# Hamburgers Or Cheeseburger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 2, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865 "2010-08-02T07:30:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/81 "2010-08-06T03:50:09Z")
> [@History\_Geek](#): > > > [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > > > Cheeseburger. Preferably in Paradise. > > Bah. Ate there in Waikiki, wasn’t impressed. That’s just a chain with the name… you have too try the real thing. > **[Cabbage Key - Boating to Paradise](https://sanibel-island-videos.com/cabbagekey.html)** > > Boating to Cabbage Key ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/82 "2010-08-06T12:53:41Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > > [@MTCicero](#): > > > > Also (and this is JMO, of course): Cheeseburgers are for kids, hamburgers are for adults. > > Funny…I know three kids who won’t eat cheese on their burgers including my own son. The grown-ups associated with these kids all love cheeseburgers. You know… you’re right! :smack: Despite having worked with school age children for 12+ years, I had forgotten, in my rush to be “cute” and “funny”, that many of the kids would scrape the cheese off their burgers on cheeseburger lunch days. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/83 "2010-08-06T16:43:54Z")
I voted Other, because sometimes I feel guilty for having the cheese. All the diet tips say skip the cheese. But I always miss the cheese. It’s never as good without the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/84 "2010-08-06T21:34:36Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > I voted Other, because sometimes I feel guilty for having the cheese. All the diet tips say skip the cheese. But I always miss the cheese. It’s never as good without the cheese. I personally would rather have a smaller or leaner burger _with_ cheese than a bigger, fattier one without. If I were trying to watch my fat intake (which I’m not; because of the surgery I had a few years ago, protein and fat are my ideal foods; better for me to skip the bun!), I could also go low-fat/fat-free on the condiments. BBQ sauce, steak sauce, mustard are all good choices. But the cheese is crucial! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/85 "2010-08-06T21:40:41Z")
Ooooooo, you’re _rirrrrrrght_! It’s like my eyes have been opened! I am putting you in my will. Don’t be too excited, I don’t have anything. Still, you will be remembered! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/86 "2010-08-07T01:46:32Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > Ooooooo, you’re _rirrrrrrght_! It’s like my eyes have been opened! > I am putting you in my will. > > Don’t be too excited, I don’t have anything. Still, you will be remembered! You can leave me your cheese! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/87 "2010-08-07T01:48:40Z")
I like them about equally. When they are made at home, I always have one of each. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865/88 "2010-08-08T19:09:21Z")
Poll seems to be wrapping up. I have to admit, even I am surprised by the huge majority of cheeseburger lovers (myself included). I got to wondering when I went to a McDonald’s recently and saw the lonely hamburger on the menu and couldn’t remember the last time I knew someone who ordered one. Granted, McDonald’s is not exactly fine dining, but it got me wondering enough to start this poll. Just yesterday, we stopped at In 'N Out (the great West Coast chain) and the place was jam packed with people - all ages, races - and walking around I only saw cheeseburgers. So - I guess this poll shows that I am not alone, and that cheeseburger really have become more the norm than an alternative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-or-cheeseburger/548865.md?page=4)