Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

. · Post by . » July 2nd, 2020, 12:00 am

They are not dogs, nor are they always hot.

virtuosointraining · Post by **virtuosointraining** » July 5th, 2020, 5:58 pm

Dachshunds look like them (;

LunchBreaker · Post by **LunchBreaker** » July 13th, 2020, 9:32 am

virtuosointraining wrote: ↑July 5th, 2020, 5:58 pm Dachshunds look like them (;

The resemblance doesn't make them the same thing, though.

ChiefExecutive · Post by **ChiefExecutive** » 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?".

virtuosointraining · Post by **virtuosointraining** » July 29th, 2020, 4:26 pm

The word car comes from the root of the word carriage. It has a source that is pretty logical.

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » July 29th, 2020, 4:45 pm

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.

ChiefExecutive · Post by **ChiefExecutive** » August 2nd, 2020, 12:10 pm

So why don't you ask why are cars called cars?

Cranberry · Post by **Cranberry** » August 2nd, 2020, 2:17 pm

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.

ChiefExecutive · Post by **ChiefExecutive** » August 2nd, 2020, 2:26 pm

If so I choose not to answer it.

virtuosointraining · Post by **virtuosointraining** » August 2nd, 2020, 6:47 pm

It seems there are many legends about how they earned their name, including one about rumors of dog meat in them.

LunchBreaker · Post by **LunchBreaker** » August 18th, 2020, 10:45 am

It's commonly believed to be from dachshunds. However, it is unknown how the dachshunds feel about it.

LunchBreaker · Post by **LunchBreaker** » August 20th, 2020, 9:48 am

To clarify, I meant the resemblance to dachshunds.

shpritz · Post by **shpritz** » August 20th, 2020, 11:17 am

Some call hots dogs, "wieners" Where did that name come from?

LunchBreaker · Post by **LunchBreaker** » August 20th, 2020, 11:22 am

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.

Yankel The Goat · September 22nd, 2020, 10:57 pm

They are usually served hot.

virtuosointraining · Post by **virtuosointraining** » 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.

Yankel The Goat · Post by **Yankel The Goat** » August 11th, 2022, 10:46 pm

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.

Yankel The Goat · September 27th, 2022, 11:36 pm

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