Why do we call it a "hamburger" -- why not call it a "beefburger"?

[StormRider]

It's made of beef -- not ham.

 

[Eli]

You know, I've always wondered this myself...

Maybe back in the olden days, ground beef was mixed with pig to give it flavor or something.

 

[pyonir]

a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

 

[jbahseng]

Google is your friend.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: pyonir
a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

eh?

A peanut is a legume, just like a pea is.

 

[XZeroII]

Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

 

[oznerol]

It came from Hamburg, duh. You'd think you'd wonder what a burger is, first.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir
a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

eh?

A peanut is a legume, just like a pea is.

ok. shrug. still isn't a pea...is it?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: jbahseng
Google is your friend.

Interesting. So it doesen't have anything to do with Ham..

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Originally posted by: ducci
It came from Hamburg, duh. You'd think you'd wonder what a burger is, first.

Not really since 'burger' is an abbreviation of Hamburger, being something from Hamburg... They get called Beefburgers to avoid confusing people who don't enjoy pig-related produce.

 

[dolph]

i could really go for some steamed hams...

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jbahseng
Google is your friend.

Interesting. So it doesen't have anything to do with Ham..

My guess was going to be that it had something to do with Hamburg, Germany.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir
a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

eh?

A peanut is a legume, just like a pea is.

ok. shrug. still isn't a pea...is it?

Hmm. I think it is. One of the definitions of a legume is "of the pea family".

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir
a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

eh?

A peanut is a legume, just like a pea is.

ok. shrug. still isn't a pea...is it?

Hmm. I think it is. One of the definitions of a legume is "of the pea family".

so it would be of the pea family, but not necessarily a pea.....?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: pyonir
a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. discuss.

eh?

A peanut is a legume, just like a pea is.

ok. shrug. still isn't a pea...is it?

Hmm. I think it is. One of the definitions of a legume is "of the pea family".

so it would be of the pea family, but not necessarily a pea.....?

I'm really not sure, I'm confused now.. lol

 

[pyonir]

hahaha...i don't have a fricken clue. I'm just playin...

 

[MichaelD]

Why do we drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?

What exactly is "Semi-Boneless Ham?"

Why do we call them "Jumbo Shrimp?"

 

[Moonbeam]

Ich bin ein Hamburger.

 

[kuk]

And burguer comes from burg, which in turn comes from borough. You would probably know this if you had any middle-age History classes.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Why is it possible to "repeat" something, but you never "peat" it in the first place?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Why is it possible to "repeat" something, but you never "peat" it in the first place?

:Q

[Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European Roots.]

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Why is it possible to "repeat" something, but you never "peat" it in the first place?

because repeat is another word for repetition which you petition something..

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Why is it possible to "repeat" something, but you never "peat" it in the first place?

:Q

[Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetere, to seek again : re-, re- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European Roots.]

Damn, dude, you must have been reading my mind to answer that fast.:Q

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy

Damn, dude, you must have been reading my mind to answer that fast.:Q

he edited it 2 minutes after he posted. He didn't have the second part in his original post.