The dog days of summer may be behind us, and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest may be long done, but this puppy thinks that there is no wrong time for a delicious treat. I love mine with ketchup and cheese, and intended to take this picture with two hot dogs. However, my brother Gomar loves hot dogs too, and managed to snag one off my plate before I had a chance to take the picture.
All of that aside, I love the delicious taste of this treat, but I find myself somewhat disturbed that I am eating something with "dog" in its name. It seems somewhat cannibalistic and disturbs me to think about the name for very long. Why don't they call it "hot cat", or even "hot pig", as either one of those terms sounds more delicious, and is also more accurate.
T.A. Dorgan is to blame of course. His cartoons of German sausages led him to coin the term "hot dog", and the name has stuck ever since. In a lot of ways it is interesting to think about, because the site of the world famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, New York's own Coney Island, originally banned the term back in the day because it suggested that the tasty treats contained dog meat (shiver). Now, the name is celebrated worldwide, and the ban is long gone.
Like a dog chasing its tail, Coney Island's attempt to ban the name unfortunately failed and led nowhere, but I encourage everyone to rethink this disgusting practice. In the name of dogs everywhere, let's change this name to something more appropriate, in order that all K-9's can eat in peace.
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