Of course not. Pizza is to be eaten starting from the crust and working down to the tip of the triangle.
Sheesh…
Nope, I do this too. I always thought I just took small bites from really large burgers.
To eat a slice of pizza, one normally puts one’s fingers underneath and then, while lifting, rotates the wrist to allow it to remain upside up in a way that prevents the topping from falling off. No one (thank God) has recommended eating a burger like that.
Structure of my ideal burger, from the bottom up:
bottom of roll
patty
melted cheese
bacon
tomato
lettuce
mayo
top of roll
I pick it up with thumbs under and fingers on top. Now, I have to eat mine in a circular pattern, eating the whole edge off first. Then I eat the remaining edgeless section in rows from left to right. Ending with a satifying bite with all parts of the burger equally represented.
I don’t put it down until I have it maybe half-eaten, and when I do put it down it’s probably with the top down on the plate.
Pizza I pull away from the pie with my fingers underneath and my thumb on top, fold in two, and mow.
What does it say about me that I eat a pizza on a plate with a knife and fork?
I’m not a snob. I just find it much easier to eat it that way.
You’re all America-hating terrorists. Who else would eat a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger?
Valete,
Vox Imperatoris
People who don’t live in Hamburg?
People, people! This is the Straight Dope: let’s get our terminology correct, right off the bat:
The top of the bun is the “crown.” The bottom part is the “heel.” If there is a centre piece (as in a Big Mac), this is the “club.”
And I eat mine with a large helping of shame and self-loathing, thank you.
Jeebus, It’s just a burger!
[sub](but I’ll hunt you down and cut you up into little pieces if you eat it wrong)[/sub]
I almost always eat mine upside-down and it has nothing to do with the condiments. The heel of the bun (thanks for the terminology correction, Rodd Hill!) is typically thinner than the crown. Grease soaks through bread. While not all burgers are going to be so greasy that they’ll make the heel fall apart, I cannot abide even the risk that this might happen. So, after putting my condiments on I flip the burger upside-down to be safe.
I’ll pick it up with my fingers under, thumbs on top, and then masterfully flip it over so that it is now, correctly, upside-down for consumption.
What if it’s American cheese? From Wisconsin?
Just LOOK at this!! You people - I swear - what gets INTO you all??? Frankly, I’m not surprised. Here. I will clarify.
Scumpup is almost correct. His cheeseburger point is valid - especially when you order them as I do with lots of stuff on them. Sometimes you HAVE to turn them upside down so that the bun doesn’t separate from the meat - this is especially true when eating a Big Mac with extra sauce and cheese - the patty starts sliding around and bun coverage is sometimes wonky and you have to turn it upside down to make things right again. Plus you get sauce dripping or pickles falling or ketchup and mustard leaking - it depends on what’s on it. Sometimes you eat it right side up, sometimes you don’t. I can’t explain it better than that, just trust me. I’ve never lied to you, have I?
Unfortunately, Scumpup’s pizza thing is just wrong - if you can “roll” or “fold” your pizza, you’re doin’ pizza all wrong. Thin crust should be crispy and would break if you “fold” it. And deep dish folded is just ludicrous.
Oh -gigi - don’t bother - he’s obviously a Philistine…and I myself LOVES me a burger with some Wisconsin cheese on it - cheddar is particularly good! 
For me, it depends on the condiments and the construction of the burger. If, for example, the ketchup or mayo is closest to the top bun, with lettuce under it, the top bun portion slides all over the place and it gets messy. With my preferred cheese on burger/onions/ketchup, the top bun portion is still pretty well glued to the melted cheese, and it stays put. I don’t care for tomatoes, pickles, bacon, or other additions.
And only tangentially relevant, Sloppy Joes are only to be eaten upside down, because they fall apart within three bites.
EXACTLY!!! Finally - sanity reigns again!!
Oh come on guys if you are going to start eating cheeseburgers upside down you might as well go all the way and admit that Hitler bloke had some good ideas.
I ate one today and noticed that I placed it upside down on the plate. It just feels natural to me.
More importantly, why are you all placing your toppings on one side of the patty? That just leads to a giant mass of cold salad overshadowing the patty. Proper burger construction distributes the toppings both above and below the patty to ensure optimal meatiness. Constructed from bottom to top: Heel, onions, BBQ sauce, pickles, patty, cheese, tomato, mustard, ketchup, crown. Eaten crown up, heel down.
I need to go and lie down.
Do all you freaks go to special upside-down burger joints known only to yourselves? Because I have never seen anyone else do this!
This thread is only legitimate if we also include …
George: Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger! Cheeseburger!
Sandy: Three chip!
New Waitress: Three chip!
Sandy: Three Pepsi!
New Waitress: Three Pepsi!
Nico: Three chip! Three Pepsi!