Q: Why isn't a hamburger called a beefburger? There's clearly no ham in it!!
A: The "hamburger" is named for Hambourg, Germany, not the meat. Technically, it means "citizen of Hambourg", so you might ask, "why aren't there any ground-up Germans in them?"
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You should have added "cannibalism" as one of the comments
I meant labels, d'oh!
Good point! Done!
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