The Hot-Dog Police

Hands off my Hebrew Nats.

July 22, 2009 at 10:35PM

Oh, but of course: Anti-meat group wants warning labels on hot dogs. I know what you're thinking: mmmmm. Hot Dogs. Also, shut up. The group will be happy when the About A Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the Fair have a big label, even though the lines won't be any less long. Well, perhaps over the course of ten years. .06 people will wonder if the indistinct, vague meat of a hot dog isn't as good for you as a pound of broccoli, and that's a start. I think the the Hot Dog industry made a mistake when they decided to market two varieties - Regular, and Beef - because it makes you wonder what's in Regular. (Answer: oh, everything.)

In some parts of the country, they regard ketchup on a hot dog as a form of sacrilege. Mustard only!

I have no idea what's wrong with those people.

(Shakedown cruise note: if this post appears several times, it's because it's . . . oh, who cares why. We're on it. Note: if it doesn't appear at all, please inform us by the usual means.) (Which is not a rock hurled through the window with remarks written in Sharpie. Despite what you've heard.)

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