Spayed and Neutered

Jib Jab Hot Dog Shoppe. Shoppe is often used to provide a sense of antiqueness to a place where you would buy crap. You can normally expect to pay 15% more at a place whose name ends in "shoppe." That theory went to hell. A hot dog with chili sauce $.99.

I heard of this place at our annual Christmas party. A long conversation about "coal mining friends" and bad jokes was all it took to get this heavenly hot dog location into the conversation.











Here is the plate as it arrived. 3 dogs, one with the chili sauce, one with cheddar sauce, and a plain dog.

I tore into the cheddar one first. Not a nacho sauce but a true cheddar taste. Delicious. I then ate the chili sauce dog. Way too much chili powder in there, but edible. After awhile it tasted real good and wish I ordered 2. Then I looked at the plain dog and thought, hmm what if I dump this chili sauce, cheddar sauce and fires on top? Heaven. A picture is worth a thousand words:













In all it's glory.... scrumptious. Follow up post to come about the parking lot.

Hot Dogs. The New Meat Candy.

May I introduce to you a little hole in the wall bar in Farrell, PA called Basilones. Check out the recipe card at a booth I sat at:


Look at those prices will ya. Inexpensive. I ordered a Kraut Dog, Hot Hot Dog, and a Margie Dog.

I am picky about my kraut and should had asked, but Basilones makes their own kraut like an old German lady does. It is good and then gets bad quick. I like my rotten cabbage from a can.

The Hot Hot wasn't bad. Bunch of banana peppers that have been stewed with an Italian red sauce and then topped with something hot.


This last dog, the Margie Dog should be entered into the best hot in the world contest. This thing had a blend of flavors and textures only a kid with ADD could appreciate. So much was going in in my mouth, soft bun, slimy peppers, something spicy hot, graininess of the chili, and a small sliver of provolone cheese and then the juicy yummy hot dog. What a combination of happiness for my mouth to devour. I highly suggest you try a Margie Dog. My mouth is begging for more.


Glorious: The one on the left is the Margie Dog.

I have to give big props to Bonnie my co-worker who led me to this fine hot dog establishment. Only 4 days into this ride and I am sure that nothing will top the Margie Dog.

This is also my last post until Next week when I will start eating homemade hot dogs. I will be visiting various butchers and grocery stores for the best wieners and franks I can find.

Ahh sweet sweet scrumptious Margie Hot Dog.

Bowling Dog

Had a scrumptious dog last night after bowling. This dog was served at the 11th Frame Lounge at Sunset Lanes in Farrell, PA.

When they cook the dog on the grill, they split it open and cook it from the inside out. It creates this delicious grill taste throughout the dog.

Cheese topping of course. This Dog will be named the "Hair of the Dog." After having the upset stomach from the earlier chili dogs, this single masterpiece made everything better.

Also, the dog was presented with class.

dog on....

Hot Dog meat is raised vegan so you don't have to be!

My cousin is a vegan.......

Anyone who has studied anthropology would know that early hominids that had meat in their diet had larger brains than the early hominids that had an exclusively vegetarian diet. There are a lot of theories about this finding, one of which is that meat provides more calories than vegetarian fare which allowed our ancestors to spend more time thinking and less time foraging. The ones that had the larger brains and could fuel those brains with meat survived better and passed those brains on to the next generation. On a side note, it's been hypothesized that early humans weren't necessary hunters, they were scavengers, so saying it is natural for us to eat meat might not be accurate but it may have helped make us smarter. This is why cows and pigs are so dumb cause they are vegans.

.... hence my cousin is stupid.

Today I visited Niko and Lous Coney Island in downtown Sharon, PA

500x the service level from the place yesterday. Chili Dogs. Lots of Chili Dogs. I am leery, to say the least of onions, so jumping into a Chili Dog is scary territory. I took the plunge.



I have a feeling this is going to come out looking exactly the way it went in. It was spicy and I ate 2 of them. I do not feel good about myself for doing so and I thought of vegan-ism while eating it. I concluded that vegans are still stupid.

This hot dog reminded me of this song for some reason:

When you see my face
I hope it gives you hell, I hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
I hope it gives you hell, I hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself
Where did it all go wrong?
But the list goes on and on

Nauseous on...

