Human Ghostwriter
Are nachos salad? The answer could have major implications for the Discourse.
Oct 21 at 4:24pmWeb
Show threadMichele Feltman StriderOct 21
@HG If salsa, yes
Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 21

@michelestrider

I think it's the other way around. Salad is nachos.

Show threadMichele Feltman StriderOct 21
@HG Oh, dang. I'm shook
Show threadDavidOct 21
@HG In Scotland, chips (fries to you) count as a salad. So yes.
Show threadkwayk42Oct 21

@HG if we follow the rules for potato salad, they would need at least either mayonnaise or sour cream

So I'm gonna say yes

Show threadNathan Lowell (he/him) 📎Oct 21

@HG

This is the kind of deep philosophy I come here for.

Thank you.

Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 21

@nlowell

Show thread𐂯 soupe du jour 𐂯Oct 21

@HG it's time to break out the cube rules

https://cuberule.com/

The Cube Rule

Identify your food based on the location of structural starch. Is a hot dog a sandwich? No, it's clearly a taco.

Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 21

@dogbrained

I see a lot of different names for "sandwich."

Show thread𐂯 soupe du jour 𐂯Oct 21

@HG oh it's a really long list

but according to it, salads are nachos so i think nachos should get to be salads too

Show threadaburka 🫣Oct 22
@dogbrained @HG well, salads are salads until you add croutons at which point they become nachos
Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 22

@aburka @dogbrained

I disagree. They're a bad salad until you add croutons.

Show threadVerrenceOct 21

@HG

With some cilantro? Definitely.

Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 21

@Verrence

I have been convinced that salad is nachos, not the other way around.

Show threadɹ uɐp Oct 22
@HG salads are nachos if there are croutons
Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 22

@dannotdaniel

I believe they are better nachos with croutons, but still nachos without them.

Show threadSyderia•osOct 22
@HG everything is a salad 😀
https://saladtheory.github.io/
Salad Theory

Salad Theory

saladtheory.github.io
Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 22

@syderiaos

I see where they're coming from, but I must respectfully disagree. Assumption 3 does way too much work in this definition. I'm sticking with either sandwich or nachos, with the dividing line being whether the food is to be eaten in discrete pieces or whether it is meant to be eaten as part of a coherent whole.

Show threadColorblind CowboyOct 23
@HG Maybe. But this is why we have other words.
Show threadHuman GhostwriterOct 23

@colorblindcowboy

I am having fun compressing everything down into nachos or sandwiches tyvm.