Hot Diggity
Ashley | Monday, April 18, 2005

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Hello Derek's readers. This is Ashley and he gave me permission to post to share the following story.

Tonight me and 3 of my friends attended the Dime-a-Dog night at the Clippers game. We were ready and super excited to eat all the hot dogs we could consume without blowing up (especially Emily and I since we love ourselves some hot dogs). 10 cents a piece, one small silver coin that only gets you 6 minutes in a parking meter - and we were going to feast. You could only buy five at one time per person so me, Emily, and Ter went for the max. However, we soon found that we could only eat four. Our reactions were of complete disappointment since our target goal was to eat five.

But then after having this conversation with Derek where he said "Wow, you guys ate 12 hot dogs between the three of you? You guys are cows," I can't decide if I should continue to feel disappointed that I didn't eat five, should feel awesome that I packed away four, or completely disgusted with myself that I went to a baseball game solely for the purpose to stuff myself with hot dogs.

In any event, I am going to the next Dime-a-Dog night with these girls and we will stuff ourselves again while enjoying a nice evening of baseball and a large prescription of 'cow'bell. Derek, perhaps you'd like to join us?

Ashley | 4/18/2005 11:48:00 PM |   Post your comment

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Oh man, ain't nothing like not eating all day in anticipation for four glorious hotdogs at the ballgame. While i normally don't like hotdogs that much, these were wonderful, four little slices of heaven. (granted i was starving) What Ashley failed to mention was that, yes the hotdogs were only ten cents, they also slingshot them into the crowd! Does anyone else find the fact that they shot hotdogs into the crowd... and people ate them, weird?
Ter | April 19, 2005 12:08 AM | permalink
 

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Four hotdogs is a good start, but you're going to have to train much harder if you want to take on this guy.
Alex | April 19, 2005 2:36 AM | permalink
 

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Let me offer you some advice as a dime-a-dog night veteran. A few rules:

1) Don't eat all day - gives you more room and makes the dogs taste that much better
2) Pay with actual dimes - increases the satisfaction
3) Eat all your dogs in one sitting, preferably in the first two innings - that way you might be able to settle another one in before the end of the game
4) Set your sights high - I aimed for 20 and ended at 11

Being girls, 4 is respectable, but those dogs aren't plumping when you cook 'em so you need to be able to house at least 5. Unless of course you did any of the four in one bite - then you are excused.

In the end, you were good, but with me... you could be the best...
Chris Welter | April 19, 2005 8:38 AM | permalink
 

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Ash - I'm in. When I lived near (Cr)Akron, my friend and I wouldn't eat for a whole day before driving to Case Western's campus to pig out on Mongolian BBQ. We'd eat so much we needed coffee just to stay awake on the drive home. 4 hotdogs and a cold beer - can't beat that!
Kate | April 19, 2005 10:20 PM | permalink
 

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Alex - Thanks for the inspiration; now I know the number to pick in Welter's 'set your sights high' rule.

Mr. Welter - Thanks for the advice; duly noted and I think it would be nice (read: fantastic) to meet up at a dime-a-dog night in the future so you can teach me the ways...you'll be like my Obi Wan of Dime-a-Dog nights (hope the Star Wars reference is accurate)

Kate - awesome, you're so coming with next time and i think maybe it should be 4 hot dogs and 4 cold beers (with a post-game stop at the maggie moos cart)
Ashley | April 19, 2005 10:37 PM | permalink
 

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I so want to see you, Em, and Ter knock down 5 hotdogs. I would pay the 50 cents to see that.
D | April 20, 2005 12:27 AM | permalink
 

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