http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/(c) Roadfood.com Discussion Board30 People have way too little to worry about in their lives if&nbsp;redesigning the&nbsp;hotdog to make it&nbsp;safer is a major concern for them. <br> http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=668320Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:36:24 GMT It makes me wonder how the hell I survived the 1950's...it must have been pure luck...&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/upfiles/smiley/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <br> http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=667854Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:35:20 GMT I don't recall my Mom or Dad ever doing either of those when I was a kid. <br> &nbsp; <br> I had a friend who's fridge must not have closed all the way, the dog pushed it open the rest of the way and tried to inhale a whole thing of meat.. think of one of those Italian meat sized things hanging in the store.. they heard a noise, ran and found the dog choking. <br> http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=667660Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:18:05 GMT According to the story, over 10,000 children end up in emergency rooms each year due to choking on food, often hot dogs.&nbsp; And about once a week someone dies. <br> <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/video-an-ounce-of-prevention-choking-and-food-safety/10807/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/video-an-ounce-of-prevention-choking-and-food-safety/10807/</a> <br> The demo of smashing the sliced dog was not very convincing to me. <br> ed <br> &nbsp; <br> http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=662106Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:35:35 GMT