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Shit Sandwich Theory

A simple thought experiment to explain the process behind the electoral college

You and two friends decide to go out to eat for lunch, only one of you brought a card so you all agree to venmo the one who brought it after you eat as none of you brought any cash either.

You want to get some pizza, and your two friends want to eat human shit sandwiches, you decide to put it to a democratic vote because that’s obviously the most fair right?

You obviously lose and you have to eat the shit sandwich, sucks doesn’t it?

How could this have been avoided?

Simple, you make your vote worth 2, this forces an even tie and forces the shit sandwich twins (you should probably stop hanging out with them btw) to compromise, you all end up agreeing on burgers and you eat in relative peace

Now apply this logic to the electoral college, and you understand why the Montana Wheat farmer or the Wyoming cattle rancher’s state gets to have as much of a say as California or New York
Statement:“Land doesn’t vote, people do”

Retort: “Shit sandwich theory”
by Cockyrooster1135 June 19, 2022
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Probably because I ate all those sandwiches

A go-to excuse for why you did something for no reason
Probably because I ate all those sandwiches should not be used when describing why you ate all those sandwiches. Do not include a time period that you ate all of those sandwiches

John: "Hey Chris, why'd you ask Marissa out? You don't even like black chicks."

Chris: "I don't know. It's probably because I ate all those sandwiches."
by ChrisTheCracker July 8, 2017
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Can Sandwich

When you have beer for lunch rather than food.
Hey, are you hungry? We’re about to throw burgers on the grill.

No, I’ll just have a can Sandwich.
by ernie stiles March 10, 2018
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Potato Sandwich

where you put chips in a sandwich. I could describe it in three words So Fucking Awesome
by lit boy 1234 October 22, 2018
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sandwich statement

a comment made that does not pertain to anything intelligent.
"so sometime i can only eat half of a sandwich because the other half is gross to me"
damn that was such a sandwich statement
by dicklick101 October 24, 2009
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Butt Knucle Sandwich

A Butt Knucle Sandwich is a situation in chess where two opposing knights are both behind the other and facing away from each other.
"Our chess game ended in a stalemate because we kept getting Butt Knucle Sandwiched."
by Itain'tObeeezy January 25, 2025
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Human Centipede Sandwich

A sexual experiment gone terribly right, the human centipede sandwich is done when performing a 69 in a stacked up three-way
"Bro I heard Hannahs a freaky, like three way freaky"

"Damn wouldn't see that in her"

"Dude rumor is she got stacked up with a friend to 69 in a human centipede sandwich"
"Let's get HER number!"
by get arrested May 9, 2016
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