NYNM
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OK, I'll bite!
Sat, 10/15/05 12:50 AM
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OK, I'll bite:
So why are hot dogs called (hot) DOGS?
(dachshunds?)
Just askin.....
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Michael Hoffman
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RE: OK, I'll bite!
Sat, 10/15/05 1:00 AM
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Ask Tad Dorgan.
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6star
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RE: OK, I'll bite!
Sat, 10/15/05 1:16 AM
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quote:Originally posted by NYNM
OK, I'll bite:
So why are hot dogs called (hot) DOGS?
(dachshunds?)
Just askin.....
Here is an explanation which rambles a lot, but seems to finally decide the logical origin of the term is from Yale University in 1894-1895: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hot1.htm
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