# Where is the mustard applied?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514 "2014-09-04T19:14:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/101 "2014-09-09T15:44:48Z")

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🙂

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/102 "2014-09-10T02:14:45Z")

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Dare I suggest the heathen bun spreaders might also lap over into the heathenish practice of toilet paper under?

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**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/103 "2014-09-10T20:24:28Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Dare I suggest the heathen bun spreaders might also lap over into the heathenish practice of toilet paper under?

Your passions have led you astray, into the land of irrational surmise. (I, and many of my compeers, unite a sensible bun-spreading philosophy with a sound “over” policy.)

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/104 "2014-09-11T05:04:54Z")

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> [@Shoeless](#):
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> Mustard between hot dog and bun on one side, ketchup between hot dog and bun on the other side, relish on top.

Whoah! It’s like we’re the same person!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514/105 "2014-09-12T07:55:03Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> If you’re offended by that then this will make you really angry…
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> I put mustard, onions and dill relish down on the bun before the hot dog. What goes on top is the ketchup.

If you’re going to put ketchup on it, mix it with the mustard. That’s what I do when I use both (very sparingly) on burgers.

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