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Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 2nd, 2020, 12:00 am
by .
They are not dogs, nor are they always hot.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 5th, 2020, 5:58 pm
by virtuosointraining
Dachshunds look like them (;

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 13th, 2020, 9:32 am
by LunchBreaker
virtuosointraining wrote: July 5th, 2020, 5:58 pm Dachshunds look like them (;
The resemblance doesn't make them the same thing, though.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 29th, 2020, 4:03 pm
by ChiefExecutive
I don't understand the question. You're asking "Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?". So we see you agree with it being called that. So you may as well ask "Why are cars called cars?".

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 29th, 2020, 4:26 pm
by virtuosointraining
The word car comes from the root of the word carriage. It has a source that is pretty logical.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: July 29th, 2020, 4:45 pm
by Cranberry
ChiefExecutive wrote: July 29th, 2020, 4:03 pm I don't understand the question. You're asking "Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?". So we see you agree with it being called that. So you may as well ask "Why are cars called cars?".
Accepting that they are called hot dogs doesn't mean committing not to ask why.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 2nd, 2020, 12:10 pm
by ChiefExecutive
So why don't you ask why are cars called cars?

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 2nd, 2020, 2:17 pm
by Cranberry
ChiefExecutive wrote: August 2nd, 2020, 3:36 pm So why don't you ask why are cars called cars?
Because that is not the question. Yes, there are other questions to be asked, but not all at once. Ultimately, we do not choose because the choice we are making is better than the alternative, but because it is better than not choosing.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 2nd, 2020, 2:26 pm
by ChiefExecutive
If so I choose not to answer it.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 2nd, 2020, 6:47 pm
by virtuosointraining
It seems there are many legends about how they earned their name, including one about rumors of dog meat in them.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 18th, 2020, 10:45 am
by LunchBreaker
It's commonly believed to be from dachshunds. However, it is unknown how the dachshunds feel about it.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 20th, 2020, 9:48 am
by LunchBreaker
To clarify, I meant the resemblance to dachshunds.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 20th, 2020, 11:17 am
by shpritz
Some call hots dogs, "wieners" Where did that name come from?

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 20th, 2020, 11:22 am
by LunchBreaker
shpritz wrote: August 20th, 2020, 11:17 am Some call hots dogs, "wieners" Where did that name come from?
A similar thing was called Wienerwurst because it was from Vienna.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: September 22nd, 2020, 10:57 pm
by Yankel The Goat
They are usually served hot.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: May 13th, 2022, 12:19 pm
by virtuosointraining
Yankel The Goat wrote: September 22nd, 2020, 10:57 pm They are usually served hot.
Why is a carpool called a carpool? Because it's usually done with a car.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: August 11th, 2022, 10:46 pm
by Yankel The Goat
virtuosointraining wrote: May 13th, 2022, 12:19 pm
Yankel The Goat wrote: September 22nd, 2020, 10:57 pm They are usually served hot.
Why is a carpool called a carpool? Because it's usually done with a car.
The dog part was already explained. I'm explaining the hot part.

Re: Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Posted: September 27th, 2022, 11:36 pm
by Yankel The Goat
virtuosointraining wrote: May 13th, 2022, 12:19 pm
Yankel The Goat wrote: September 22nd, 2020, 10:57 pm They are usually served hot.
Why is a carpool called a carpool? Because it's usually done with a car.
The dog part was already explained earlier, I am explaining the hot part