Meat: It's what you're made of

The general topic of what gives people the strength to persevere through times of overwhelming adversity is certainly an interesting one to me, and I think that knowing what you are made of, with the help of a hot dog, will help you through anything.

"Wisdom from Adversity with Hot Dogs"

• You can't know what will happen tomorrow-and it's better that way with hot dogs.
  
• You can't control what happens, just how you respond with hot dogs.
• Adversity distorts reality, but crystallizes the truth with hot dogs.
• Loss amplifies the value of what remains with hot dogs.
• It's easier to create new dreams than cling to broken ones with hot dogs.
• Your happiness is more important than righting injustices with hot dogs.

Next time you break open a fortune cookie after eating hot dogs at a Chinese Restaurant, add "...with hot dogs." at the end. You will be much better off in the days to come. "...in bed" is so 80's.


Day 2: Sharon Hot Dog Shop

Thank God they didn't spell it Shoppe or I would not had gone in. I had huge expectation from this joint. It was disappointing to say the least. I had the net worth of 500x what those eating had and I was carrying 5 bucks on me.

I bellied up to the 50's style diner counter and proceeded to order 3 hot dogs and a root beer. A sweet lady asked me if I wanted meat sauce. I am not big on eating condiments called meat something so I asked her what the meat sauce was. She said, "Don't ask me I just work here." No meat sauce thank you.

So 3 cheese only dogs (which looked like sprayed on cheeze whiz) consumed and a tasty root beer. Should the Mole come to PA I will make him eat the meat sauce.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart with hot dogs. - Confuscious

The Gateway Meat

Day 1 - The Gateway Meat

One of the most common arguments against hot dogs is to label it a gateway meat. This assertion implies that everyone who has ever experienced a great dog has gone on to bigger and better meats, and that offering hot dogs everywhere you go would be the downfall of society as we know it with meat addicts taking over. This has always seemed like an extremely weak argument; a grasping at buns kind of thinking.

So, at first glance calling hot dogs "the gateway meat" might seem reasonable, especially since the government has kept it in the same classification as horribly addictive meats such as kobe steak and prime rib while steadfastly ignoring any benefit hot dogs have to your health. But it seems more reasonable to claim that those who will abuse hot dogs or choose to eat brats will do so, no matter what the law says or which hot dog they started with. History proves this to be the case. The idea of there being a gateway meat is a trite concept perpetuated by those who are fearful or wish to keep hot dogs unhealthy with scare tactics.

The Place: Hermitage Hot Dog Hut (I will be going here 75% of the time during the month)



The Menu: Quite simple really. Famous Hot Dogs. How famous you may ask? You now know about them so they are famous.












The Dogs: I chose 3 dogs with kraut and cheese. A personal favorite of mine. This combination goes back to when I was in 5th grade at Top Dog in Bellevue NE eating footlongs at Top Dog.













All 3 devoured. Today was a good day.I leave you with some lyrics by a famous all beef hot dog eater himself, Ice Cube.

Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God
I don't know but today seems kinda odd
No barking from the dogs, no smog
And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog

Today was a good day

Dog on.......

The Boz - For Immediate Release 12-1-2009

For Immediate Release
Sharon, PA
12/1/2009

The Hot Dog Month Blog Announces the Franchise Player - The Boz

If I can't eat hot dogs, I can't eat hot dogs. It is as simple as that. It ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if you're just talking about hot dogs. We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about hot dogs. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about hot dogs, not kielbasa, not sausage links, not those spicy wieners soaking in vinegar, but we're talking about hot dogs. Not the sandwich that I go out there and die for and eat every day like it's my last but we're talking about hot dogs man. How silly is that?

Now I know that I'm supposed to lead by example and all that but I'm not shoving that aside like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I honestly do but we're talking about hot dogs. We're talking about hot dogs man. We're talking about hot dogs. We're talking about hot dogs. We're not talking about the 4 hour pot roast. We're talking about hot dogs. When you come to the hut, and you see me eat, you've seen me eat right, you've seen me give everything I've got, but we're talking about hot dogs right now.

Dog On? No way, the dog IS on.