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September 19, 2005
I know I would
There's a great SNL skit where Will Ferrell does an impression of the great Cub announcer, Harry Caray. One of my great regrets in life is that I didn't really appreciate Harry when he was around. Honestly, I used to think he was kind of annoying. But now I know better, and I have grown to appreciate the Ron Santos and Joe Nuxhalls of the world. But definitely not the Steve Stones.
So, Will Ferrell does this Harry Caray impression. The skit in question has Harry interviewing an astronaut, I believe, and Harry goes off on a tangent and says, "Hey! If you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?" He goes on to say, "I know I would. First, I would smother myself with brown mustard and relish." [Here's an actual transcript. I lied about where it came from.]
Now, the fact of the matter is, this is hilarious. Gets me everytime. In fact, I am giggling thinking about it now. On Saturday, I was out with some friends, and I couldn't think of much to say, so I asked the age old question: if you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?
Most everyone agreed that they would. They'd be delicious! But one of my friends had to be contradictory. She said that she didn't think she'd eat herself, because she'd be a tofu dog, and tofu is gross.
The discussion quickly devolved into whether or not Boca Burgers are any good - I think they are, but most everyone else thinks Boca Burgers are bad. I must disagree.
However, I was really disturbed by the whole tofu dog thing. How does she know she'd be a tofu dog? Because she's skinny? Wouldn't she just be a skinny hot dog? I don't think tofu dogs and hot dogs are the same thing. Most every hot dog brand has a different composition, but they all have meat. I don't know if anyone would have the nerve to call a tofu dog a hot dog. It'd be called a tofu dog.
I really don't think she'd for sure be a tofu dog. I think she'd be a regular hot dog, but not as much hot dog as a large fellow like myself. This tofu dog thing is just wishful thinking, because I specifically asked if she would eat herself, if she was a hot dog. If I wanted to know if she would eat herself if she was a tofu dog, I would've asked that. Know what I'm saying?
In case you were wondering, I would definitely eat myself if I was a hot dog. Christy, I would put ketchup on myself, too.
Posted by oz115 at September 19, 2005 02:49 PM
Comments
I think you are over-analyzing this tofu dog thing. I mean, Sarah doesn't like hot dogs. So she'd prefer tofu. True, she wasn't answering the question, but she put a spin on it. And ICK! TOFU dogs?! Thats nasty!
As for you putting ketchup on yourself and eating yourself, that's really a pity. You'd ruin a perfectly good meal!
As you know, I'd def. eat myself- CHICAGO style!
Posted by: Your Lady friend at September 19, 2005 03:31 PM