[Doc Faustus]

Since Flayed now has a new least favorite thread due no doubt to the nefarious machinations of the one called Festered, I decided that the time has come to give HDC a rainbow and sunshine enema by bringing back what we all know to be Flayed's favorite thread. There hasn't been a whole lot of soup talk on HDC lately due to its deeply controversial nature but I'll do my best to breach this topic with sensitivity, wit and eroticism.
So, here it is:
I've been making a lot of chili lately, being a broke small press novelist and all, tossing hamburger, tomatoes, beans and sundry peppers into a pot and creating three days of protein rich meals makes a lot of sense. I have noticed that some people consider chili a soup, while for others it's either a stew or kind of its own thing entirely. Is chili soup? What chili tricks do you prefer? Is the sloppy joe, (which bears a striking resemblance to chili in certain ways) soup on a bun or is this too much of a stretch! DISCUSS!