Dear Friends:
Our last puzzle touched on a long-standing internet debate and we asked for your take. We got more comments classifying the hot dog as a sandwich than arguing that it wasn't. Though, perhaps the non-sandwich faction took their position as the default and didn't feel the need to defend it? If you'd like to see all the comments, we've collected them here.
But some of our favorites didn't take a side at all.
"Chicago style hot dog is best." (T.J. agrees.)
"English is a living language. It ebbs and crests with the will of hundreds of millions of clever, beautiful, selfish souls, and it cannot be contained, either between two slices of bread or in a bun. The great paradox of humanity is its unquenchable curiosity, the burning need for taxonomy and specificity and classification even as it itself defies such shackles." (Yes, sure, but we won't let that come between us and a silly internet debate.)
"I don't care to make an argument one way or the other, but wanted to report that a former co-worker's family used to shape hamburger meat like a hot dog, cook it on the grill, and serve it on a hot dog bun. They called it a burgerdog." (Thank you so much for reporting this, we can't stop thinking about burgerdog.)
"Please stop arguing. Your food is cold." (Great point. Let's move on.)
AQCAG
The All Questions Correct Answer Getter from our August 9 puzzle is Hollie Schmidt. You're a hero, Hollie.
Trivia Puzzle #16
Today's puzzle is from Richard Allen. Richard (he/him) has constructed crosswords for AVCX+, AVCX Classic, Fireball Crosswords and elsewhere. He is the proud owner of an AVCX mug. You can find him on Discord as ricky_billingsgate, on Bluesky @ambivalentricky.bsky.social, and on Twitch where he occasionally streams crossword construction and solving. You can also get more of his puzzles at his blog, Lexicon Devil.
Richard's got six questions and four turtles for you. Press that button to get started. Enjoy!
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