Talk:Bologna sandwich

Proposed merge with Bologna sausage

This whole article should be a blurb in the sausage article. Not notable enough to have it's own page. Oscar Arias (talk) 06:28, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

The sandwich is quite popular in the U.S., a common part of many people's daily lives, so I think it is important and noteworthy. That's why I started the article recently. Other popular sandwiches have their own article, like the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The bologna sandwich is sort of the ugly step-sister of sandwiches, and has been overlooked. Time will tell if enough information can be added. The article looks messy now because of several "citation needed" tags added yesterday. There are citations, and the facts about cancer risk and number of sandwiches are correct, but the citations were remarked out by another editor for reasons I mostly disagree with. I have started a discussion. See User talk:Jpgordon and the remarked out article text for comments. Diderot's dreams (talk) 15:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

No-- the article got 1,784 page views last month. See http://stats.grok.se/en/200808/bologna%20sandwich . That's a lot for an article that isn't notable. Diderot's dreams (talk) 14:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes-- merge. on rye, please. Dlohcierekim 16:25, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

No-- keep Bologna Sandwich as a separate article. Sings-With-Spirits (talk) 21:05, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

sheriff

The whole thing about the sheriff in some prison serving his prisoners bologna sandwiches is entirely unnecessary, and cites nothing at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.159.252 (talk) 02:34, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Is saturated fat and sodium good for you? This article is meant to be about a bolgna sandwich.

The entire second paragraph is inappropriate. It's an argument about the health effects of saturated fat and sodium. A sentence or two on the subject of the nutritional value of a bolgna sandwich would do if it had references to back it up. Two hundred words that appear to be pressing a rather controversial opinion on a topic only loosely tied to the subject of the entry, with no citations whatsoever, makes the article seem to be the work of a crank.

I'm going to remove the entire paragraph except the first sentence. If it's felt that the health effects are important enough to be included in the article, perhaps someone with knowledge of the subject could add a sentence or two, with citations to back it up. Azkm (talk) 16:12, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

I returned the article a state before the original research of questionable veracity was added. Originally, there was only a short blurb about saturated fat and sodium along the lines of conventional medical thinking. Diderot's dreams (talk) 23:07, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

It reads like an ad too.

Is it really necessary to explicitly state that 2 million and some "Oscar Meyer" bologna sandwiches are eaten every year? Personally, I'm surprised that 2 million bologna sandwiches are eaten every year... Besides, unless I missed something, Oscar Meyer doesn't make pre-made sandwiches, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.7.239.122 (talk) 23:08, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. Have removed the section, it adds nothing other than to OM's brand awareness. 62.255.248.225 (talk) 08:01, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Pittsburgh "jumbo sandwich"

So far as I know, in Pittsburgh "jumbo" refers to ham, not bologna. Just because one blog describes making such a sandwich with bologna, is insufficient reference, I think.

Drsruli (talk) 19:48, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

UPF

This combination of multiple Ultra Processed Foods is a disgusting indictment of the multi-national food ('food') industry. It is no wonder that the US has become, and is increasingly, a nation of obesity and disease. 86.152.190.66 (talk) 20:54, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

The article should certainly reference Ultra Processed Foods and the harm they do, which is becoming increasingly understood, although perhaps the part about the effect on Americans should be reworded to avoid giving offense. Alternatively as the effects are factual and probably demonstrated more clearly in the US than in any other country there is a strong argument for retaining that part. 86.152.190.66 (talk) 16:23, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Fried bologna sandwich

Is the bologna fried first and put between ordinary non-fried bread? Or is the sandwich made up first and then fried as a unit? TooManyFingers (talk) 06:27, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Only the bologna is fried, then served on bread which may be toasted or untoasted. WWGB (talk) 06:44, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

slight image discrepancy

The image shows a bologna sandwich with lettuce and the caption states that lettuce is a normal ingredient to have in your sandwich, although it's not listed in the ingredients. I've never eaten this, but this could be cleared up, or expanded upon (I lack the knowledge of the cultural and gastronomic background behind this sandwich) it would be good for the page. Nicos1409 (talk) 02:03, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Linking "sandwich" in lead paragraph

WWGB reverted my edit linking the word "sandwich" in the lead paragraph, citing Wikipedia Manual of Style guidance to generally not link "common words". Sandwich is certainly a common word; however, in the context of an article regarding a particular type of sandwich, it appears a link to sandwich is warranted to provide context on this dish. Bulbubly (talk) 04:04, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

We should not be saying daft things like "a bologna sandwich is a sandwich". Duh. I'm changing it to "The bologna sandwich is common in the United States and Canada". There is absolutely no need or benefit in stating the word sandwich twice in close proximity. WWGB (talk) 05:41, 11 September 2024 (UTC)