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6 Enormous Hot-Dog-Shaped Vehicles Travel America Spreading Brand Awareness& Joy

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16 pointsbookofjoe17 comments

The crazy thing, and I'm not sure if it's a generational item, but I know people who go effing NUTS to see one of these weinermobiles in person!

I live in a small town where stuff just doesn't happen.

So the way the marketing works is, I saw it on TV and I assumed there was just one.

So when one is in town it's like "Wow, that thing from the TV is here! That never happens to us!"

And I'm guessing that's the whole point - Make people feel special.

It's less fun now that I'm vegan. Selling meat to children is dystopian. It's like if an oil company had a talking barrel mascot.

I like to think of myself as a car enthusiast, despite not owning one (sold it before covid). Whenever I see any rare, odd, old, or just plain weird car, I get really excited. I'd love to see one of these on the road, but I don't think I'd go out of my way.

A minor off-topic comment but,

> and a pack of paper wieners baring her face (“so they could actually picture me as a Hotdogger”)

shouldn't that be "bearing"? unless the paper hot dogs revealed her face hidden behind them, rather than blazoning it prominently. (in the way a document can "bear" someone's signature)

You might like this guy: https://twitter.com/nyttypos?lang=en

One of these was parked for a day or two outside a hotel across from the office building where (pre-COVID) I worked. Prior to this I wasn't certain if the wienermobile was an urban legend or what. It brings a smile to everyone that sees it.

The classic Weenie Whistle, immortalized in 'The Santa Claus' movie.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video...

Taking this opportunity to debut my own original German language riddle. Bear with me, I am not a native speaker:

Wer fährt Genitalien gen Italien?

der österreichische Oscar-Meyer-Wienermobilefahrer

Reminds me of the Meat Vagon in Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012

So not only is this the kind of job which a Masters degree get you these days, apparently it is her dream job.

I wonder when Uni's will start advertising with 'Get your masters with us and be sure to become a traveling salesman'.

Obviously it could be worse : one could become a Barista.

Some people like to do interesting things.

Wow so much disdain, not everyone's dream is to become a ceo

recently finished a master’s degree in security and intelligence in, and sponsored by, the European Union

I do care about where my taxes end up.

Well it may be she is a great choice for that tax funded education as this is but a one year assignment and someone who is willing to put forth this much effort back by the creativity she did to be noticed is not likely someone to sit on their education.

Exactly! I would totally interview somebody for a Masters-level job if she were ending a year in such a cool job.

That's fair/fine, but what do you propose is an actionable way to handle your concern? Declare her ineligible?

"Dude", you only have the job for a year. Why not take a year to see the USA and bring joy before you settle down into a career?

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