Cleats by Bill Hinds for September 02, 2008
September 01, 2008
September 03, 2008
Transcript:
Jerome's grandpa: Did you kids know the term "hot dog" came from baseball? Jerome: Really? Dee: Cool! George: The origin of that term goes back to lunch wagons that sold sausages, Dad. The story that it had something to do with baseball is just a popular myth. Jerome's grandpa: Son, if you simmer a popular myth long enough with the proper seasoning, it becomes popular history.
swolf48110 over 15 years ago
…or just another brand of bullsh*t….
lrope over 15 years ago
Good one, Grampa!
Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator over 15 years ago
Trying to sort out the history of hot dogs is almost as hard as trying to figure out what they’re made of. My favorite historical fact about hot dogs is that cartoonist Tad Dorgan coined the term. http://tinyurl.com/p9tqt
Bill Hinds creator over 15 years ago
Historical fact, or–ahem–popular history? Tune in tomorrow.
prettyfeet over 15 years ago
I love hot dogs.
margueritem over 15 years ago
I love Grampa, such wisdom and a sense of humor, too!
weeksfive over 15 years ago
Did I misread something historically significant? Did frogapplause say that Bill Hinds invented hot dogs?
haikumiko over 15 years ago
Bill Hinds invented hot dogs?