. - the darcy Jan 17, 19:16 4
    - Excellent point. We must do studies to find the critical ratio. Let us submit a grant proposal to the FDA. -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:17 3
      - In ten years, we will be the first to receive the controversial Nobel Prize for food studies. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:18 2
        
        The prize will be 500,000 euros-worth of bacon. -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:26 1
        
        Best. Prize. Ever. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:45
- It's like quartz! - the darcy Jan 17, 19:11 11
  - But you're not adding traces. Bacon becomes the main ingredient, relegating cheese to a supporting role! -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:15 10
    - I respectfully disagree. In this case, it seems that the grilled cheese was the intended dish, with the bacon merely being added for flavor. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:17 9
      - Ah, but intention is subjective and therefore irrelevant. If you add a ground beef patty for flavor, is it not now a patty melt? -- nm - mandy's student Jan 17, 19:20 8
        
        Ah, but a full patty's worth of ground beef would likely cross the 'main ingredient' threshold, thereby fundamentally changing the dish. -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:22 6
        
        So our disagreement is in where the ratio lies, hence our government funded research proposal. - nubby Jan 17, 19:23 5
        
        Yes, a Redmond unit of bacon is definitely far, far past the threshold. - the darcy Jan 17, 19:27 4
        
        Find the point the Bacon Cheeseburger is fine, but the Baconator is too much. - Will Hunting Jan 17, 19:30 3
        
        You may be onto something there... -- nm - the darcy Jan 17, 19:46
        
        No substitutions! -- nm - nubby Jan 17, 19:32 1
        
        I hope that assclown lost his job. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 17, 19:32
        
        Oh no, mandy's student hacked my account. - nubby Jan 17, 19:21
- Absolutely. It's a cheese and bacon sandwich that's been grilled. -- nm - mara Jan 17, 19:10

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