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06-14-2004, 05:47 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:19:55 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
> wrote:
>>I just had a couple of hot dogs for lunch, with hot
>>mustard & cold sauerkraut.
>
> Why would you ruin the flavor of hot dogs by putting all sorts of
> garbage on them?

I guess one man's ruination is another's enhancement.
I was going to say "one man's meat is another man's poison",
but hey -- we're already talking about sausage meat anyways.

>>My compliments for correctly spelling 'wiener' --
>>'i' before 'e', as in 'Vienna'.
>
> "Vee-enn-uh", "Wee-enn-err"?
>
> I before E [except after C, etc] is an english rule; I'm pretty sure
> "weiner" is german-derived, where I think E before I is common.
>
> I'm probably wrong. I just did a little googling and now believe
> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
> there!

Here's another item for your pedant's toolbelt: Etymology Online:
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'wiener - 1904, shortening of wienerwurst
(1889), from Ger. Wiener "of Vienna" (from Wien
"Vienna") + Wurst "sausage." Clipped form
wienie is attested from 1911. Extensive
pejorative senses developed from its penis-like
shape.'

> I ought to go eat a hot dog. Or, a weiner

I recommend the former. Nobody can stand a weiner.

> -- two entirely different
> foods, similar in appearance and construction, but dissimilar in
> ingredients (AFAIK) and served differently.
>
> "New York System Hot Weiners" apparently only exist in Rhode Island.
> They are yummy, and most definitely not hot dogs. They are often
> served loaded with toppings, although I don't know what they all
> are, since I tend to get them plain, or with "meat sauce", a ground
> meat product of unknown origin which is very different from one
> weiner joint to the next.
>
> If you can tolerate the awful fake typed approximation of a
> stereotypical overblown accent, here's some RI-only foods:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> Oscar Mayer weiners are hot dogs.
>
> Coney Island weiners are icky.

Thanx for the info. I'll use it wisely.

cheers,
Tom

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06-14-2004, 06:21 PM

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:39:29 -0700, Benjamin Lewis
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>Why would you eat something with the flavour of hot dogs to begin with, if
>real sausages were available?

What business do I have with sausages? I like hot dogs.

>> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
>> there!
>
>What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?

My spell checker say it's "mischief".
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Rick Onanian

06-14-2004, 06:21 PM

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:39:29 -0700, Benjamin Lewis
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>Why would you eat something with the flavour of hot dogs to begin with, if
>real sausages were available?

What business do I have with sausages? I like hot dogs.

>> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
>> there!
>
>What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?

My spell checker say it's "mischief".
--
Rick Onanian

06-14-2004, 06:21 PM

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:39:29 -0700, Benjamin Lewis
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>Why would you eat something with the flavour of hot dogs to begin with, if
>real sausages were available?

What business do I have with sausages? I like hot dogs.

>> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
>> there!
>
>What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?

My spell checker say it's "mischief".
--
Rick Onanian

06-14-2004, 06:21 PM

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:39:29 -0700, Benjamin Lewis
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>Why would you eat something with the flavour of hot dogs to begin with, if
>real sausages were available?

What business do I have with sausages? I like hot dogs.

>> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
>> there!
>
>What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?

My spell checker say it's "mischief".
--
Rick Onanian

06-14-2004, 06:21 PM

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:39:29 -0700, Benjamin Lewis
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>Why would you eat something with the flavour of hot dogs to begin with, if
>real sausages were available?

What business do I have with sausages? I like hot dogs.

>> that you are correct. I will, however, continue to be wrong. So
>> there!
>
>What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?

My spell checker say it's "mischief".
--
Rick Onanian

06-14-2004, 07:26 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:

> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?
>
> My spell checker say it's "mischief".

Good, but if it doesn't also say "achieve", then you need a new spell
checker. Now stop giving me greif, you fraeky wierdo.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.

06-14-2004, 07:26 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:

> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?
>
> My spell checker say it's "mischief".

Good, but if it doesn't also say "achieve", then you need a new spell
checker. Now stop giving me greif, you fraeky wierdo.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.

06-14-2004, 07:26 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:

> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?
>
> My spell checker say it's "mischief".

Good, but if it doesn't also say "achieve", then you need a new spell
checker. Now stop giving me greif, you fraeky wierdo.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.

06-14-2004, 07:26 PM

Rick Onanian wrote:

> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> What do you hope to acheive with this mischeif?
>
> My spell checker say it's "mischief".

Good, but if it doesn't also say "achieve", then you need a new spell
checker. Now stop giving me greif, you fraeky wierdo.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.